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The Burden

January 2017 •Swedish

A shopping center along a large highway is the scene of an apocalyptic musical. Animation with a strong sense of form set to auto-tuned music by Klungan. About liberation through great catastrophy.

Grandpa Walrus

October 2018 •French

On the windy and cloudy beach, Granny is praying, Mum is shouting, the sisters don’t care, Lucas is alone. Grandpa was a weird guy, now he's dead.

CODA

January 2014 •English

This short animation draws on advanced digital technologies to offer a new vision of dance in cinema. With motion capture (MoCap) and particle processing, designers Denis Poulin and Martine Époque create virtual dancers free of their morphological appearance. In this balletic and hypnotic film, dynamic traces carry the motion of the real dancers behind the on-screen movements. Addressing environmental themes by way of metaphor, CODA is a fused universe where space and time collide, deploy, and dissolve. In this technically and formally innovative film, luminous bodies in the infinite space of the cosmos transform and evolve to the rhythms of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring.

Washed

March 2019 •English

In this stop-motion horror short, a couple enlists the aid of a mysterious figure to help them with their seemingly insurmountable laundry problem.

Michelangelo

January 1976 •English

Animated short film of Michelangelo set to Beethoven Symphony No. 5 - I. Allegro con brio.

Ninety-Five Senses

August 2022 •English

A heartfelt depiction of a man facing his own mortality while reflecting on the grave mistakes of his youth.

Learning Disabilities in Primary Care

June 2022 •English

People with learning disabilities often experience worse physical and mental health. This film is a starting point to address these inequalities.

Batman Beyond

April 2014 •English

This short celebrating 75 years of Batman from artist Darwyn Cooke returns fans to the world of Batman Beyond as Terry McGinnis' futuristic Dark Knight faces his most formidable foe of all - himself.

Magnifica

October 2022 •French

1907. Magnifica, young Costa Rican harpist, is preparing for her concert at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels where she studies with her fiancé. Inspired by the life of Pacifica Zelaya.

Ein Traum der Liebenden

May 1964 •English

In EIN TRAUM DER LIEBENDEN [A DREAM OF LOVERS], Monk meanders through a maze of Minoan bull-leaping, satyrs and revelatory rainbows.

Shackle

November 2022 •English

Three archetypal woodland spirits explore the conflicting human drives of creativity, possessiveness and our desire for status.

Les fourmis de ma grand-mère

January 2002 •French

Little Salty Sweety Story

January 2010 •French

Way Up There

November 2019 •French

A family of giraffes is spending their holidays in a far-away forest. The baby giraffe gets lost and meets some of the animals that live there. But a bad-tempered squirrel does not seem at all ready to accept the newcomer. When the others see that he is not only kind but also pretty smart, he soon becomes one of the crowd, much to the annoyance of the grumpy squirrel.

Motor Tour

January 1982 •Hungarian

Animated hijinks of a man whose car just will not start, no matter what he does.

Essay on Grandfather

April 1987 •Ukrainian

Doing homework, the student writes an essay about the early years of the life of his grandfather, who was accompanied by his faithful friend, the horse Grey. Together they attended courses of cab drivers and being newcomers they got acquainted with the urban way of life. Description of ancient streets, interesting people and unexpected events before the revolution were the focus of the story.

Pszichoparádé

April 2002 •Hungarian

I Want Pluto to Be a Planet Again

October 2016 •French

A transhumanist romance in the near future. A young boy of modest origins, Marcus, an H- , falls madly in love with an H+.

Arc

March 2009 •Hungarian

In a bizarre and decadent society, faceless characters are tirelessly trying to appeal to a body of bureaucrats in order to finally be allowed to have a face. Will they be happy when they can get a nose, a pair of eyes and a mouth?

Contacts... Conflicts...

December 1984 •Russian

A satirical film for adults about communication problems.