Pärnography

Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston?

November 2015 •English

Daniel Johnston stars in this psychedelic short film about an aging musician coming to terms with the dreams of yesteryear.

El silencio roto

October 2017 •Spanish

Robert Breer At Home

January 1992 •English

Burford met Breer in February 1992 and filmed his actions. Breer manipulates some of his mutoscopes: he leafs through some cards of his film in the making, Sparkill Ave! A dome-shaped sculpture slowly moves across the space.

The Pixar Story

August 2007 •English

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.

The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic

September 2014 •English

A behind-the-scene look at the origins and evolution of the Academy Award-winning film.

Portrait of Tex Avery

January 1988 •English

Documentary of American animation directory Tex Avery including interviews with his peers including Chuck Jones.

Tex Avery: A Crazy World

January 2003 •French

French documentary of the life and work of pioneering animation director Tex Avery.

The Herstory of the Female Filmmaker

November 2010 •English

An eccentric, animated documentary on the 'herstory' of some of motion picture's greatest (and often overlooked) contributors.

Animata resistenza

September 2014 •Italian

El jardín de las delicias

May 2009 •Spanish

Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki

November 2017 •Japanese

A look at legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki following his retirement in 2013.

The Making of a Color Animation

January 1937 •Japanese

A short documentary on the making of Noburo Ofuji's Katsura-hime.

Champlain

January 1964 •French

Explorer, colonizer, founder of Québec, discoverer of Lake Champlain, governor of New France, cartographer and writer--few men in Canadian history had a more adventurous and varied career than Champlain. This film presents an exciting picture-study of the man and his time.

Impromptu

January 2017 •

A journey to the origins of cinema, starting with its forgotten fathers: the pioneers who achieved moving images before 1895, the official year of the Lumière cinematograph. Through five studies by Frédéric Chopin, 'Impromptu' is also a tribute to the end of the 19th century, to its immortal muses, and to the fascination with movement itself.

Chuck Amuck: The Movie

October 1991 •English

Chuck Amuck: The Movie is a 1991 documentary film about Chuck Jones' career with Warner Bros., centered on his work with Looney Tunes; narrated by Dick Vosburgh.

A Brony Tale

July 2014 •English

Vancouver-based voice artist Ashleigh Ball has been the voice of numerous characters in classic cartoons such as Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, Cinderella and more. When Ashleigh was hired to voice Apple Jack and Rainbow Dash for Hasbro's fourth series to use the My Little Pony name - My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic - she had no idea she would become an Internet phenomenon and major celebrity to a worldwide fan-base of grownups. Bronies are united by their belief in the show's philosophy. This documentary gives an inside view of the Pony fan-world, and an intimate look at the courage it takes to just be yourself...even when that means liking a little girls' cartoon.

Borley Rectory

June 2017 •English

An animated documentary chronicling famed paranormal investigator Harry Price’s research at Borley Rectory, renowned as the ‘most haunted house in England’.

Animated Hero Classics: Louis Pasteur

June 1995 •English

The great French scientist, struggling with his own limitations from a stroke, is not deterred by scientific criticism nor failed experiments. Pasteur had the courage to look into the unseen world and his perfected vaccines are his gifts to mankind.

Tower

August 2017 •Portuguese

Four siblings, whose their father disappeared during Brazilian Military Dictatorship, report their childhood during the regime.

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

October 1999 •English

There's not a person in the world who wouldn't recognize Mickey Mouse. But until now, not many knew the man who originally gave shape, movement and personality to the world's most beloved icon. "The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story" takes you behind the scenes to meet Walt Disney's best friend and chief animator.