Dimensions of Dialogue

Heist School

August 2019 •Tagalog

A ragtag group of students try to steal from the faculty room as they save both their grades and friendship.

MutantLand

June 2010 •English

As the sun goes down in the dark and terrifying Mutantland, hunters are lured into a forbidden zone in their quest for food only to find themselves candidates for the main course.

Tale of Tales

January 1979 •Russian

Distant, well-worn memories of childhood are inhabited by a little gray wolf. Through astonishing imagery, the memory of all of Russia is depicted.

More

September 1998 •English

A factory worker in a dark, gray world assembles devices that promise happiness. In his spare time he tinkers to create something better, and finally succeeds in perfecting his invention, which allows people to see life through rose-colored glasses, but he has to pay a price for his success.

Life Abode

March 2021 •English

Feeling unhappy in his current home, a squirrel seeks an opportunity to break free and find the place he truly belongs.

In a Heartbeat

June 2017 •English

A closeted boy runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams.

Shoka

March 2010 •Japanese

Edo, Japan. Calligraphists are not mere writers, they can bring drawings to life and utilize kanji. Three calligraphists from the art wielding clan join up and fight against an exiled calligraphist and his minions to protect the Tokugawa shogunate.

L'honneur est sauf !

December 1954 •French

The Forger

May 2017 •English

Adolfo Kaminsky started saving lives when chance and necessity made him a master forger. As a teenager, he became a member of the French Resistance and used his talent to save the lives of thousands of Jews. The Forger is a well-crafted origin story of a real-life superhero.

The Flying Nut

February 2002 •English

With ulterior motives in hand, a man travelling on a plane has a dastardly plan. Will he succeed?

Les bonnes manières

June 1952 •French

Madame Tutli-Putli

May 2007 •

Madame Tutli-Putli boards the Night Train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past. She travels alone, facing both the kindness and menace of strangers. As day descends into dark, she finds herself caught up in a desperate metaphysical adventure.

Penelope's Condition

January 1976 •English

A reinterpretation of the Greek legend of Penelope, ”the most faithful of wives”, who waited 20 years for her husband Odysseus to return from The Trojan War. In this animation, the two of them are presented in a more modern setting. While Odysseus is busy exploring the universe in his space rocket, Penelope is stuck at home, taking care of the children, showing how traditional gender roles say men should work, while women stay at home.

Hedgehog in the Fog

October 1975 •Russian

A little hedgehog, on the way to visit his friend the bear, gets lost in thick fog, where horses, dogs and even falling leaves take on a terrifying new aspect...

A Dog's Life

April 1918 •English

The Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.

Guinea Pig Part 4: Devil Doctor Woman

September 1986 •Japanese

A doctor conducts experiments on patients which end up in anguish!

Socrates' Adventures in the Under Ground

March 2021 •Spanish

A marxist-leninist-maoist revision of the Allegory of the Cave, filled with talking animals who shall be late and bourgeois queens who would like to see you without head, exactly as Plato intended.

Aquarela do Brasil

August 1942 •English

José Carioca, showing Donald Duck around South America and introducing him to the samba

I Was a Teenage Serial Killer

October 1993 •English

Mary was a good girl until she decides to kill all the "sexist pigs". She of course encounters many of which, and enjoys killing them.

Fantastic Mr. Fox

October 2009 •English

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.