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Human-like creatures inhabit this planet. Their peaceful lives are senselessly destroyed by octopus suckers that appear out of the blue. Then comes a mysterious spaceship shaped like a chikuwa (fishcake tube). A new civilization - OCTOPOLIS - is about to emerge.
A story about an unwilling time adventure.
A claymation rendering of what a woman does to rescue her dog from the toxic-for-dogs chocolate bar he has ingested.
A young girl ventures into the forest in search of a mythical spirit — a fox adorned with antlers.
The first 'pixel art' animation film. One day, the game character 'Asonte the Warrior' suddenly awakens to consciousness. The player 'Takeru the Brave' has long since disappeared, and the world is gradually collapsing due to a mysterious 'bug'. Once cleared, the RPG is abandoned for decades. Will 'Asonte' be able to save the world without heroes...?
We watch the story of a taxi driver named Tazi, who lives every day in the same monotonous routine. He constantly becomes jealous of other drivers who seem to have more vibrant and interesting lives. While he is driving and continuing his usual route, we discover an interesting twist. Tazi is in the taxi with another version of himself, the passenger who represents his alter ego. This passenger begins to take control and rebel in traffic. In the end, an accident occurs and we discover that everything was just a brief moment of imagination where Tazi has created this other alter ego to escape his daily monotony.
A short film using classic 2D animation techniques. A devoted son describes his epic achievements and exploits to his mother in letters. Over time, however, it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.
Colourfully patterned scarves have a long but now almost forgotten tradition in Southeast Europe. Playful animations depict the cultural change after the Yugoslavian war, but also the story of a small factory in Zagreb that brings this heritage back to life – and just like them, the film makes joyful use of an almost inexhaustible variety of patterns.
A short slapstick following the psychological journey of a cowboy, his truck and an elusive therapist.
A stop-motion and 2D animated short film about damage and how we deal with it, visualized through a fragile space that receives a clumsy visitor. It is an exploration by the creator into material, technique, and learning to open up.
Exploring concepts of fluidity and rigidity through monochromatic, crystalline visuals, delving into the emotional turmoil a wanderer has to engage with when grappling with the ideas of going against the flow.
An experimental film inspired by Jean-Paul Sartre’s play “No Exit.” a game of perception in which the power of interpretation lies with the viewer.
Didi moves into an unkempt house in Stoke-on-Trent. Whilst feeling ill at ease in this unfamiliar environment, she comes across a curious statue in the garden. This enchanting object helps Didi to appreciate the heritage of her new neighbourhood through an unexpected journey back in time.
Ryu, a ludic representation of the soul, goes on a journey of self-discovery while confronting all the elements she has been repressing in her own unconscious mind.
At the conservatory, two teenagers are destined to play together, which blossoms into a peculiar relationship between music and feeling.
Art is an act of freedom. In this movie, the children express their ideas, their views on the world we live in and reveal their artistic sensibility in a succession of moving pictures.
The land is barren, the captain wants to leave. With a boat and a parrot, he sets sail. However, a fresh start is not that easy.
Inspired by the iconic Dark Horse Comics event “Fire and Stone”, written by Joshua Williamson with art by Christopher Mooneyham and inspired by the animation style from Predator: Killer of Killers, directed by Dan Trachtenberg and co-directed by Josh Wassung.
The short film highlights the intergenerational chain from a female perspective. At the same time, the animation explores the invisible in history: shame, power relations and insecurity in 19th century Finland.
An experimental film about a meaningless end.
A short animation about a young man trying to complete his night shift in peace at a haunted 24-hour convenience store
Chinese immortals descend to a glitching, digitally scanned world, competing to inhabit statues that mirror China’s collapsing class mobility, pragmatic faith, and viral worship culture. Each statue reflects a social stratum—from state power to forgotten rural elders. A VR fable where tradition culture collides and coexists with modernity.
In a fantasy world where church and state are one, a high priestess sneaks into the night and stumbles upon a guard practicing fencing. She is immediately enamored.
An outlaw named Skaz gets dragged into a fight with a group of hunters after his bounty. In his attempt to escape, his beloved horse Jolene gets shot and killed in the crossfire. Skaz will try everything he can to bring her back, even dabble in the dark ways of necromancy.
A boy sees a figure outside his window, and goes outside to investigate.
SOROCHKA is an incredible musical journey into the imaginary world of the animated Ukrainian traditional shirt. Combining national instruments and modern rhythms, we at The Lazy Jesus invite you to dive into a journey celebrating Ukrainian music and ornamentation.
A young girl named Lizzie spends an afternoon playing with a lizard she found in her garden. An accident occurs, and the lizard is hurt. Filled with sadness, Lizzie gently buries the lizard and places a flower on its grave, highlighting her tenderness and the fleeting nature of life.
Rhymed couplets express the irritation caused by an uninvited rat guest. Based on a book by Nadia Budde, this short humorously advocates for sharing space and time with others.
