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They Might Be Giants: Here Come The ABCs

February 2005 •English

Learn the ABCs the fun way with The Grammy® - winning rock legends: They Might Be Giants 'Here Come The ABCs' CD + DVD features 24 New Songs PLUS 24 Music Videos. Enjoy both the CD and DVD in this package. The DVD contains over 45 minutes of animations, the wonderful puppets of the Deeply Felt Puppet Theater and performances!

Joachim's Dictionary

February 1966 •French

A light-hearted animated romp through the alphabet, with each letter identified by both a word and a visual interpretation of that word, by the crudely-drawn Joachim.

The Alphabet

February 1969 •English

A woman's dark and absurdist nightmare vision comprising a continuous recitation of the alphabet and bizarre living representations of each letter.

Mr. Men - The Great Alphabet Hunt

April 1992 •English

The Mr. Men and Little Misses are going on an alphabet treasure hunt field trip on the Misterland Bus to see what things they can find to make up all the letters of the alphabet.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

January 1999 •English

An animated short film based on a 1989 wordless picture book by Bill Martin Jr. In this lively alphabet rhyme, the letters of the alphabet race up the cocunut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no - Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom!

Winnie The Pooh's ABC Of Me

January 1990 •English

The Alphabet with Pooh Bear.

ABC

April 1989 •German

Animated short directed by Alexandra Schatz

P for Pelican

January 1972 •Persian

An old hermit lives in a slum and wants to teach the alphabet to the children who regularly go there to play. When a child proposes he use the word “Pelican” for the letter ‘P’, the hermit goes to the nearby park to see this animal he has never heard of.

O Zé Analfabeto Faz Exame

January 1952 •Portuguese

A, B, C... Z

February 1971 •Albanian

Children get ready to start the first grade. They start learning the first letters.

The ABCs of Death

March 2013 •English

An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.

Alphabet Soup

January 1995 •English

William Wegman and his dogs - Fay Ray, Batty, Chundo, and Crooky - teach children the alphabet.

Kamen Rider W Forever: From A to Z, 26 Rapid-Succession Roars of Laughter

July 2010 •Japanese

A series of 26 net movies, comedy-themed shorts (one for every letter of the alphabet) that were released by Toei to promote the Kamen Rider W summer movie, Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate.

M is for Marble

January 2013 •English

This is Stake's entry for the ABC's of Death 2013 competition.

An Alphabet of Weather

January 1991 •English

An educational film that introduces children to the various elements of weather using the letters of the alphabet. Each letter represents a weather-related concept, such as air, clouds, temperature, and storms, providing a fun and engaging way to learn about the atmosphere and its changes. The film highlights the importance of weather in daily life and the roles of meteorologists in predicting it

Silent Running

June 2023 •English

See Murdoc, Noodle and Russel solve the mystery of 2D's disappearance in an epic face-off with a Hollywood-based cult.

Coast to Coast

May 1928 •English

Cartoon animals complete in a cross-country auto race.

Dancing Fruit

September 2023 •English

From the music of UK composer Rachel Portman, Vietnamese-Czech filmmaker Diana Cam Van Nguyen crafts a story of animated fruits that is a celebration of life, a bat mitzvah of a film, dense with color and cheer. This short film is part of the 2x25 Project of Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards. The project commissioned 25 composers to compose a short piece of music, after which 25 filmmakers made short films that are the ultimate symbioses of music and cinematography, fitting completely within the DNA of the festival. The result: 25 exceptional films where the music inspired the form, narrative and texture.

Meshes

September 2023 •English

From the music of Argentine composer Gabriel Chwojnik, Turkish-Belgian filmmakers Imge Özbilge and Sine Özbilge pay an homages to the mother of experimental and avant-garde film director and artist, Maya Deren. This short film is part of the 2x25 Project of Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards. The project commissioned 25 composers to compose a short piece of music, after which 25 filmmakers made short films that are the ultimate symbioses of music and cinematography, fitting completely within the DNA of the festival. The result: 25 exceptional films where the music inspired the form, narrative and texture.