8º Super Off - Intervenção em Super 8(2021)

The Roots of Japanese Anime Until the End of WWII: 1930-1942(ja)

A rare glimpse of early Japanese sound anime and prewar Japanese culture, The Roots of Japanese Anime features the masterworks of such pioneers of Japanese animation as Noburo Ofuji, Yasuji Murata, and Kenzo Masaoka, in addition to Mitsuyo Seo’s Momotaro’s Sea Eagle, the notorious war cartoon billed as Japan’s first feature anime. These movies represent the brilliance and variety of anime, ranging from beautiful Japanese paper animation to powerful multiplane cel cartoons. They also evoke the fascinating complexity of Japan, a nation that is then both marching towards war, enlisting kids in militarist nationalism, yet also delighting in a mixture of modern popular culture, ancient folk tales, irreverent comedy, and the everyday life of prewar Japanese children.

The Legend of Lake Parvana(hy)

The stunning princess desires an inextinguishable fair of love as proof of true feelings. Brave suitors fly to the four corners of the world to look for it.

Genius Loci(fr)

One night, Reine, a young loner, sees among the urban chaos a moving oneness that seems alive, like some sort of guide.

The Chair(en)

A woman encounters a chair with strange properties, but can't decide if the experience is exciting or annoying.

Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin(en)

Pooh gets confused when Christopher Robin leaves him a note to say that he has gone back to school after the holidays. So Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore and Rabbit go in search of Christopher Robin which leads to a big adventure.

Mulan(en)

To save her father from certain death in the army, a young woman secretly enlists in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.

Broken Being: Prequel(vi)

A man goes on a journey finding the literal Paradise in hope of resurrecting his late wife, only to face with a horrifying truth about the reality he's living in.

Merry Christmas: Max's Miraculous Gift(de)

It is Christmas Eve. Max is excited. Because he has wished for something very special – but only quietly – he did not dare to wish aloud. At last, it is time for the presents. Max is overjoyed. How did his parents know what he had wished for? And the present is even better than he imagined. The craziest adventures can be experienced with it. And what he does experience, how he makes Kimba the lion his friend, or why he gets splashed soaking wet by Dicki the elephant, you can witness in the animated story of “Max and his wonderous present”. Do you already know what kind of present it is?

From Darkness(en)

A lonely fisherman drifts into haunted waters in search of food and finds much more than he bargained for. Based on an Inuit folktale.

Buffon Dance(ru)

Demi-Goddesses(xx)

The second essay about still dominant dark aspects of our modern society. It is conceived as a surreal anti-patriarchal thought experiment and raises important questions about gender, power, and social change, prompting us to reflect on how historical patterns of discrimination and oppression might be either repeated or overcome in a reversed gendered world. It challenges the viewer to confront their own assumptions and biases, and to consider the possibilities of a more equitable society.

Mutant Aliens(en)

An unlikely crew – an astronaut, his intrepid daughter, and a quintet of sympathetic, albeit violent, alien creatures – seek revenge against a space industry baron.

DARK DARK DARK(en)

A spooky and campy descent into atmospheric madness. This take on an old classic story may or may not answer that age old question: What’s lurking in the shadows? What’s watching you from the darkness?

Echoes(fr)

Strange places take shape in a torch’s beam of light and the sound of water droplets hitting the ground punctuates our footsteps. In the distance, we hear muffled music, where does it come from?

Coda(en)

A lost soul stumbles drunken through the city. In a park, Death finds him and shows him many things.

It's Such a Beautiful Day(en)

Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche.

Animal Trap(en)

A haunting and brutal depiction of animal cruelty. Fast paced cut up art brut collage film.

The Little Mermaid(en)

This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.

The Possession Process(en)

Short experimental film. A man gets possessed by a demon as it speaks to his subconcious.

Fast Film(en)

Bits of found film and different types of animation illustrate a classic chase scene scenario: A woman is abducted and a man comes to her rescue, but during their escape they find themselves in the enemy's secret headquarters.