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Lullaby

April 1984 •Ukrainian

The cartoon is based on one of the famous Ukrainian lullabies. It tells the story of a newborn baby, which is surrounded by the maternal care and affection. In the video sequence, unusual ornament is replaced by fairy tale characters and animals that appear near the baby lying in his cradle.

Motor Tour

January 1982 •Hungarian

Animated hijinks of a man whose car just will not start, no matter what he does.

Essay on Grandfather

April 1987 •Ukrainian

Doing homework, the student writes an essay about the early years of the life of his grandfather, who was accompanied by his faithful friend, the horse Grey. Together they attended courses of cab drivers and being newcomers they got acquainted with the urban way of life. Description of ancient streets, interesting people and unexpected events before the revolution were the focus of the story.

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April 2009 •Spanish

A group of people talk about very different subjects, including a strange course that one of them has just completed. There is tension in the air, although it is not quite clear why. They give the impression that they are killing time while waiting for a job that everyone needs for different reasons. Are they actors looking for a role?

El examinador

May 2005 •Spanish

The Ugly Duckling

January 1968 •Japanese

A stop-motion puppet animation adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's tale The Ugly Duckling.

Pepper

November 2014 •French

The painful awakening of a couple after an evening of fantasies ...

The Morphable Man

January 2018 •English

Adio is a young man able to control a condition that causes his involuntary transformation into objects based on his emotions until he meets Sophie.

The Circus

August 2010 •French

In the vestibule of a hospital room, a young boy waits to see his dying mother. The clamor and spiralling movements of bodies around him intensify, forming a grotesque circus—a cacophonous circle that pushes the child back, depriving him of one final touch of his mother's hand. Using rotoscoped drawings suggestive of charcoal sketches, as well as 3D and object animation techniques, The Circus compels viewing with its unsettling realism. Colour is employed metaphorically to subtly express the promise and the memory of maternal affection. Nicolas Brault's highly personal film, suffused with poetic modesty, casts a poignantly sincere gaze on the heartbreak of a child facing the fearful, mysterious experience of his mother's death.

Double Helix

June 2021 •Chinese

Late at night, KONG Xianyun and her younger brother Yuanyuan escape from their family house. They trek into an abandoned school, where Yuanyuan’s memories are awakened – the sound of books, piano, and laughter. Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire engulfs everything. Adapted from The Song of Life by the worldrenowned sci-fi writer WANG Jinkang, this speculative short contemplates on the future of AI. Soaked in a never-shredding atmosphere and accompanied by the secret tune of a piano, DOUBLE HELIX tells a gripping story of intelligence robot, family trauma and a pair of run-away siblings who trek into an abandoned school.

En Rang Par Deux

July 2020 •Italian

The idea for this film comes from the encounter with two African boys who live in Rome, and is based on their music. Tunisian Afif and Senegalese Aliou tell their different stories, talk about friendship, immigration, freedom and, above all, about the fundamental value of making music together.

Blue Season

April 2013 •English

A woman wakes up hanging upside down. When she screams for help, a phone rings and a voice helps her escape.

Bingo Night

March 2014 •English

When Ethel is threatened with eviction from her retirement community, her friends Vivian and Ruth become co-conspirators in the heist of the century. Their target: the local bingo hall.

Romie-0 and Julie-8

April 1979 •English

Two rival robotics companies in the future release their latest creations at a robotics convention, claiming each to be the latest and greatest in technological advances. Mega Stellar Company's release is a robot boy named Romie-O, while Super Solar Cybernetics has released a girl robot named Julie-8. Unforeseen to each of the company's creators, is how each of the advanced robots soon falls in love with the other.

A Grand Day Out

May 1990 •English

Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

The Wrong Trousers

December 1993 •English

Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno pants created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

A Close Shave

March 1996 •English

Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.

Labirintus

April 1999 •Hungarian

Randevú

April 2004 •Hungarian

Preparing for a date is an important matter: personal hygiene, choosing the right clothes, adding that accessory that can be decisive during a conversation... Once on the street, the protagonist walks confidently toward the meeting place.

I Want Pluto to Be a Planet Again

October 2016 •French

A transhumanist romance in the near future. A young boy of modest origins, Marcus, an H- , falls madly in love with an H+.