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Happy Hour

January 1991 •English

Three delusional drunks talk nonsense about the people around them.

We Are All Winners

January 1998 •French

Comedy whereby a man accidentally enlists himself to go on three dates with different unhinged women.

Found in Translation

July 2024 •Bulgarian

As two long lost friends reunite, repressed feeling start to reemerge

Looking for Chencho

October 2002 •Spanish

When a tourist bus stops at a gas station, Chencho, one of the passengers, decides to go to the toilet.

Mime Your Manners

October 2020 •English

Mime Your Manners is an animated shirt film about an arrogant man is given a taste of his own medicine when he's transformed into a mime and in order to be freed must grow to be a better person

Libertad

May 2020 •Spanish

A little man tries to save a bird that fell from its nest. A stop-motion adventure drawn and animated on paper.

Simon’s Quest

October 2018 •English

Story about Simon, a gay werewolf, who must come to terms with his condition in order to start dating again, or else condemn himself to a life alone.

La marchetta

March 2013 •Italian

A Short Vision

May 1956 •English

The leaders, the wise men, the leopard, the deer, the owl and the rat all look up in the sky in fear as a strange object flies through the sky.

School Begins

September 1928 •English

One of a handful of currently unavailable Hal Roach/MGM “Our Gang” silent films, School Begins was a series of gags built around the unenviable ritual of returning to school during the first week of September. School begins and some gang members are forging notes from their mother wanting out. Then too-young Wheezer parades by the school with escaped circus seals following him, causing a disturbance.

Alfalfa's Double

January 1940 •English

Our Gang member Alfalfa comes face to face with his wealthy lookalike Cornelius.

Melodies Old and New

January 1942 •English

The gang prevails upon old-time minstrel impresario Walter Wills to help them stage a fund-raising musical show.

Family Troubles

April 1943 •English

Our Gang member Janet Burston believes that her family is neglecting her, so she decides to run away from home. The other gang members try to help Janet get adopted (or "adapted") by a more agreeable family, choosing a kindly elderly couple (Sarah Padden and Harry C. Bradley) for the honor.

Home on the Range

March 1940 •English

A cow and her calf are bedding down for the night. The calf is frightened by a shadow, until it's revealed to be a jackrabbit. He follows the rabbit deep into the woods. Neither of them notices the wolf following.

Grey Area

February 2025 •English

While trying to impress a girl he just met, Will joins a small but eccentric business club at his university. Partnering with Dusty and Terri, senior members who are eager to maintain their title as club champions, the trio enroll in an intense online business competition in an attempt to win a trip to internationals and a hefty cash prize.

Alice's Monkey Business

September 1926 •English

Alice and Julius, while out hunting big game, find themselves brought before the court of the Lion King.

John and Karen

June 2008 •English

An animated animal couple tries to resolve their problems.

Monkey Rag

July 2013 •English

"Mitzi and Spanko run amok in a colorful world where reason is overrated, featuring the thumping, riotously fun music of the Asylum Street Spankers." A beautiful hand-animated short inspired by and done to the song "Monkey Rag" by Asylum Street Spankers. You can find the full short on YouTube at http://youtu.be/HqJQAgBPBSA

Where's the Bus?

February 1966 •English

A young starlet is upset after being turned down for yet another audition. While waiting for a bus to arrive at a stop on Hollywood Boulevard, she is overcome by the urge to dance.

Du Barry Did All Right

August 1937 •English

A woman living in Paris feels neglected by her husband, so she decides to go to New York City and enjoy herself.