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Enchanting story about five hip and hilarious children, who just happen to be Little Angels, who live to help children in need. In this very special Christmas story, a little boy named Daniel is left in charge of his younger brother and sister whilst their father goes out and looks for work.

As the story begins, we learn that the Israelites-under the leadership of Moses-have been wandering the wilderness for forty years. Now, they are about to enter the Promised Land. But Moses will not be going with them. His time has come to join God in Heaven. And so, a young man named Joshua is appointed to take Moses' place. Like Moses, Joshua realizes that nothing can be accomplished without God's help. The Lord rewards Joshua for his faith by revealing a plan that will allow the Israelites to take the city of Jericho. As the action unfolds, we witness a series of divine miracles reminiscent of those which allowed the Israelites to escape from Egypt many years earlier. And eventually, we rejoice with them, as they enter the Promised Land.

Set in a city both past and present, on a deserted street where only the distant sounds of life blow by. The Hunger Artist stands alone, locked in his cage. Once famous and adored by the crowds, he now performs alone.

A little girl finds the whole world in a leaf.

A short comedy film that utilizes claymation to parody Star Trek, Star Wars, and Terminator, among other things.

A very short film about members of a community who one by one suffer murder and assassination by various methods. So much sadness, pain, suffering, by children, mates, couples separated, friends lost. Fear and horror are always present, watching their loved ones being murdered, some in a slow deliberate manner, that will horrify the sensitivities of the tenderest among you.

Three professional musicians — the Bear, the Rabbit and the Wolf — are practicing their art in the forest, when suddenly a hunter appears on the scene.

Tom Waits, the brothers Quay, and a dog door.

Thanks to the Vegetarian Pact, all animals live in peace and harmony. All but one: the hippen Crevel, who lives with the anguished feeling of not re-testing the meat. Decided to calm his hatred, one night Crevel goes to the cemetery ready to devour the corpses, but he can not do it, because there is none. The lion Persius and his consigliere, the tiger Altaicus, organized a whole nutritional network with the dead to keep their carnivorous habits. When discovered, they accuse Crevel of the brutal desecration, forcing him to flee from the wrath of the herbivores.

In the diary of a six-year-old girl, Marie, we learn what important things happened during one holiday month before she started first grade and how she perceived the changes in her family.

An animated film to celebrate the city of Riga's 800th anniversary. Justin, the chicken, longs to become a Golden Rooster and to guard Riga. The city is shown as a dream world full of mystery and strange creatures that live alongside people and are not that very different from humans.

This 14-minute animated video looks at the ways children and young people respond to grief, and what the adults around them can do to help. It gives parents and carers an insight into the process of grieving, its physical and emotional effects, and the special needs of children and young people.

While comically depicting the fragility of the end of summer from the perspective of popsicles, this work conveys the smell of the Showa era and the atmosphere of downtown.

A tiny elf with big dreams learns a valuable lesson as he saves his village and helps create the huge and happy Christmas holiday we enjoy today.

The year is 1000 A.D. and young Leif Ericson has just fled to Greenland to escape the vicious plundering of his native Iceland. When Eric falls for a beautiful slave girl and his disapproving father casts a dark shadow over the relationship, the heartbroken young adventurer sets out on the uncharted seas to tempt fate and find his destiny in the New World. Subsequently forced to return to Greenland after learning that his father is in grave danger, Leif sets sail once again to help his father, and reclaim his one true love.

Adapted and directed by Marc Craste, Varmints is a 24-minute film based on the award-winning book of the same name by Helen Ward and illustrated by Craste, that tells the story of one small creature's struggle to preserve a world in danger of being lost forever through recklessness and indifference. A crew of 35 people worked in three countries over a two year period to make the film, and an original score by Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson and sound design by Adrian Rhodes complete the picture.

The film tells the story of the knight Jorge before he became a saint.

Tells the day of a boy who doesn’t excel in sports, and his gym instructor who simply has to make this day a living hell for him.

A retelling of the TV series from the point of view of one of the Goddess Pilots.

Adam goes on the annual field trip when joining the school band. The trip is usually an experience, but this year, the tour bus crashes into the city's woods and its all because of Adam and his piccolo. They are now lost and they try to survive.

Four people share the stories of their first sexual experience in this animated short subject from Swedish filmmaker Jonas Odell. Each vignette features a different look and animation style, and the stories cover a time span from the 1920s to the present day. Each narrator recalls their loss of virginity in a different way, ranging from deeply romantic nostalgia to befuddled disappointment to terror in the face of unexpected violence as their stories play out on screen.

A girl whose heart beats faster than normal and so loudly that it bothers the neighbors seeks both acceptance and escape.

Everything breaks. Everything ends. Minus the rice. Rice never ends.

One day the else so peaceful mood in the Ourin Gakuen suddenly changes. Kusunoki-sensei, the so-called subheroine, along with most of the students takes over the school after a coup d'état. The principal is beaten and now it's up to Yuu Sakurano, Yuzuki Kaede and Nagomi Fujikura to take back the school from her and return it to the former peaceful days. This is the start of a full-scale war, one that this school has never seen before.

