The Kindergarten Show

Tigre

January 2013 •English

Tigre is an experimental film with animation applied directly onto film.

Incredible Zorori: The Wizard's Apprentice/The Great Pirate Treasure Hunt

July 1993 •Japanese

"Unbelievable" Zorori is a prankster fox determined to become the Prince of Mischief, with his very own castle and beautiful bride. While is notorious for his prank-making schemes, his ill-meaning plots often backfire against him, and can usually end up even benefiting or cheering up his targets, much to his dismay. Nevertheless, Zorori has the wits and intelligence to wriggle out of the tightest of all spots, and journeys with a pair of twin boars, Ishishi and Noshishi, in order to fulfill his long wished-for goal and at last prove to his deceased mother, Mama Zorori that he truly holds the potential to achieve his dreams.

Children's Toys

July 2018 •English

The third installment in David James Armsby’s dystopia short film series.

Being Pretty

August 2017 •English

Hello, citizens of Autodale! You are pretty. Your neighbours, friends and family are also pretty. But sadly, not everyone is pretty. Some are ugly… We, here at Autodale, do not want “uglies”.

The Stained Club

November 2018 •French

Finn has stains on his body. One day, he meets a group of cool kids with different stains on their bodies. One day, he understands that these stains aren’t just pretty.

Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home

May 1994 •English

A young quirky girl finds her way in a crazy world.

Puparia

September 2021 •Japanese

Something is about to change drastically, and the only thing to do is to witness it.

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?

Imbued Life

May 2019 •Croatian

A young woman’s connection with the life force of nature. Using her taxidermy talents to “return” the animals to their natural habitat. But the true search for answers begins when she finds a roll of undeveloped film in each of the animals that she treats.

Piggy

December 2012 •Danish

On a farm in 1933, a piglet is sold to a family in Copenhagen. Piggy is a pig with greater appetite than brain and does not know that the good food he gets will turn him to the main dish of Christmas Eve. When the freedom fighter Monty appears, he explains it to Piggy. Together they plan their great escape.

Pilgrim

October 2006 •

Animated short film about a refrigerator lost in the desert, looking for a socket.

Dueling Dumplings

April 2024 •English

Po and Zhen battle over whose dumplings reign supreme.

Not Even Nothing Can Be Free of Ghosts

September 2021 •German

Rainer Kohlberger’s abstract film was created entirely without a camera. Through digital algorithms, he precisely arranged a rhythm of light and shadow that pulsates off the screen into our physical space with blinding intensity. The presence of light is almost felt as we are sucked into the image to become its ghostly accomplice. As we leave the theatre, the optical vibrations continue to haunt us.

It's a Date

January 2017 •English

It’s a Date is a culmination of his preoccupations, a weird but humanistic look at a couple on a first date. It seems to be going well until the man decides to really open up and get (sur)real.

Life in Vertical

October 2018 •English

For most visual artists, the vertical format required by smartphones is probably the worst. So instead of painfully squeezing stuff to fit into vertical format, we thought of something more convenient: What if everything on Earth suddenly went vertical?

The Grus

February 1970 •Russian

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?

The Golden-Horned Deer

February 1979 •Ukrainian

Screen adaptation of Dmytro Pavlychko's tale-poem of the same name. The shepherd Vasylko saves his friend, the magical golden-horned deer, from the greedy king and his army.

Dental Story

February 1972 •Russian

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.