A Very Twisted Tale

Las Flores Son Para Los Muertos

July 2025 •Spanish

He and she have been married for 40 years in constant happiness. What no one knows is that she is obsessed with death. Her days are filled with unusual practices, rehearsals of what it will be like when they find her body, and conversations about coffins with her husband. He finds it strange, but he loves her so much that he supports her in everything, especially now that their anniversary is approaching.

GRUFF

July 2024 •English

GRUFF is a handmade, paper short film that tells the story of a daughter, mother, and grandfather and how love is conveyed in different ways.

The Lion and the Mouse

June 1976 •

This animated short by Evelyn Lambart is a visual adaptation of the famous Aesop fable "The Lion and the Mouse," in which a mouse proves to a lion that the weak and small may be of help to those much mightier than themselves.

Maid to Order

July 1987 •English

Spoiled Jessie Montgomery, whose wild behavior and spending excesses cause her well-meaning but exasperated millionaire father Charles to wish he never had her, is visited by fairy godmother Stella. In an effort to save Jessie, Stella casts a spell which causes Charles to no longer have a daughter. Jessie, now penniless and without a friend, must take a maid's job to earn a living, and hopefully to learn her lesson.

The Dressmaker

October 2015 •English

In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.

Mary's Birthday

January 1951 •English

The flower fairies help a little girl named Mary to thwart germs.

For When I Think, There is This Heaviness That I Would Rather You Not Carry

February 2025 •Tagalog

A very short story about creative block.

It Cuts Deep

November 2020 •English

While on Christmas vacation, a young couple contemplates their future together. Ashley is interested in getting married and having kids which terrifies Sam. When the more attractive and paternal Nolan enters the picture, Sam’s life spirals out of control as Ashley questions their relationship. Chaos reigns as Sam desperately clings to Ashley while fending off the threatening Nolan.

Violence Voyager

April 2018 •Japanese

Following an end-of-term school ceremony, the American boy Bobby decides to go with his friend Akkun into the mountains outside their village, to a place perfect for a secret base. On the way they stop into a mysterious amusement park. They have fun there, but are attacked and cannot leave. Falling in with some other children who are also lost there, they fend off a number of attacks, and gradually learn the truth behind the facility.

Zippo

September 2003 •Italian

In a room there's a man with zippers all over his body, which he uses as pockets to store various surprising items. When a mouse accidentally gets "under his skin", the hunt is on!

Drivers

February 1972 •Estonian

If we are not careful, one day the cars will take over all existence on Earth. The conflict between drivers and pedestrians is seen from the driver's point of view. The film depicts a humorous opposition to Tuganov's earlier film "Pedestrians".

The Last Chimney-Sweep

December 1964 •Estonian

Estonian/Soviet animation short from 1964

Park

January 1966 •Estonian

A newly established and impressively designed park turns out to be highly inconvenient and troublesome for people. However, it takes quite some time before the designers come to realize that the park is, first and foremost, meant for people and needs to be redesigned accordingly.

Pedestrians

January 1971 •Estonian

This film is an humorous view on the conflict of pedestrians with all growing car traffic.

A Grave Affair

November 2024 •English

A couple gets into an argument in a grave situation and comes out of it stronger than ever.

Labyrinth

December 1963 •Polish

A self-consciously Kafkaesque tale of a winged lonely man literally devoured by totalitarian rule.

Virus Girl

August 2023 •French

Fox & Penguin

July 2021 •German

How do German couples communicate in private? What are they arguing about? Is the way to a man’s heart really through his stomach? This docu-fictional hybrid production discusses such questions with the help of authentic interview snippets that were edited under the staged plot. We get an insight into the life of an animal couple, who experience typical everyday situations on behalf of us humans. At first, our fox is emotionally contained, while the penguin lady may get wild as hell. With a wink, the filmmakers hold up a mirror to the audience in the cinema.

What If

September 2013 •English

Medical-school dropout Wallace has been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. So while everyone around him, including his roommate Allan, seems to be finding the perfect partner, Wallace decides to put his love life on hold. It is then that he meets Chantry, an animator who lives with her longtime boyfriend Ben. Wallace and Chantry form an instant connection, striking up a close friendship. Still, there is no denying the chemistry between them, leading the pair to wonder, what if the love of your life is actually your best friend?

Quantum Cowboys

October 2023 •English

Two hapless drifters, Frank and Bruno, team up with Linde to recover her land and trek across 1870's Southern Arizona to find an elusive frontier musician. The complex quantum time theory is blended with philosophical musings about art as the way we understand our history and memories, with gunfights, horses, dance halls, cacti, and saloons!