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Magic Muscle Moments

December 2020 •Finnish

The daily life of an ill man is constantly interrupted by television advertisements. They promise some change to his life. He finds himself as a part of the adverts, but soon the empty promises become demonically possessive. The truth sets in.

The Moon’s Milk

July 2018 •English

At a time when the moon could be reached by ladder, Captain Millipede, his daughter, a deaf milk miner, a beautiful accordionist, and a wannabe pole dancer make their final expedition unaware of what they had, blind to what they'd lose.

If the Stars Are Falling

February 1978 •Russian

The Hedgehog and the Bear decide to wipe the dust off the stars so their brightness won't fade out.

Golden Hue

February 1980 •Ukrainian

A lion cub lives on a distant island, in which his friend, a monkey, is sick. In order to cure the ailment, the lion cub covered the monkey with leaves and gave him a coconut milk, heated on the fire. But the wise parrot advised a miraculous way - linden tea, which has a magnificent golden hue. But where, among the palm trees, take the linden-tree?

Dental Story

February 1972 •Ukrainian

A comedic story. One day a man had a toothache. He did everything to reduce his suffering, but nothing helped. He went to the clinic, where there were many same sufferers like himself. However, the instrument sounds wafting from the dental office forced him to flee. He will have an adventure as a result of the realization that dentists can easily help, and there should be no fear to them.

Ivasyk-Telesyk

January 1989 •Ukrainian

The animation is based on a Ukrainian fairy tale about an old married couple, who had no children. One day the woman asked her husband to cut down a log and put it in a cradle for a night. The old man did what she had asked him to do. Next morning, a surprise was waiting for them.

How the Hedgehog and the Bear-Cub Changed the Sky

January 1985 •Ukrainian

Hedgehog and Bear shivered from cold at the leaves strewn yard where shrill and angry wind was blowing. Friends decided to go to an abandoned house, where they found a lot of interesting things. They saw a sheet of paper on which a sunny and hot day was painted. Spreading it, they found summer and after taking the sunbath, Hedgehog and Bear continued their fascinating experiments with the weather.

How The Cat And The Dog Washed The Floor

January 1977 •Ukrainian

A cat and a dog lived together. They were very good friends, so when they saw that the floor in their house was dirty, they decided to clean up together. But an ordinary mop refused to deal with the task, so they have to wash and wipe the floor using each other. What will this novel idea lead to?

Kotyhoroshko

February 1970 •Ukrainian

The dragon Horynych attacks ordinary Ukrainian village residents. He takes young men and women, leaving only senior villagers. But a young boy named Kotyhoroshko decides to confront the dreadful Dragon. First, he needs to get appropriate weapons and call his friends warriors…

The Little Goat And His Grief

February 1976 •Ukrainian

Once there lived a cheerful little goat. He loved to play and have fun and was especially delighted by a new air balloon, on which he drew a pretty face. But the ball flew out to the clearing and then caught on a branch and burst. The world suddenly darkened for our little hero. Will he cope with this disaster?

The Goat And The Donkey

February 1976 •Ukrainian

A tale about how Donkey came to visit Goat and they went skiing together.

The Turtle King

February 1988 •Ukrainian

There was an island inhabited by turtles. Their king above all else loved all kinds of praise and flattery, so subjects always followed them trying to play along to him. One day he decided to climb very high, using a very unstable structure.

Cat Basilio And Mouse Pik

February 1974 •Ukrainian

Basilio, a circus cat, is a real troublemaker. He causes a lot of trouble for his owner, a young trainer named Masha. But the girl is helped by a cheerful and clever little mouse named Pik...

Night and Fog

April 1959 •French

Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.

Daybreak Express

January 1953 •English

Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated subway station in New York City.

Polar

October 2022 •French

A little bear feeling lonely in a forest communicates with the Ursa Major (Great Bear) constellation. When a star suddenly falls from the constellation, he decides to bring it back to the Great Bear.

Une histoire très simple

January 1989 •French

The Physics of Sorrow

September 2019 •French

Tracks an unknown man’s life as he sifts through memories of his youth in Bulgaria through to his increasingly rootless and melancholic adulthood in Canada.

Hot Flash

September 2019 •English

A newscaster is due to go live on local television in the middle of a hot flash, in Thea Hollatz's animated comedy about a woman trying to keep her cool when one type of flash leads to another.

No Crying at the Dinner Table

September 2019 •English

Filmmaker Carol Nguyen interviews her own family to craft an emotionally complex and meticulously composed portrait of intergenerational trauma, grief, and secrets in this cathartic documentary about things left unsaid.