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Peter Mason makes films in his spare time. He makes everything from scratch, while his wife provides artistic input.

Cannonman tells the story of Dafyd a down trodden performer trying desperately to break free from the shackles of his tyrannical wife, the bearded lady.

Henry's Cat fascinated by Medieval Knights dreams that he is a bold knight winning a jousting tournament against Sir Loin of Lamb. After that he is sent to capture a three-headed dragon.

An account of the creation of a nine-year-old ‘defective’ animated character. As the draughtsman’s hand goes to work and Francis attains animated consciousness, his behaviour is observed and assessed by a child psychologist.

A group of circus acrobats peacefully live in the desert. But their tranquillity is shattered when an extravagant and unreasonable little girl appears from nowhere and demands to see an amazing circus show.

An archaeologist goes artifact hunting and stumbles across something strange.

The viewer is lured deep into a dilapidated glasshouse, a place where nature is traditionally tamed and studied, by a ghostly figure, dancing to a variation on the popular song from Disney’s The Jungle Book (1967). As the music fades out, he makes way for the vocal group Black Harmony, offering a reinterpretation of the song in their own language - Lugbara. I Wan’na Be Like You deconstructs and reconstructs the novel, film, that song and their legacies.

An old stuffed toy harbors secrets. Entry in the Four4 Very Short Horror Film Competition, 2013.

Pip, Squeak and Wilfred are in the desert with no water or food. They find an oasis with dates and a well, and are then rescued by plane. They land in Africa, where two men have dug a mine and found a diamond. A tornado blows them into the mine, where Squeak eats the diamond, but they are then captured. As they’re about to be eaten, an airship approaches…

Bonzo the dog endures numerous bizarre calamities.

Bonzo falls for Cheekee, another dog who gets him into trouble repeatedly. She also sees another dog and he and Bonzo fight, ending as friends when she is seen out with a third.

Using archival sound from the 1960s to 1980s and collaged photos, Start with a Place reveals how decades of gentrification has transformed areas of south London beyond recognition exposing the deep roots of a crisis that is continuing to price local people out of the capital.

A young woman reminisces about her childhood and wonders what she would have done differently had she raised her mother.

A cat cafe in the heart of Paris becomes a secret city hotspot as the cats open a jazz cafe in the middle of the night.

A mad scientist's latest invention works rather better than he expected...

A green grumpy monster is determined to keep his collection of toys neat on a shelf whilst an oblivious baby monster persistently attempts to play with them. The two are equally passionate about toys yet in polar-opposite ways, and they learn to cope with each other through a series of comedic interactions.

Blending live-action with napkin-based stop-motion animation, this Scottish short directed by Wilma Smith explores dementia through a new and potent lens.

Let’s take a break and follow Amy to meet her friends, to find her courage and confidence.

In a synthetic shopping mall surveillance and unsuspecting body language combine to create their own theatre.

BBC documentary behind the making of Creature Comforts.

The sequel to Great British Moments. Obscure claymation.

‘Being a lad is not so bad!’ is a father’s message in rhyme to a cranky son who feels there’s always something better to be had. This animation by a Sunderland filmmaker – his first and last - captures the imagination and ennui of childhood, with a gentle warning that there’s a world of danger out there for runaway boys.

🌈equality in exploitation🌈 An audiovisual work about the sinister exploitation of Pride and LGBTQIA+ symbolism by the arms industry and corporations in general.

After she can’t afford to go on her dream holiday, Emily builds a miniature model wonderland of her desired destinations.

An exceptionally powerful and personal animation, drawn entirely in virtual reality. It is a visual expression of spite and trauma inflicted by an abusive family member that transforms into a feeling of salvation from the inevitable mortality of the abuser.

A gay artist prepares to paint a portrait of his ailing father, but wonders how his father really sees him.

A dark short examining the struggles of masking as a neurodivergent person. We follow Zayn and navigate a busy overstimulating world only to be taken into a lair to become something they are not.

A man journeys to an island inhabited by strange creatures, coming face to face with the unfathomable triggers an otherworldly transformation.

A boy finds his own path.

This programme based on the book 'First 100 Words In French' by Usborne Publishing is a beginner's guide to the French language for young children. Follow Isabelle and her family as they go about their day. Isabelle's family do not speak English so she will translate everything for you. To add to the fun there is a little yellow duck to find in every scene.

A train journey begins. On board is a reader whose thoughts begin to move. The letters change and flow from the pages of the book, carrying us into a world of memories and associations. We meet the letters again: swimming in a tea cup. Shot, they bleed to death on a sheet of paper and at last evaporate into the night sky.

