Stille Nacht IV: Can't Go Wrong Without You

The White Arena

February 1987 •Ukrainian

Welcome to the circus arena, where all the characters are made of white paper.

Anthropo-Cynical Farce

January 1970 •Japanese

Dog racing is used as a metaphor for the futility of human existence.

Why Try to Escape from That Which You Know You Can't Escape From? Because You Are a Coward

March 1970 •Danish

A man is being haunted by a masked stranger. The only language used in the movie comes from three (inter) title cards and a few sentences of sermon-like talk in Danish. Some of the talk is modified citations from the bible and similar sources.

Old Cobbler

February 1987 •Ukrainian

A story about a good boy and a shoemaker who wants to do his job, but faces many challenges because of his advanced age. This thoughtful old man takes care of birds, and his good deeds come back to him in caring neighborhood kids who are trying to help the man, making new orders. But will they perform a cobbler’s work well?

Uncradled

February 1989 •Ukrainian

About a fastidious beauty who could not decide who can become her husband. Her younger sisters decided get married, and Marussia still can not be determined. And no one knows how much more time she would remain alone with such a personality if a young man didn’t decide to conquer the impregnable girl...

Augusta Makes Herself Beautiful

January 1983 •Hungarian

Augusta tries everything in order to make herself look beautiful.

PonPon

January 2005 •French

A teeny weenie bit of submission, a little diplomacy, a dose of patience, a touche of kindness, a spot of deceit, this is the cocktailthat allows Ponpon to overcome the endless ordeal that life amongst humans represents. From episode to episode, from one hazard to the next, from vague misunderstanding to sheer muddle, the same question remains: He escaped from Hell, but will he survive Paradise?

Debbie Does Damnation

November 1999 •English

Debbie goes to Hell after committing suicide. Once there, she finds herself in the middle of a power struggle. The Devil asks her to get his horns back so that he can regain control of his realm.

Stille Nacht

January 1969 •German

A Materialaktion (an art performance/happening in which objects are used to create an art piece) by Viennese Aktionist Otto Muehl. The setting is a solemn Christmas celebration.

The Kindly Lion

March 1970 •Japanese

This is an animated version of Yanase Takashi's picture book featuring the friendship between a mother dog, Muku-muku, who lost her puppy, and the baby lion Buru-buru, who lost her mother.

The Tin Woods

July 2023 •English

Based on the Oz books by L. Frank Baum, the Tin Woodman wanders into an old cabin and rediscover's his own past.

Insectarium

Invalid date •Spanish

Galathea

January 1935 •German

Pioneer of silhouette animation, Lotte Reiniger, uses this technique in a retelling of the Greek legend in which the sculptor, Pygmalion, brings a statue to life.

Trumpton: The Bill Poster

January 1967 •English

Mr Munnings is printing some posters advertising the Fire Brigade band's forthcoming concert. Captain Flack tells his men to put the posters up around town but where can they put them? Nick Fisher the bill poster helps them out.

The Dellville Witch

April 2010 •English

When Sarah Richter and her daughter Michelle move to Aunt Ida's old place in the country they find out her 'hobby' had unexpected consequences.

The Adventures of a Little Cucumber

January 1970 •Russian

Courageous Cucumber travels and helps animals and birds.

The Vanished World of Gloves

January 1982 •Czech

Using an array of gloves in different styles and from different historical periods, the film is a short history of the cinema - from silent movies via pastiches of Buñuel and Fellini and Close Encounters of the Third Kind to a futurist junkyard where tin cans become animated police cars in a city of urban decay.

Nocturna

March 2010 •Portuguese

A middle aged woman is desperately wondering in the streets looking for her daughter. A man finds her before she does.

Kung Fu Bunny 3: Counterattack

January 2008 •Chinese

Something's brewing on the desk. Battle is commencing. Will Kungfu Bunny always be invincible?

Seasonal Severity

March 2021 •English

A Man's Cat observes and witnesses his descent into madness at the end of his seasonal depression during the last days of winter.