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Dodu – The Cardboard Boy

November 2010 •Portuguese

A cardboard boy makes-believe inside a cardboard box. Dodu, the cardboard boy, is very sensitive and lives in a city wich is really hostile towards little children. So he spends many hours indoors, playing with Carica, his ladybug friend. Whenever Dodu scratches the surface of the cardboard box, he is able to create wonderful worlds inhabited by unusual creatures that help him to deal with his emotions and how to grow.

Wind's Embrace

November 2003 •Portuguese

In a world where iron and land mix themselves creating unexpected cities, the wind blows life among leaves in the eternal rebirth cycle. This is the wind’s embrace.

The Astronomer's Sun

May 2010 •English

A young man, accompanied by his mysterious mechanical bear, visits an abandoned observatory to confront memories of his past and follow his Father on a journey into the unknown.

Tango Schmango

January 1990 •English

A haunting tango song inspires a dancing couple to try steps and moves that Fred and Ginger never imagined.

Un

January 1974 •French

Fracture

January 1977 •French

Fracture (1977) is a short animated film from France by the Brizzi Brothers (Paul and Gaëtan), a duo better known for their work on feature-length animated films such as Asterix versus Caesar (1985), and a number of films for Disney. Fracture is their earliest work, and isn’t remotely Disney-like, delivering an SF / fantasy scenario of alien inexplicabilities that makes it an animated counterpart of the comic strips that were running in Métal Hurlant (and its US counterpart, Heavy Metal) in the late 1970s.

Barbie: Happy Birthday to You!

September 2017 •English

Get ready to make a wish—and have the most amazing birthday ever, with a little help from Barbie and a very special guest!

The Amateur Fire Brigade: A Fable of the New Deal

October 1935 •English

In Eshbaugh’s ‘political’ animated cartoon world, the Democratic platform is destroyed by its own swallowing of the NRA (National Recovery Act), sending the Donkey representing the party into a dizzying disastrous bucking fury (thanks to a ‘liberal’ added dose of Russian vodka).

Mermaid in a Jar

November 2020 •Finnish

Mermaid is in a jar, and unless I loosen the top she's not coming out to kill me.

Love Soldiers

June 2017 •English

A woman's mythological journey into a dystopian world.

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Invalid date •Portuguese

A Little Man in Rotterdam

October 2024 •English

This short re-tells the real life tale of the director as an exchange student in Rotterdam. Upon his arrival, he quickly develops a rivalry with his roommate's cat. This coupled with the trials of the city and art school will prove this exchange to be tougher than expected.

Dear Diary: World's First Pranks

February 2021 •English

Eep reveals how a comical accident led her and Dawn to discover the joys of tricking their families and set about performing "the world's first pranks."

Family Movie Night: Little Red Bronana Bread

February 2021 •English

Join the Croods as they settle down for a very prehistoric family movie night experience. With shadowy figures around every corner, Eep must keep Gran and her delicious Bronana Bread safe from punch monkeys.

Who Named the Lily?

May 2023 •English

‘Who Named the Lily?’ celebrates and laments the complicated history of the Crystal Palace. Monster Chetwynd plays the ‘Fact Hungry Witch’, who explores the story of the Amazonian waterlily, and reveals its links to engineering. The artwork brings to light the politics of Paxton’s developments in industry and architecture, however, the protagonist of this story is the waterlily – a catalyst for ground-breaking technological advancement.

One Day Before Our Era

January 1977 •Russian

Montage of still photos with lighting effects.

Bad Seeds

December 2020 •French

Bad Seeds takes us to a bizarre world populated by carnivorous plants that can change shapes the way a chameleon changes colours. The veteran director of deftly connects growth with rivalry and evolution with competition, crafting an increasingly shocking duel that’s peppered with allusions to the western, the Cold War, board games, and much more.

Red Ball Express

September 1976 •English

A drawn-on-film train builds itself and takes a trip, set to the bluegrass standard Orange Blossom Special.

Strangers in the Alley

February 2020 •Japanese

Deep down the alley the black cat has entered is a town where nonhuman beings live in peace. The cat returns to his home to rest when suddenly he hears a strange sound coming from next door.

Swarming

January 2011 •Finnish

A child discovers life inside a dead bird and starts to play with it.