A Symposium on Popular Songs

The Wolf and the Dog

September 2014 •French

In this short, base on the fable by Jean De La Fontaine, we join a Samurai and a Ronin as they settle their dispute like gentlemen in a dramatic duel of swords.

Onsen

September 2019 •French

Two Japanese monkeys, Nobu and Hako, have to put aside their differences to survive in their hostile environment.

Là où poussent les coquelicots

March 2017 •French

Day of the Living?

November 2010 •English

The last three Zombies on earth are trapped inside a cabin, while an angry mob of humans linger outside. The three of them don't have much time to waste as the humans grow restless.

The Perfect Husband

January 1952 •English

One man demonstrates the wrong way of doing domestic chores. With Mr. Pastry.

Meat Love

January 1989 •English

The story takes place entirely on a kitchen counter and sees two slices of raw meat as protagonists. The first slice is courted by the second and together they dance to the notes of a recording from the 1920s broadcast on the radio, after which the two slices find themselves playing and flirting on a plate full of flour, but the passion is abruptly interrupted by two skewers who fork the two slices and fry them in a pan.

Alice

August 1988 •Czech

A quiet young English girl named Alice finds herself in an alternate version of her own reality after chasing a white rabbit. She becomes surrounded by living inanimate objects and stuffed dead animals, and must find a way out of this nightmare — no matter how twisted or odd that way must be. A memorably bizarre screen version of Lewis Carroll’s novel ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’.

Faust

September 1994 •Czech

A very free adaptation of Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus', Goethe's 'Faust' and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. A nondescript man is lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, where he finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.

A Game with Stones

July 1965 •German

In this early stop-motion film by Czech surrealist Jan Svankmajer, a device consisting of a clock, a pendulum, a faucet and a bucket enacts a series of events whenever the clock chimes.

Troubles of a Grass Widower

February 1908 •French

A housewife tires of her husband's annoying behavior and returns to her mother. At first, the husband is quite pleased to have the house all to himself. But he quickly discovers that even the most basic domestic chores can be fraught with difficulty.

The Listening

October 2019 •English

A group of friends on their way to a remote lake house come across a stranger with some important information. (Screamfest)

Poppety in the Fall

October 2012 •French

In this animated short, a terrible curse deprives Balthasar's kingdom of its stories. Taking the unicorn's horn back into The Belly of the Earth is the solution. Poppety will lead an expedition, by chance uncovering a hitherto closely guarded family secret.

Show Kids

January 1935 •English

During the Great Depression, vaudeville has fallen on hard times. The Palace Theater may have to close its doors, unless the proprietor, William Jenkins, does something different, so he allows his 12-year-old son to put on a kiddie show that packs the house.

Darrel

April 2016 •

The tragic tale of two unlucky amphibians and a series of escalating blunders that ends their flirting for good.

Dog With Electric Collar

January 2008 •English

A dog. An electric collar. And plenty to bark at... Sparks will fly!

The Little Drummer Boy

December 1968 •English

After being kidnapped and escaping, young drummer boy Aaron searches for his camel and finds him in the Nativity of the Baby Jesus. Aaron gives Baby Jesus the only gift he has, a song on his drum.

She and Her Cat

October 1999 •Japanese

She and Her Cat details the life of a cat, entirely from the cat's perspective, as it passes time with its owner, a young woman.

The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb

December 1993 •English

A boy born the size of a small doll is kidnapped by a genetic lab and must find a way back to his father in this inventive adventure filmed using stop motion animation techniques.

A Triplets Tale

May 2023 •English

Before Scarecrow and after Outré, Experience the Triplets Story in the Scarecrow Timeline

Midnight Blunders

December 1936 •English

The evil Dr. Wong abducts prominent scientist Dr. Edwin Millstone. Bumbling bank guards Tom and Monte search through Chinatown to find Dr. Wong and rescue the professor.