Dora and the Fantastical Creatures

Pile

October 2019 •English

A vertical habitat that takes us from daily survival to the unhinged dystopia of late capitalism.

#21xoxo

September 2019 •English

A girl’s online search for love in times of social media, speed dating, cyberlove, hipster culture and post-net attitudes.

Mr. Chocolate Meets Miss Milk

January 1991 •English

A black-and-white film that takes an ironic look at alienation between the races and the sexes. It is a mix of cell animation, painting, live action and early Atari computer animation.

In Orbit

September 2020 •English

The future, the space. Sonia is about to be transferred from her station to a newer one. Although everything seems to be going well, Sonia's mind is actually elsewhere, haunted by tragic events from the not too distant past.

Akashi

March 2018 •Japanese

Kana, a young woman from Japan is pursuing her career in North America and has adapted to her new environment. However, her new lifestyle has made her emotionally distant and can't seem to sustain a long term relationship. Her mother calls informing Kana that grandma passed away. As Kana returns home to pay her respects, she begins to recall her most intimate conversation with grandma. In their talk, Grandma is proud of Kana for leaving Japan. Kana argues it's even harder to raise a family and sustain a marriage for a lifetime. Grandma tells Kana that their marriage was far from ideal, and to Kana's surprise, Grandma reveals a secret which changes Kana's attitudes on relationships. Memories and the funeral force Kana to look inside herself and examine her own life.

La Linterna Mágica a la Inquisición

January 2009 •English

Andrew Oehler, illusionist and tailor's apprentice, born in Germany, departs to travel the world in search for his dreams. He takes his magic lantern and finally arrives in Mexico in 1805 bedazzling people wherever he goes. Can a few lights and mirrors provoke the wrath of the Inquisition?

Sea Child

January 2015 •English

On the verge of becoming a woman Sora is woken by a nightmare and decides to follow a group of men into the city in the hope of finding her mom.

Academy Leader Variations

April 1987 •

Twenty animators from the U.S., Switzerland, Poland and China express their friendship with and love of animation in a series of animated variations on the standard countdown.

Justin Bieber: The Key

May 2013 •English

Short film in honor of Justin Bieber's new perfume "The Key".

Just Little Birds

May 2001 •French

Ten years old Alexis uses his bird-watching camera to spy on a woman sunbathing topless when his friend Julie suddenly walks in on him.

The Strings

February 1996 •Russian

A parable about the fragility of relationships. Love is sought, found, tested, lost...

The Curve of Forgotten Things

February 2011 •English

A magical girl, who exists outside of space and time, inhabits an odd, timeless landscape that is both old and modern, and spends her days playing and collecting objects from history, things that she loves.

Wonder

February 2014 •Japanese

The 365 days animation consists of sequence of 8760 pictures, all different shape and color, hand-drawn by the director every day in 365 days. This is the ultimate analog approach by the abstract animated film creator in digital era.

Echo

September 2023 •English

A reframing of the classic tale of Narcissus, the director draws on snippets of conversation with a trusted friend to muse on gender and identity. Just as shimmers are difficult to grasp as knowable entities, so does the concept of a gendered self feel unknowable except through reflection. Is it Narcissus that Echo truly longs for, or simply the Knowing he possesses when gazing upon himself?

The Jump

March 2024 •English

A group of neighborhood kids must resort to extreme measures to win a neighborhood bet.

Where Friendship Ceases

December 1926 •English

An Aesop’s Film Fables cartoon.

The Devil's Ball

October 2023 •English

After receiving a suspicious suicide note, a pro hacker investigates a mysterious theatre troupe, only to come dangerously close to his own curtain call.

Canned

June 2017 •English

Coast to Coast

May 1928 •English

Cartoon animals complete in a cross-country auto race.

Περίπατος

October 1979 •Greek