Drawings by Billy and His Friends(2011)

Rotating Cubic Grid(en)

The primary motif in this silent picture is a grid that controls the shapes and motions of forms contained within the framework of a rotating cube. Constructed from interlocking cycles, the film explores branches and loops along paths laid down by geometric logic.

Ultra Nyan: Extraordinary Cat who Descended from the Starry Sky(ja)

Haruka finds a cat in an abandoned building and names it "Nyan". Little does she know that this cat is actually "Ultra-Nyan" who has come from outer space. Using his mysterious powers, Ultra-Nyan helps Haruka and her friends foil the plans of a couple of no-good catnappers.

Junichiro Hayashi: Creepy Images(ja)

An interview with cinematographer Junichiro Hayashi speaking about his work with director Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Mooned(en)

Villainous Vector must figure out how to get off the moon and return to Earth.

The Adventure of the Naive Duck Tasiko(ka)

Naive, pretty and pretensious Tasiko will get angry at her friend and runs in forest, where she finds herself face-to-face with a wolf. Her loyal friends will save her from the trouble.

Beside Myself(en)

A shadow left behind by its owner discovers the beauty in the world around them. A short film written & produced by Karl Jacobs, animated & directed by Eleanor Kopka, sound/music by Richie Woods

Brent Houzenga: Hybrid Pioneer(en)

A documentary about an Iowa artist who made his career from two antique photo albums that he found in the trash. It has been four years since he originally found the two photo albums and since then he has had featured exhibits around the country. This is the first film in the MADE IN IOWA documentary series.

Dead Flies And Starless Skies(en)

In this short experimental film, three friends are waiting for their train to arrive.

Pages of Fear(ru)

A children's horror story draws a carefree girl into the world of the past war. After experiencing fear, she comes back different…

Queenie and the All or Nothing Thin King(en)

A mixed media animated piece which utilizes acrylic paint on cels, a camera obscura, stop motion puppetry, shadows, after effects, a scanner, and an exuberant amount of glitter dubbed “random disco flakes”. Originally a zine, Queenie and the All or Nothing Thin King is a short film that follows the internal and unhealthy thought processes of a little felted blobby person named Queenie.

Book of the Old Ways(en)

A lost spirit goes on an adventure with two children in order to reclaim the love and warmth of life before his death.

Burlesque Queen(en)

Tassel-spinning showgirl Tina stars in this rare 60s British burlesque stage show reel.

Blue Curry(fr)

The greatest life lessons are learned through the simplest of experiences. When your kitchen turns into your biggest classroom... and Mom just serves you a plate of wisdom.

Wings of Kyrgyzstan(en)

As „wings of men“ they became the faithful companion of a great nomadic nation thousands of years ago. Today, 28 years after the Soviet occupation, the little horse is an essential part of the cultural heritage and the search for identity of the modern Kyrgyz people. Based on its own story, a so called „good brown horse“ leads through the film and offers an insight of what it could mean to be „todays wings of men“. Told by a horse’s voice and through its eyes, this short film still is a documentary, but also a poetic journey to a nomadic culture.

If Not Now, Then When …?(de)

It’s a beautiful summer day and Sven is finally going to take the plunge. He’s at the public pool, at the foot of the ladder leading up to the ten-metre board. Today he is going to jump. Now! Or perhaps some chips as a start? And it would be good to take a shower first. But then he’ll be ready, though …? Oh no, the queue behind him is waiting, there’s no turning back. Sven climbs up the tower.

Sirens(de)

Monolithic power plants; billowing columns of smoke; the backdrop of a red sun. Sirens is an experimental short documentary that captures Germany’s coal-fired power plants in their final years of generating energy. Shot entirely from helicopters, the film takes us on a journey through industrial wastelands, thus recalling the passage of Ulysses’ boat through the Sirens’ strait. An odyssey through the dystopian industrial world that has left a permanent mark on earth’s ecosphere.

Quarantine(es)

A short film of the first weeks of strict national lockdown, filmed in Barcelona on a classic home video camera Hi8. Narrates the story of three women who share a flat and who create a microworld not only to survive the global pandemic but also to survive themselves.

For The Record(de)

Dim.: How the Film Was Born(en)

Documentary behind the making of the animated short film Dim.

Verse von der Winterkampagne des Jahres 1980(de)