A broke artist, having lost both her creative spark and her job, faces impending eviction from her apartment. Desperate to find a roommate to split the rent, she receives an unlikely applicant who offers a small but pivotal helping hand.
Nia, Okelia, and Shanti are triplets who live in Kinshasa. Okelia is different from her sisters because she has albinism. The three sisters are so passionate about the marine world that their father decides to move to Moanda, a Congolese village by the ocean, where they will make a wonderful discovery. Before leaving the city, they pay tribute to Patrice Lumumba at his memorial.
A miserable man devises a plan to improve his life
Man dreams.
“Why do I do anything?” This question has occupied my thoughts for a long time, as though I must assign meaning to my actions—meanings that must sometimes align with common values to be understood. It often feels as if my existence requires justification, like the desire to reproduce or to create value for society. But in truth, “living” itself does not require a reason or meaning; it is simply an experience. The harshest and inevitable end of life is death, and since that end is predetermined, my actions are not for the sake of the end, but for the experience of the journey towards it. I refuse to impose limits on myself or demand reasons for my existence, because every day I am alive is time I have gained before the end arrives.
On a rainy night, Charlie goes down to the basement to look for a movie, but while he is searching for it, a White Rabbit appears and steals it. They both fall into a box and discover a world full of references to cinema and animation. Charlie embarks on a journey to recover the stolen movie.
At the bottom of a well, a man in a suit remains apathetic, surrounded by objects that no longer interest him. Apathy takes hold of him until, from above, a child hands him something unexpected: a notebook. As he rediscovers drawing, the man rediscovers the possibility of rebuilding himself.
Belgium is often seen as a safe haven for LGBTQ+ individuals, but many asylum seekers face discrimination and oppression upon arrival. An animated short highlights the challenges they encounter, including mistreatment and homelessness, during the lengthy asylum process.
What's out there trying to get inside isn't always as scary as you think. An adorably spooky and wild animation for the song Agoraphobia by Lillian.
Lee Sana, a 34-year-old woman, is an intentional outsider who is making a living as a gig driver after she was dishonorably discharged from the military. Sana sets out on an adventure with her shaman younger sibling to meet a baby spirit, in order to change her fate (palja), into the spirit world where the ancestral gods are said to govern the Four Pillars of Destiny (sajupalja).
An old woman reluctantly leaves her house and steps out into a white space with a bell. She drags her house with her and rings the bell, causing a door and its Gatekeeper to appear. She struggles to pull her house through the narrow door, and fights off the Gatekeeper who tries to stop her from doing so. Eventually, she fails and must let go of her house to walk through the door. However, she realises that she can immortalise her house through the memories she has of them and she willingly moves on, letting go of her worldly attachments.
The famous legend of the Salamanca Cave, from the perspective of an Argentine gaucho.
It's been several weeks since Hani lost the use of her legs. Faced with immobility, the mourning of her dreams as a sportswoman and a suffocating family atmosphere, Hani finds herself plunged into a new environment. A seaside center for her first months of rehabilitation. In her dreams, Hani tirelessly pursues a mysterious light.
A granddaughter experiencing the invasion of Ukraine reflects about past generations, who were constantly going through deportations, different forms of wars and genocides.
What if a dictator from the 1940s liked and interpreted the songs of the '68 generation? A collage of animation, found footage, painting on film and artificial intelligence.
This is the story of one day of a soldier going to the front, for whom the events that took place along the way become the basis for the presentation of a blissful reality.
You know when you’re taking a poop and you feel your NuvaRing start to slip out and all of a sudden remember you’ve been gaslit your whole life by a system that treats your vagina solely as a vessel for reproduction instead of an organ vital to your ecosystem?
Building thinks thought, has realization. landscape in translation.
In modern society, working conditions cause people to lose sight of the meaning of their work, leading to dissatisfaction and self-alienation. Some will escape reality through fantasy and immerse themselves in the illusion of power, but this cannot truly satisfy their inner needs, only deepen their confusion.
"Canned" offers a symbolic representation of anorexia through the perspective of Sam, a young teenager who seeks solace in a fish bowl as an escape from bullying.
'Tube' is a cherished nickname for the London Underground due to its cylindrical tunnels and iconic roundel logo. The film humanises the tube, encouraging passengers to see it with fresh eyes and appreciate its historical significance as the oldest underground transportation system in the world.
An old lady walks her dog and a Magical plant finds canine camaraderie in midst of the chaos of human ownership.
'Mirage' is an interactive Virtual Reality experience of a young girl who is battling depression and anxiety. Set in a desert landscape, it is a metaphorical and stylized adaptation with visuals created by the artist Naima Karim and her lived experience with her daughter’s depression and anxiety.
Hedgefund the Snail dies. January cries. Wet Wilson, her brother--belies.
‘Selamat jalan’ means something like ‘safe journey’ or ‘farewell’, but in this simple animation it is anything but that for a Moluccan boy bobbing on the ocean in his ornate dragon boat.