The Polar Bears

Under the Lather

September 2020 •French

Ivan, five years old, is forced to take his bath by his babysitter. Once in the water, he discovers with horror, hidden under the lather, a frightful creature that he will have to face ...

Automata

September 2011 •English

Automata is the eerie, black-humoured story of Henry, the last in a long line of duck hunters. The film examines the connection between hunter and prey and obsession in the face of extinction. It posits the question 'what would happen to someone at the tipping point; the moment where they are directly responsible for the extinction of an entire species' Duck hunting in Australia is a very contentious issue and every year hunters and protesters clash. The experimental side is evidenced with the lack of dialog, non-linear narrative and a 'score' by Belgian sound designer Christina Clar. The majority of the sound tracking and design was completed before the edit in Australia, thus reversing the usual process. The sound post production was completed in Brussels and includes recordings from deep within remote caves.

Trio

May 2022 •English

Dakin, Cade, and Joel are three criminals who receive their next job. Instead of doing it, they argue over every detail, constantly arguing about their worth to the group while referring to past jobs.

Orbit

February 2024 •Portuguese

After her best friend leaves to Lunar University, Geo has to deal with his absence on Earth when carnival season arrives.

Bambi Meets Godzilla

July 1969 •English

Bambi is nibbling the grass, unaware of the upcoming encounter with Godzilla. Who will win when they finally meet? Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.

Cool Cat's Crazy Dream

July 2019 •English

Cool Cat, the coolest cat in the world, tells his friends, the audience, a crazy dream, how he was invited to a celebrity party and meets many celebrities. And he loved it.

Average Joe 2: London Calling

January 2022 •English

The adventure starts again with Average Joe 2:London Calling! Join Joe Normal on this thrilling and action packed vengeance story!

Pole Climb

November 2021 •English

An imperfect girl finds joy in learning something new.

Mahou no Star Magical Emi: Finale! Finale!

May 1986 •Japanese

This original video animation summarizes the entire TV series.

Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor

November 2013 •English

The Doctor struggles to help the only remaining crewmember of a crashing gunship. The people of the planet below offer to save his life, but at a dear cost to the life he's lived for hundreds of years.

Beauty Mark

July 2016 •English

A door-to door cosmetics saleswoman in 1986 finds a new customer.

The Joanne Holiday Show

February 2016 •English

Michael Cavadias plays Dennis, a man who hasn't spoken in 23 years. He goes to see a new therapist and finds that her office is a television talk show. The therapy session slash talk show interview offers a cathartic assortment of non-sequiturs, but when the absurdity stacks up a little too high, Dennis suggests they leave the studio and hit the streets.

Formic

November 2009 •German

A guy on a skateboard, an ant and a revenge.

The Dress

January 2020 •English

While spending the day at his grandfather’s, Jordan’s eye catches a fragment of green cotton trapped in between the doors of a closet. When he opens the closet, he is mesmerized by a beautiful green dress. He puts on the dress. He feels empowered by this new look, but his grandpa comes in only to crush his moment of happiness. He lectures Jordan that dresses are only for girls and goes to take it off of him, but in the midst of the altercation, he tears the fabric.

GROC

March 2024 •Catalan

Carabosse

January 1980 •English

Animation, also of a new order in the recent series of short works. Mostly on black space, the figures in blue perform a very compact and jewel-like opera in surreal form, again to Satie’s piano music. Ideally, the film should be projected on a 30" wide white card sitting on a music stand, center stage of a large auditorium or music hall, with sound from the projector piped into the big speaker system. The film is most effective this way, but can be shown normal-size also

A Day in the Life of a Bench

January 2023 •English

A short poetry film about A Day in the Life of a Bench and the various types of people who visit it throughout the day.

My Dad Works the Night Shift

August 2018 •French

Felix, fourteen, starts a relationship with an older boy, hoping to get caught by his conservative father so he can confront him.

Goosebumps: Ghost Beach

October 1996 •English

While visiting their elderly cousins in a remote coastal town, brother and sister Jerry and Terri are told about an apparently haunted cave by two mysterious teenagers. However, when they explore the cave, the mystery deepens.

Darts

April 2017 •English

Jon, a self-proclaimed 'dartist', wants to put down any suspicions of his girlfriend's infidelity by talking to his long-time friend Frank. Confined to a park bench in a seemingly empty and serene park, the idiosyncratic Frank forces Jon to confront his insecurities.