Abe's Story

Women's Letters

May 2014 •French

Ancestors

January 1978 •English

Ancestors is a film about spiritual forefathers and mothers in a purely fanciful sense. These are classical figures, anatomical figures, fairy tale figures and romantic figures all thrown in together - all my creative root-sources, in a kind of playful tribute. Like part 2 of Duo Concertantes, it's a moving single picture, now doubled.

Sonst Nichts

January 2001 •German

The story (or: the non-story) is focusing on small, unconscious gestures during a moment of non-communication on a train.

Oak Thorn & the Old Rose of Love

November 2022 •English

Two entities exchange their knowledge in unconventional ways.

Zibilla

October 2019 •French

Zibilla, a young zebra adopted by a couple of horses, is the laughing stock of her new schoolmates. She ends up hating her stripes. When she has her stuffed toy stolen, she takes off without a second thought to look for it and that is where her adventures begin...

Smile!

January 2004 •English

A troublesome individual is put against a jury. Is he capable of life in a joyous community, where a smile never leaves faces?

The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas

August 2007 •English

Meeper and the ChubbChubbs go to the North Pole; when Santa Claus is injured and can't deliver his presents, he is replaced by Meeper.

Meshes of the Afternoon

January 1943 •English

A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.

The Death of Toys

December 2010 •English

Ten year-old SETH wants to give up his toys, but his work-numbed mother LILY needs the spark of their playtime more than he does. Her insistence that he keep the toys leads to some unexpected places.

Ombr

June 2024 •

The Gruffalo

December 2009 •English

The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates a terrifying, imaginary monster to frighten them away. But what will the mouse do when he meets this frightful monster for real?

Isabella

January 2015 •English

This film aims to capture the stories of the aging Isabella, but also captures her condition and loss of cohesiveness as she loses herself into dementia and Parkinson's. It is also a very personal film since the subject is the grandmother of one of the co- directors. The idea is interesting as it links one strong clear memory, told several times, to other fragments and truths of her condition. Animation is sparingly but cleverly used to complement the delivery and avoid it just being a talking head.

Luxna

September 2016 •French

A man named Tom, who as a young boy, was passionate about astronomy and always dreaming about outer space.

To Life

September 2016 •French

Anouk, a little orphan, meets the Grim reaper and becomes a fan. A love that the servant of Death will have to cope with.

Beat

November 2011 •English

In a bland, utilitarian world of order, one worker finds his inner jazz

Stick and Stone

May 2017 •English

When Stick rescues Stone from a prickly situation with a Pinecone, the pair becomes fast friends. But when Stick gets stuck, can Stone return the favor? With a subtle anti-bullying message even the young will understand, Stick and Stone have energy, emotion, and personality to spare and share a story of kindness and friendship that all will enjoy.

Sea Child

January 2015 •English

On the verge of becoming a woman Sora is woken by a nightmare and decides to follow a group of men into the city in the hope of finding her mom.

"Cat and Mouse" at the Home

January 1983 •English

A spoof of "Tom and Jerry" cartoons.

Academy Leader Variations

April 1987 •

Twenty animators from the U.S., Switzerland, Poland and China express their friendship with and love of animation in a series of animated variations on the standard countdown.

In the Box

June 1999 •Slovak

A character is inside a cubical room; there is a hole in the roof, which is too high to reach. But pushing on the walls distorts the room in various ways, always appearing to bring the hole closer while still leaving it tantalizingly inaccessible.