Several pieces of Frank Zappa's music are set against clay animation by Bruce Bickford.
Several pieces of Frank Zappa's music are set against clay animation by Bruce Bickford.
1987-01-01
5.7
Bruce Bickford: master of clay animation.
Inspired by the Greek myth of Prometheus, a Titan who created the first mortals from clay and stole fire from the gods, Prometheus' Garden immerses viewers in a cinematic universe unlike any other. The dark and magical images of this haunting film unfold in a dreamlike stream of consciousness revealing an unlikely cast of characters engaged in a violent struggle for survival.
Two souls lost in a world of modernisation find each other in a moment's need for clarity and appreciation.
Adam McKola goes on a journey to try and discover why professional football in Britain continues to overlook British Asians. Copa90 follows Adam as he discovers the reasons some British Asian footballers and coaches feel they have been held back, reasons for this and what the football governing bodies and the British Asian communities can do to improve the amount of British Asians at football's highest level.
A wreathmaker slips on ice and injures her arm which puts her holiday wreath deliveries in jeopardy until a selfless neighbor steps up to keep her business afloat.
Shepherd is the detective hired by an aristocratic Italian to locate a relative and thereby solve an ancient inheritance problem. As she sinks into the case, however, she finds out that there is much more to the case.
Chased by commandos, Agent Nick Morgan is on the run in the multiverse! To escape, he jumps between parallel Earths including a polluted industrial hellscape, a planet where dinosaurs evolved into humanoids, and a fungi world with giant mushrooms.
A TV station follows a daily life of a young ‘wanna-be filmmaker’.
Colgrave rolls out another collection of his crazy, surrealist creatures and this time they are moving to the music.
Get an inside look at the early lives and careers of some of the WWE's superstars with this fascinating program. The wrestlers talk about their childhood and the road to fame, with family members often adding their insights. Learn how these fighters toughed out the hard times and made it to the top. Included are Kurt Angle, Edge, Christian, Lita, the Hardy Boyz, William Regal, Spike Dudley, Mighty Molly, Bradshaw, Stacy Keibler and Billy Gunn.
11-year-old Valentin and his father live alone on their farm. with the boy spending time with Oscar, who meets this lady on the internet, but Valentin is shocked to find her with his father. Now Valentin is at a loss on what to do next.
Prepare yourself for an hour of Britains favourite comedian as he entertains a riotous crowd live in Northampton. Filmed in April 2002 Chubby is more outrageous and filthy than ever before - even the Queen Mother can't escape the famous Chubby treatment! Enjoy Roy Chubby Brown at his rudest and crudest best and see why all his live shows really are "Standing Room Only"!
The documentary tells about the Romanov family. It discusses versions about the possible salvation of the imperial family, tells about impostors who consider themselves descendants of Nicholas II, and the film also touches on the fate of the regicides.
This short movie takes us through beautiful landscapes and oppressive spaces. A dream sequence that leads to liberation, on the border between imagination and reality. We travel with a boy who matures. He dreams, he dances, he is the conductor. The only.
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.
The theater director Víctor Conde is preparing his jump to the cinema with a science-fiction musical starring Angy Fernández, María Castro, Ricardo Gómez and Santiago Segura, among others.
An animated musical inspired by the classic Brothers Grimm tale, 'Jorinde and Joringel'.
Surreal environments take center stage in this visual odyssey.
The sun rises in the city of Lisbon, the morning after its biggest festival, Santo Antonio. As the citizens wake up and start their day, the decorations from the party come to life to leave the city.
Women are lucky, they get to have the only organ in the human body dedicated exclusively for pleasure: the clitoris! In this humorous and instructive animated documentary, find out its unrecognized anatomy and its unknown herstory.
A short animated film based on the Aesop's Fable "The North Wind and the Sun".
Animated short originally produced in France by Paul Grimault.
The allegorical story of two humanized birds - father and son, who usually walk the earth and fly only in case of danger. The two birds are out for a leisurely stroll, playing music together and taking selfies until a hungry cat attempts to spoil their fun. After several unique and imaginative evasive maneuvers, the birds pelt the cat with apple bombs. The film is one of the jewels of the cartoon: the Czech tradition, Disney anthropomorphism and innovative pre-electronic music score.
This is the first Oswald cartoon to be directed by Walter Lantz who would later produce the Oswald shorts after George Winkler and Charles Mintz (the producers) were fired.
After her latest project is canceled due to circumstances out of her control, Nicole searches for an escape from her defeat.
Second Talkartoon by the Fleischer Studios. UCLA has nitrate elements on this title, therefore is not a lost cartoon.
Roadkill Jamboree is a stop-motion/ 2D hybrid music video about how roads and drivers affect animals, featuring music from the ska-punk band Suburban Legends. This grim yet humorous story centers around a band of five undead animals encompassing various species along Interstate Highway 5. Each animal in the band represents a different type of creature native to California while embodying different reasons why roadkill happens.
Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.
Shot on July 23, 1968, this historical 16mm footage of Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention at Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, CA has been newly restored from the Vault! The film has been newly synced to the 2023 mixes, marking the first time it's ever been seen with audio. Frank Zappa never had the opportunity to see this footage synced to the music. Now you do. The film was shot in increments and features silent performance footage of The Mothers along with scenes involving The Freaks and the premier of The GTO's (Girls Together Outrageously). In the audience were Flo & Eddie (The Turtles), John Mayall, Elliot Ingber (The Fraternity Of Man), Alice Cooper and members of the Rolling Stones.
In the woods there lives a mouse and his friends, and they are always scared of getting eaten by the fox or other predators who can't get food in a fair way. They have to make some laws so they all can live togheter in peace.