Sisyphos Blues

8.0

Penelope's Condition

January 1976 •English

A reinterpretation of the Greek legend of Penelope, ”the most faithful of wives”, who waited 20 years for her husband Odysseus to return from The Trojan War. In this animation, the two of them are presented in a more modern setting. While Odysseus is busy exploring the universe in his space rocket, Penelope is stuck at home, taking care of the children, showing how traditional gender roles say men should work, while women stay at home.

6.7

The Prince and the Pauper

November 1990 •English

Long ago in a land with an ailing king, there was a pair of boys who looked exactly alike, a pauper called Mickey and the other, the Crown Prince.

6.3

A

January 1965 •English

A writer is persecuted by an enormous and abusive letter 'A'.

0.0

The Red Trinket

November 2021 •Portuguese

The story of a crazy passion and an heinous crime is also one of the first depictions of homosexuality in Portuguese literature.

1.0

Lindy Hop

March 2017 •English

Short film with original footage taken from the internet, reprocessed into vertical stripes with three frame blocks of positive black & white alternating with high-contrast negative.

6.8

Dante's Lunch

March 2017 •English

Every dog has his day, but poor Dante can't seem to catch a break.

0.0

1900-2000

Invalid date •French

In 1900, a couple presents what they claim to be inventions from the year 2000 to the director of a cabaret.

0.0

The Nightingale

January 1987 •English

The story of the lonely Emperor and the captivating songbird that comes to live in his palace.

0.0

A Date with Chimney Alfonzo

September 2024 •English

Allow Chimney Alfonzo to indulge in himself, his food, and you on a first date. You won’t be able to erase it from memory, because it’s animated in crayon!

6.5

Summer 96

May 2023 •French

The eternal August 15 picnic on Callot Island. But this year, Paul, his family and their friends find themselves trapped by the tide. Paul, upset, stuck between the world of adults and that of children, becomes aware of his individuality.

3.7

Candy Boy

May 2007 •French

Children are mysteriously falling ill at an orphanage. Candy Boy, the most valiant of the orphans, investigates, but the arrival of a new boarder complicates his inquiries.

0.0

Flow

January 2001 •English

Flash projection from dutch visual artist Han Hoggerbrugge

0.0

A Sheep, At Last!

April 2020 •English

An elder counts sheep as they fall asleep for the last time. Seeds spread across infertile land, among the deterioration of a bodily vessel and the earth it decomposes into.

6.3

Almost Home

March 2014 •English

A group of aliens searching for a new planet on which to make home, with little success. Promotional short for Dreamworks Animation's forthcoming feature, Home.

5.8

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.

7.5

Superman 75

October 2013 •English

An animated short about the 75 years of Superman.

5.0

I Am Tom Moody

July 2012 •English

A surreal trip through the subconscious of a stifled musician as he struggles to sing.

0.0

Piping Hot

January 1959 •English

An animated film about the history and use of hot water.

7.0

Nikita the Tanner

March 2008 •Russian

Nikita, a simple craftsman, is fighting the Gorynych Serpent.

7.0

Honour

November 2018 •

On a planet far away, a primeval creature gets banished by the chief of its tribe. Exiled and with the burden of a disgraced honour, it sets foot into the unknown land beyond its home, where it finds an intriguing alien concept to take vengeance.