Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse

La Pepperette

March 2014 •French

The Wish

July 2013 •Korean

When young, we might try witchcraft out of curiosity to make our wishes come true, even if it’s scary. For such curiosity, Joohee, who is unable to find hope in reality, pays the price, as well as her friends who she neglects.

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.

Gary the Rapper vs Stefan Blix

January 2014 •English

A has-been and a never-was battle their neurosis to finish a rap track together.

Celebrating Mickey

October 2018 •English

When Mickey burst onto the scene in the classic Steamboat Willie, he not only stole our hearts, but went on to bring joy to generations. This collection from Walt Disney Animation Studios celebrates Mickey’s cartoon legacy with favorites spanning nearly a century including Brave Little Tailor, Pluto’s Party, Get A Horse! and more. 13 Short Films: Steamboat Willie, The Brave Little Tailor, Pluto’s Party, Get a Horse, The Band Concert, Mickey’s Rival, Thru the Mirror, Boat Builders ,Mickey’s Trailer, Tugboat Mickey, The Little Whirlwind, Mickey’s Birthday Party, The Simple Things

The Library

January 2023 •English

It's closing time at Nina's library. Goodnight, patrons!

Zing

May 2011 •

Day in, day out, Mr. Grimm is busy with his job as the Reaper, harvesting people's lives. One day, his monotonous existence is interrupted by the door bell. It's a little girl. She wants her cat back. Little does she know that she's the next life on Mr. Grimm's list.

The Blood in the Vein

May 2021 •French

Simon and Zoé meet on Tinder. They live in the same suburban town and Zoé, wasting no time, invites him right over to her house. Simon can’t believe his luck! But once he arrives, he quickly understands that his date may prove more complicated than expected.

Abel's Island

June 1988 •English

One summer afternoon in 1907, Abel and his wife (both mice) are picnicking, when they become separated during a violent rainstorm. After flying some distance, Abel discovers himself alone on a river island, unable to swim due to the powerful current. Abel periodically attempts to leave the island by various means: flying on a leaf, rowing a crudely fashioned boat, etc. Meanwhile, he tries to create a normal life of sorts, even learning to enjoy a new hobby: sculpture. Still, Abel's goal is to escape the island and rejoin his wife in the city.

The Runt

September 2006 •German

Hykade's third and final part of The Country Trilogy. The once dead father of "We Lived in Grass" returns. "I give you the runt," he says. "But you take care of it and you kill it next year."

Osamu and Musashi

April 1994 •Japanese

The animation was produced for the Tezuka Osamu Manga Museum, thus it features scenes from the "life and nature" of Tezuka Osamu's childhood, themes that are central to the museum as a whole, through exchanges between the boy Osamu and the carabid beetle (Osamushi) who provided the origin for the artist's name.

Shivering Shakespeare

January 1930 •English

The gang is participating in a program sponsored by the Golden Age Dramatic League. They present their own fractured version of Quo Vadis. Things go from bad to worse when the neighborhood tough kids disrupt the show. The pie fight is given a new twist by use of some slow motion sequences.

Monkey Symphony

April 2013 •English

In this short animation film we see a world, where the monkeys are music-lovers. As two young chimpanzees are separated by a musical dispute.

Studio Visit

May 1946 •English

This humorous Pete Smith Specialty short looks around various studios on a film lot.

The Artificial Humors

September 2016 •Portuguese

Using a mix of Hollywood aesthetics with documentary strategies, the film follows a young indigenous girl from the Xingu National Park to São Paulo, where she falls in love with a robot that also happens to be a stand-up comedian. This strange story mixes the anthropology of humor, indigenous communities, and artificial intelligence.

Men Don't Whisper

February 2017 •English

After being emasculated at a sales conference, gay couple Reese and Peyton set out to do the most masculine thing they can think of - sleep with some women.

The Jaunt

December 2008 •English

In the near future, a revolutionary form of teleportation inspires fear and curiosity in a family using it to relocate from Earth to Mars. Based on the short story by Stephen King.

The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands

April 2009 •English

Follows Henry Brower's last attempt to reconnect with humanity. However, things prove more difficult than expected when a friendly poker game turns deadly.

The Monkey

May 2023 •English

After a near-fatal accident, soon-to-be father Pete Shelburn begins to suspect that his past has come back to haunt him. With his own father at death's door and his brother refusing to make amends with him, he's forced to save his family by confronting a nightmare from his childhood: a cursed cymbal-clapping toy monkey.

Keny-atta

March 2002 •Swedish