Caravan

Coast to Coast

May 1928 •English

Cartoon animals complete in a cross-country auto race.

The Lord of the Rings

November 1978 •English

The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.

Poker

April 2014 •Japanese

A burst of cheer and refreshment that it seems perfectly suited to a late July afternoon.

Stellar Moves - The Story of Pluto

May 2015 •English

Pluto, an uncoordinated plutoid who loves to dance, begins his quest to become a member of his favorite dance crew, The Planets. Stellar Moves is a senior thesis short film produced at Ringling College of Art and Design.

Ben-Hur

November 1959 •English

In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory

March 1895 •French

Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as the first real motion picture ever made, although Louis Le Prince's 1888 Roundhay Garden Scene pre-dated it by seven years. Three separate versions of this film exist, which differ from one another in numerous ways. The first version features a carriage drawn by one horse, while in the second version the carriage is drawn by two horses, and there is no carriage at all in the third version. The clothing style is also different between the three versions, demonstrating the different seasons in which each was filmed. This film was made in the 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and at a speed of 16 frames per second. At that rate, the 17 meters of film length provided a duration of 46 seconds, holding a total of 800 frames.

The White Arena

February 1987 •Ukrainian

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

The Hippopotamus And The Sun

April 1972 •Ukrainian

A tale about how a hippopotamus caught the sun and decided to share it with other animals.

In The Bird World

February 1974 •Ukrainian

Short humorous sketches. The first is called "solid character", and it describes the history of a tough chick, which was brought to a hairdresser for the first time. The second is about the uncomplicated life of a bird, which, however, did not prevent her from publishing own memoirs. The last story, "Fathers and Sons" tells of the relationship of adults and offspring.

Jolly Chicken

February 1973 •Russian

The little chicken subdues the big animals - the fox, the wolf and the bear - with a cheerful song. "How green everything is, how beautiful everything is... Ko-ko-ko-ko-ko-ro-ko".

The Leader

February 1978 •Ukrainian

The leader of a flock of geese talks about the cruelty of people, but not all of them.

The Wizard Okh

January 1971 •Russian

The old Cossack had a dunce son. And one day he decides to send him for training and re-education to the wizard Okh for a whole year.

Magic Glasses

February 1970 •Ukrainian

A Grandpa Owl lived in a forest. He had his favorite tree to which birds flew and animals came running when they needed help in solving life's problems and challenges. The Grandpa Owl helped everyone without exception, sharing his wisdom. And one day his grandson, a little owl, decided that the grandfather’s glasses were magic and took them away...

Gavroche

February 1986 •Russian

Based on an episode from Victor Hugo's novel "Les Miserables".

Hrytsko's Books

February 1979 •Ukrainian

Schoolboy Hrytsko had books that he did not respect and offended. All this ended with the fact that the books ran away from him to the library... What should Hrytsko be like now?

The Tree and the Cat

February 1983 •Ukrainian

Away from people, animals, forests and fields stood a very tall tree. It did not need anyone, it was completely indifferent to everyone. Once a cat wanted to learn the style of life of the tree, which has allowed her to stay near it, so that she could take over its attitude to everything around. But eventually the cat affects the tree as well...

On Your Mark!

February 1979 •Russian

How the Fox Judged the Wolf

February 1989 •Russian

About a wolf who gate crashes a wedding. Based on a Belorusian folk tale, although the decay of the Soviet Union at the time show through the pores of the depiction of the tale.

Pinscher Bob and the Seven Bluebells

February 1984 •Russian

The story is about a puppy named Bob, who loved to listen to music, turning on the tape recorder at full volume. All the forest inhabitants’ ears were already ringing from Bob’s music, and the bluebells had even withered. And then the puppy’s friends decided to teach Bob a lesson.

Quiet Swamp

February 1979 •Russian

About the protection of nature, about the inhabitants of protected swamps.