Oddball

6.6

The Little Drummer Boy

December 1968 •English

After being kidnapped and escaping, young drummer boy Aaron searches for his camel and finds him in the Nativity of the Baby Jesus. Aaron gives Baby Jesus the only gift he has, a song on his drum.

6.7

Meat Love

January 1989 •Czech

Two pieces of meat fall in love.

7.4

Alice

August 1988 •Czech

A quiet young English girl named Alice finds herself in an alternate version of her own reality after chasing a white rabbit. She becomes surrounded by living inanimate objects and stuffed dead animals, and must find a way out of this nightmare - no matter how twisted or odd that way must be. A memorably bizarre screen version of Lewis Carroll’s novel "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland".

7.5

Faust

September 1994 •Czech

A very free adaptation of Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus", Goethe's "Faust" and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. A nondescript man is lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, where he finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.

6.5

A Game with Stones

July 1965 •German

A device consisting of a clock, a pendulum, a faucet and a bucket enacts a series of events whenever the clock chimes.

6.0

J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

May 1965 •Czech

A man plays the Bach piece of the title on the organ, accompanied by images of stone walls with cracks and holes that grow and shrink, intercut with images of doors and wire-meshed windows.

7.3

The Flat

January 1968 •Czech

A man is trapped in a sinister flat, where nothing seems to obey the laws of nature.

6.2

Picnic with Weismann

January 1968 •German

Various objects are having a sunny outing together in the nature.

6.3

With Joy and Merriness

September 2015 •French

"With joy and merriness" is a experimental documentary where we observe, through every day scenes, the degeneration of a society where the rise of technology leeds the population to the biggest dream of all men: immortality

7.0

Polcan and Shavka

January 1949 •Russian

Two dogs, Polkan and Shavka, watched a flock of sheep by the river. Suddenly, they notice a hare, chase after him and run into the forest, where they meet face-to-face with three wolves. Shavka, chickening out, backs away, and the brave Polkan takes the fight. In a fierce fight, he manages to defeat one wolf, but from wounds he loses consciousness.

5.2

The Fifth One

December 1965 •

A persistent trumpeter tries to join a string quartet that doesn't want him.

6.6

Mad Monster Party?

March 1967 •English

When Dr Frankenstein decides to retire from the monster-making business, he calls an international roster of monsters to a creepy convention to elect his successor. Everyone is there including Dracula, The Werewolf, The Creature, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde and many more. But Frankenstein's title is not all that is at stake. The famous doctor has also discovered the secret of total destruction that must not fall into the wrong hands!

0.0

Pineal Warriors

July 2013 •English

The long lost pilot episode of the cherished early 90's Cuban sci-fi television show 'Supermeng'. Set in the Bermuda Triangle, the program chronicles the adventures of the world's first Hispanic superhero and his efforts to save Miami from the evil interdimensional reptiles known as the Annunaki.

6.5

Jabberwocky

January 1971 •English

In stop-motion animation, a wardrobe moves through the countryside. It arrives in a house, a child's voice recites Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky," and various objects, such as toys and dolls, move about, disintegrate, and play out archetypal scenes. Like Carroll's verse, the images are at once familiar and unfamiliar. A child's play suit, hanging in the wardrobe, becomes the adventure's protagonist.

7.6

Dimensions of Dialogue

January 1983 •Czech

Three surreal depictions of failures of communication that occur on all levels of human society.

7.0

Extinguished

April 2017 •English

In a world where flames represent love, it's easy to get your heart burned.

0.0

Fishing with Sam

June 2009 •English

Catching fish on the North Pole can be challenging. Some have more luck than others. The unfortunate ones may totally need a different fishing approach.

6.5

Angel

January 1966 •English

In this short film, a young man, a girl and a dog attempt to fly with wings more symbolic than practical.

6.5

Alien Xmas

November 2020 •English

A young elf mistakes a tiny alien for a Christmas gift, not knowing her new plaything has plans to destroy Earth's gravity — and steal all the presents.

8.0

It's a Rumic World: 50th Anniversary Weekly★Shonen Sunday

July 2008 •Japanese

The characters from Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura, and Inuyasha all gather together in a short crossover to introduce the 50th Anniversary Weekly Shonen Sunday "Rumic World" Museum opening, celebrating Rumiko Takahashi's manga work.