A moving scrapbook of opinions and advice about love in Sierra Leone.

A portrait of the devoted electric dance community Club Zodiac. Void of judgement and the public eye, the club holds it's exotic galas inside virtual reality app VRChat using full body tracking technology.

Four friends on a surreal night out at a disco follow Elton John and Dua Lipa into a fantastical universe.

While camping in the British countryside, Josh stumbles into and desecrates a liminal space one May Day eve. Lured deeper into the woods, he is 'Fae-led' and separated from Sarah his partner, before being offered a stark choice.

An untold tale of abandonment and dreams. J— dreams of a family where wild birds are his brothers and sisters and he can escape the urban chaos of London. He lives with his adopted dads in a loving home, but can’t forget his past and the violent emotions he feels towards the young mother who abandoned him. In times of anger and sadness, he turns to the piano and the music that allows his dreams to flourish.

While visiting a Freak Show, a doll finds herself caught up in a series of events that reveals to her the secrets of her true nature. Sexual twists and turns take a simple “coming out” story into the magical realm of stop-frame animation.

What kind of world will the next generation of children be born into?

The following group of films highlights the major environmental problems facing our planet today. In particular they focus on waste, pollution and energy use.

The instability of memory comes to the fore when artist Lindsay Seers' step-sister Christine, while filming in Rome, is involved in a moped accident, which severely damages her memory. Through a delusional encounter with found photographs, Christine began to confuse her identity with that of the 17th-century Queen Christina of Sweden.

BBC documentary about West Country animators. The first half covers CMBT, the studio behind The Trap Door and Stoppit and Tidyup (along with an unmade feature, tantalising concept art for which is shown). The second half covers Maya Brandt, an independent animator who had recently begun her career with a couple of shorts made for Channel 4; again, concept art for an apparently unfinished film is showcased in the documentary.

Experimental animation.

A comical saga about the French Revolution, as seen by an Englishman, to music by Offenbach. The film's script was selected as part of the Revolution contest organised in 1987 by the CNC, the INA, Canal+ and the Annecy Festival.

After a lifetime of feeling fat, a young man realises that maybe his issues with his body aren’t actually about his body at all. This short, biographical mini-documentary is a tiny story about the big problem of not opening up, the pressure we put ourselves under, and learning to be kind to ourselves.

Uses plasticine animation to portray the homophobia in Britain's Isle of Man, where until recently homosexuality was completely illegal.

March 2018: I am in the Blue Mountains. March 2021: I am in lockdown in London.

A big head baby, one of the numerous victims of the white melamine-tainted milk powder incidents caused by the Sanlu (Three Deer) Group Co. Ltd in China, witnesses such nightmarish pain and sinks into with other babies the abyss of horror and despair.

A local film showing Harlow's then new 'dial-a-bus' scheme.

A tourist in a square

Inspired by Slavic mythology, Bogdanka is a tale of a young woman soon to be wed. In a world where choice is an illusion, she gets a chance to make a decision of her own.

A short film about loneliness. Publo hides a deep secret in his little home, and must learn to face the music once it is discovered.

The unique experiences of people living with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), the third most common form of dementia in the UK, a condition that can cause dream-like symptoms, a condition like no other.

Inspired by Láadan, the constructed ‘women’s language’, developed by Suzette Haden Elgin in her sci- fi trilogy ‘Native Tongue’ (1984-94).

Baby is a tiny doll who lives in the perpetually dark Niteworld. The only light place left is the theme park Welcomeworld, the creation of Baby's long lost father. Baby travels to see him and wreaks havoc with the help of her special powers, a supply of jelly beans and her mysterious friends. Can she destroy the ultra-powerful, mega-rich 'nice-guy-in-a-sweater'? This film takes place in a dystopian world slightly different from our own, where houses are made out of candy, Michael Jackson is an ice-cream man, and Reality TV stars face consequences for their actions.

Thomas, a curious child, becomes addicted to eating ants – despite the warnings of his parents.

Janky and strange computer animated adventures of a pyromaniac admiral.

The spy Ando is still on the run and fighting every day against his most relentless enemy: his dandruff. This film features a ruthless pursuit across the world, using popular Japanese anime codes to target its market.

Weeds aren't just weeds. They're like friends. During the first Covid-19 wave, plants and flowers are allowed to grow wild.

A short animated documentary that tells the story of Capel Celyn, a Welsh village drowned by The Liverpool Corporation to provide water for Liverpool.