The Needle(2020)

Bug Therapy(en)

Citronella, a mosquito who faints at the sight of blood, nervously waits outside her first group therapy session, while the Pill Bug therapist, Dr. Pill tries to calm a neurotic group of bugs, each suffering from a mental-health issue: An OCD germaphobic Fly freaks when he runs out of hand sanitizer. A Dragonfly couple struggle with co-dependency; she's literally on top of him. A Grasshopper, addicted to coffee, is so jumpy, he launches himself in mid-sentence. A Praying Mantis who doesn't pray because she thinks she is God. A terrified Spider is deathly afraid of -- spiders. And, a perfectly-camouflaged Stick Bug complains that no one ever "sees" him. Throughout all this, Citronella battles her urge to flee - while Dr. Pill implores her to share her "embarrassing" problem.

Jam(ja)

The idea of JAM was conceived while I was attending the Ottawa International Animation Festival in 2008.After returning to Japan, I soon began making the film and completed it in four months.This film is based on a very simple idea: the increasingly varied the sounds, the greater is the number of creatures. I wanted to rid myself of the frustrating experience of making Devour Dinner, which was highly unsatisfactory from the viewpoint of the movement in the film. My intention in this film was to fill the screen with chaotic movements.

Snow Shelter(lt)

Frigid winter in a war-devastated, present-day city. Several years have passed since the destruction, and the city is slowly rebuilding. A thirty-year-old guy is living as a squatter in an apartment with a group of strangers. He struggles to survive and also to find a little more comfort in this rough setting. One night he nearly burns the flat down, hoping for a warmer sleep. His roommates start hating him, so the guy has to find another shelter.

Annie: Origins(en)

Neposlušný zajíček(cs)

A grotesque story about the mischievous bunny's antics while decorating Easter eggs.

Divine Fate(en)

An environmental morality tale. A divine gate gives one all that one desires, on the condition that one takes only what one needs and one gives something good in return.

Sprite Fright(en)

Set in 80’s-Britain, when a group of rowdy teenagers trek into an isolated forest, they discover peaceful mushroom creatures that turn out to be an unexpected force of nature.

New Fangled(en)

A critique of marketing speak in the commercial cartoon industry.

Adventure Without a Map(ja)

Miki and Kazuki are both struggling at their jobs. Miki's bakery isn't getting business, and there is something missing from her desserts. Kazuki is working on a report related to curry for his company, but a coworker tells him he has the wrong approach to the project. Will they be able to succeed in their professions?

Hrnečku, vař!(cs)

While all the inhabitants of a small rural village are working hard to survive the harsh daily routine, the mayor and his wife are gorging themselves to death. Without generosity, they even refuse alms to a penniless old lady. Among the hard workers trying to subsist, a little girl works courageously to help her exhausted mother. One day, during her lunch break, she goes into the forest to fill her cup of water in a river. There, a poor old lady asks for alms from the young lady, having nothing but her little piece of bread, willingly offers it to her. It is then that the old lady, as a reward, enchants the cup of the little girl ...

All Creatures Great and Small(en)

130 children along with staff and teachers worked together shooting indoors and out using stop motion techniques to make a film. The unexpected resulted as children inspired each other and the results are magical.

Last Time in Clerkenwell(en)

Last Time in Clerkenwell chronicles the odyssey of the Royal Legion of Birds from Bathtime in Clerkenwell after they come to power and take over London. This time, the bird empire expands beyond Earth's boundaries ... and falls into unexpected circumstances.

Animated Putty(en)

Stop-motion animation of putty modeling itself into faces.

Blue(en)

"Knife-like, Flower-like, Like Nothing at All in the World" - William Saroyan An animated abstract-narrative set to a lush full orchestra composition by Duncan Thum (also entitled "Blue"). While a man's past experience needs to be surgically removed, somewhere a woman takes bath and contemplates delicate & pleasurable kinds of pain... Tis all Blue. Short animated film by Daniela Sherer. Featured in the Animation Show of Shows

Passage(en)

In this whimsical and evocative parable, a master and his servant engage in a battle of wills as they attempt to cross a frozen lake. As they struggle and dance their way across the ice, the reality of who’s really in control becomes increasingly clear.

Crin-crin(en)

Iris Alexandre's animated short was featured in the Animation Show of Shows. Music by Zakouska.

The Message(en)

The first of Krumme’s films to incorporate a textual element, Message again treats themes of power and control, but now with an ominous undercurrent of fear. In particular, the film touches on the dangers of nationalism and the imagined resurgence of an oppressive and deadly authority.

Biological Cycle No. 5(xx)

The series, based on the first 16mm film that was shot in a studio with Nakajima’s family and birds, moves through media and processing transformations over many iterations over the years. Once transferred to video, digital effects were added using the “Animaker,” an electronic image synthesizer that he invented (also nicknamed “Ko-puter”). Total of 6 parts exist.

The Danish Poet(en)

A woman ponders over the strange coincidences that made her forefathers and -mothers meet and create the premises for her becoming the person that she is.

Science Please! : Slippery Ice!(en)

A clip in the Science Please! collection, Slippery Ice! uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain why we slip on ice.