The Hippopotamus And The Sun

Flesh

August 2019 •Portuguese

Rare, medium rare, medium, medium well and well done. Through intimate and personal stories, five women share their experiences in relation to the body, from childhood to old age.

Cup of Coffee

July 2020 •Portuguese

Nautilus

October 1933 •English

A German explorer sails in his U-boat, Nautilus, all the way to the North Pole.

Melting Heart Cake

July 2019 •French

Anna wants to share her chocolate cake with her friend and ends up living an adventure through the forest, where the terrible bearded giant is the new inhabitant. In fact, all the animals that she meets are disappearing. Does the giant need company?

Howl from Beyond the Fog

July 2019 •Japanese

Set during the Meiji reformation era in a small village in Kyushu, Japan. The story revolves around a young boy named Izana and a blind woman named Takiri, the two encounter the large monster Nebula who since ancient times was feared as the god of lake Amenosagiri. Theme of the film focuses on the Japanese concept of light and darkness, as told by puppetry and model miniaturization of the films’ world with practical special effects by Keizo Murase.

Spinning

March 2013 •English

Guido discovers he has a hidden talent as a street corner sign spinner.

Bugged

March 2013 •English

Red's peaceful morning routine is interrupted by a pesky visitor.

A Very Sonic Christmas

December 2024 •English

An injured Santa Claus visits Sonic, Tails and Knuckles. As he is unable to deliver presents, he sends Team Sonic out to deliver all the Christmas presents to everyone around the world.

Dogs

April 2021 •English

A young Polish partisan flees from the Warsaw Uprising. Whilst hiding in the yard of a countryside manor, he is chased up a tree by a large wolfhound. With his rifle out of reach, there seems to be no way to escape his predicament.

Bobby Bumps' Pup Gets the Flea-Enza

April 1919 •English

One of the series of Bobby Bumps silent animated shorts made at Bray Studios.

Nightingale

December 2024 •English

A person on the spaceship Nightingale experience a strange encounter.

The Lost Letter

July 2016 •English

The Lost Letter tells the tale of a young boy as he prepares his neighbourhood for Christmas. That is until he confronts the one lady who doesn't want the holiday to come at all. The determined boy does all he can to bring colour to her dreary world, only to discover the truth behind her lack of Christmas spirit.

Citipati

November 2016 •

An animated short, winner of Annie award

Double King

June 2017 •English

A king steals crowns from various other rulers.

Maybe This Movie Is About You?

June 1973 •Russian

About a girl that takes up all businesses, but brings none to a conclusion.

Growth Vitamin

June 1988 •Russian

The teacher at school made a scientific experiment - he put two rats in different cages. One of the rats was given carrots containing vitamin of growth, and the other did not feed. Time passed, and the rat, to whom nothing was given, became thicker than the rat that was fed. It turned out that one student from pity fed another rat.

Le pont de Mauves

June 1941 •French

Attaque nocturne

June 1948 •French

The film existed only in Jacque’s memory because all that remained were the two cardboard thief characters. Jacques called upon his memories to recreate the decor and the characters with a decorator. The operator then filmed frame by frame to reconstruct the film.

La Ballerine

January 1944 •

When Agnès Varda was preparing the film Jacquot de Nantes in 1990, she was able to shoot in the small apartment where Jacques was raised. While emptying the attic, Agnès found pieces of 9.5 mm film, dry and folded, almost broken and two small cardboard figures. The film was impossible to project and the film had to be remade. Showing the pieces of film to Jacques he immediately identified La Ballerine. A student from the Fine Arts School of Nantes therefore redrew each shot, frame by frame, on blank 16 mm film.

Liberated Don Quixote

February 1987 •Russian

Russian stop motion animation depicting the court of the Duke and Duchess as they mock and abuse the titular hero.