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2005 Space Odyssey

December 2005 •Japanese

Experimental short film by Michio Mihara.

Gondora

December 1997 •Japanese

A short movie about a guy living in his own world.

How Does Sound Sound?

September 1988 •English

"Toot!" "Tick!" "Chirp!" Onomatopoeia is introduced in this "soundsational" adventure. To learn the importance of sound in the world, Peter and Jessica accept Figment's invitation to go with him into Soundspace where they unlock the power of words and the magic of their imaginations. By journey's end, our intrepid explorers learn that language and sound have rhythm—and that the five senses may be used to explore the world around us.

La Maison en Petits Cubes

June 2008 •Japanese

La Maison en Petits Cubes tells the story of a grandfather's memories as he adds more blocks to his house to stem the flooding waters.

Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party

November 2019 •English

"My last image of Jonas."—Ken Jacobs

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

December 2011 •English

An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was screened one time only on a purpose-built 20x12 meter public cinema screen in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia, on 22 December 2011. A special projector was constructed for the event which allowed the actual filmstrip to be burnt at the same time as the film was shown.

Fantaisie érotique

January 1936 •Czech

69SEC

November 2016 •French

This is a story of love seen from a square, in which a couple gets united, separated and rearranged again. A special kind of puzzle.

The Bomb

June 2017 •English

Filmmakers use archival footage and animation to explore the culture surrounding nuclear weapons, the fascination they inspire and the perverse appeal they still exert.

The Adventures of *

January 1957 •English

Life drums the playfulness out of a boy as he grows up.

Silent

February 2014 •English

A duo of street performers learns how sound and picture work together to create amazing cinema experiences.

Banner of Youth

January 1957 •Polish

A short film advertising the newspaper Sztandar Młodych (The Banner of Youth), noteworthy for its abstract elements painted directly onto film stock. An attempt at showing the complexity of the world in a capsule, the film reflects the new policy of the openness to the West during the Thaw of the late 1950s in Poland.

The Wrong Rock

August 2018 •English

A mushroom embarks on an epic adventure to find its purpose in life.

Sweet Friday

March 1975 •Japanese

An animation mixing hand-drawn and cut-out techniques depicting the daily rituals of weekday morning that is occasionally interrupted by flights of fantasy delivered in stroboscopic flashes. Showing scenes of brushing teeth and face washing, Tanaami describes the film to be like a self-portrait on his favorite day of the week.

It's Such a Beautiful Day

August 2012 •English

Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche.

Plane Crazy

March 1929 •English

Referred as the actual first Mickey Mouse short. Inspired by Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris, Mickey builds a plane to take Minnie for a trip.

Madhouse Mitchel

April 2017 •English

Creeping from the halls of the maze brain, corruption and terror is woven by devils born from the denied errors of mankind.

Photodiary '87

July 1987 •Japanese

I turned my gaze to the various events in daily life and made this filmic diary in a manner as if confessing my feelings. Of course, since I was making the film, I wanted to depict these feelings and events with tricky techniques. I used various methods to shoot photographs of a relative's wedding, the landscape I see from window of my house, commemorative travel photographs and the like frame-by-frame.

Scanning of Modulations

November 2001 •Japanese

Eye-popping digital moving image work with an equally arresting soundtrack from noise music heavies.

Calypso

January 1955 •English

Hand painted directly onto film stock by Margaret Tait, this film features animated dancing figures, accompanied by authentic calypso music.