Polly's Dad is opening his cool new hotel, and Polly's friends are invited to the party. Even her cousin Pia who flies in from England. Polly and her friends band are going to warm up for a rock star on live tv. Then the three jealous girls from Polly's school start to cause trouble for Polly's friends and her cousin Pia.

A human reincarnated as a maggot begins to explore the potential for his new existence and slowly succumbs to the routines of his form.

The Emperor's New Throne comic reading.

Travel back in time to a scene set in London in 1872, where a young Phileas Fogg is about to wager a fortune in the hope of completing an impossible challenge, to travel around the world in 80 days or less. Together with his new man servant, Passpartout, the two men set sail across the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans in hope of finishing their journey in time and winning their bet. However, trouble is afoot when a mysterious gentleman thief steals over £50,000 from the Bank of England. The hunt is on to find him and Inspector Fix suspects Fogs to he the bank robber and begins tailing him. Will this jeopardise Phileas Fogg's plans - an he complete his journey around the world in 80 days? Enjoy Jules Verne's classic tale of discovery and adventure.

Adapted from the famous O. Henry story, “The Last Leaf” and set within Vincent van Gogh’s most stunning paintings, Almond Blossoms is a magical reminder of the power of art. When young Marguerite Gachet’s mother falls ill with pneumonia, Vincent helps her weather the storm by introducing her to art and hope.

A behind the scenes look at the making of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.

Short animated film

Three perfectly true stories about lying. In three episodes based on documentary interviews we meet the burglar who, when found out, claims to be a moonlighting accountant, the boy who finds himself lying and confessing to a crime he didn't commit and the woman whose whole life has been a chain of lies.

Lolly Jane Blue travels her way down the earth layers, in search of her roots.

A very old crocodile is shunned by his family after eating one of them.

A mannequin abandoned in a disused store comes to life one stormy night and discovers its reflection in the window.

A man sees a woman and falls in Iove. To win her heart, he embarks upon a courtship involving fire-lit tribal dances, a perilous deer hunt and demonstrations of his virility. The only thing that unlocks her heart, however, is a flower, the “Camunian rose”, which he plucks from the rock and gives to her as a sign of his love.

An “epic” adventure and a magical environmental fairy tale. Amy Lockhart uses cutouts, drawings and collage (captured and manipulated as digital multi-plane animation) to conjure up her whimsical world. This film was made as part of the second edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.

An aging man leaves his wife and sets off on his way to Fujiyama, the mountain of his dreams.

Playful experimental animation on illusion, geometry, Escher and the micro/macro cosmos.

Three robbers plan to break into the house of a mysterious old sailor to steal his gold. They soon find out that the old man is not as defenseless as they once thought.

Supervising education in autumn can be a lonely affair.

For the fourth time, it's ghost day again at Gomorronsol Castle, where we follow Little Ghost Laban, the kindest ghost in the world who is afraid of the dark. Together with Little Prince Bus and Labolina, many super scary adventures await Laban.

A man tries to keep his cat from eating the fish he loves.

Short animation from Takeshi Koike for the SMAP 2000 Concert Anime

Donald's bad luck is put to the test during a trip to Jollyland with Daisy.

A man who has just lost a job opportunity finds a wallet. But... what would have happened if he hadn't seen it, or if he decided to return it to its owner, or if he kept the money?

Hubley created this short while at work on her first feature, The Toe Tactic, as a musical exploration of poetry featured in the film. Each frame was drawn on a single sheet of paper using watercolor pencil and ink, and the animation is accompanied by Yo La Tengo’s meditative score.

It's midnight. A smattering of moonlight falls upon the forest floor. Two mechanical snails move slowly through the darkness. They confront one another and briefly take the measure each other’s powers before uniting in love play. With mounting ecstasy, their transparent bodies begin to glow, but just before climax a dark shadow looms over them...

An Animated Short Film by Raman Hui.

Sam Moore's Doubled Up tells of the shock and awe of finding out she was expecting twins. The film is an opulent and multi-faceted song of love, panic, fear and lots of nappies.

Atom rescues Bem, a robot soldier who has escaped from a rubbish planet floating in space and is on the brink of death. A warm friendship develops between Atom and Bem, and it continues to grow. But one day, the rubbish planet suddenly begins to approach Earth. There is only one way to avoid a collision with Earth. Only this is... What will Astro do? Will he be able to protect a peaceful Earth as well as his friendship with Bem?

A seemingly innocent construction site behind a school hides a terrible secret.

The beginning of how the strongest man in the universe gained the power to defend his homeworld.

Things are not quite as they appear in this love story by Dutch director Paul Driessen, as the attraction between two people is thwarted by unexpected geometric complications.

A stranded space traveler laments his solitude and the ways in which he's spent his time.

A hapless country doctor describes with breathless urgency a night-time summons to attend a young patient. Events soon take on a surreal aspect as "unearthly horses" transport him instantaneously to the bedside. The doctor, preoccupied with personal distractions and grievances against those he is employed to care for, fails to find what is revealed to be a vile, fatal wound. He is humiliated by the villagers, who are "always expecting the impossible from the doctor," and doomed to an endless return trip, losing everything.