Dancing Beer Bottles(1965)

Quod Libet(nl)

An associative linking of erotic and pornographically suggestive transformations, whereby the unity is preserved by placing the action in a frame.

The Old Man Movie(et)

An outrageous road movie about The Old Man and his grandkids in a 24 hour race against time to stop a milky madman hell bent on killing his prized cow to save the world.

King Lavra(cs)

A king hides an embarrassing secret - and it causes him to execute every barber who cuts his hair.

Urbanissimo(en)

A comic allegory in which a runaway "city" on legs matches wits with a wily farmer. A farmer has an encounter with a runaway "city" (which devours its environs). He deserts his rural home for the imagined joys of urban life.

Willy McBean & His Magic Machine(en)

Little Willy McBean joins up with a Mexican monkey named Pablo to travel back in time and stop the evil Prof. von Rotten from changing history.

Hairpin Double(ja)

Der Fuehrer's Face(en)

A marching band of Germans, Italians, and Japanese march through the streets of swastika-motif Nutziland, serenading "Der Fuehrer's Face." Donald Duck, not living in the region by choice, struggles to make do with disgusting Nazi food rations and then with his day of toil at a Nazi artillery factory. After a nervous breakdown, Donald awakens to find that his experience was in fact a nightmare.

Son of Tor(en)

Carl Denham (returns to Tor's plateau ("Tor, King of Beasts" 1962) with a friend.

mask dog(en)

A dog wearing the mask of a human face is arrested and sentenced to death.

Catscape(en)

The relationship between a girl in a devil costume and a girl in a cat mask.

Kotatsu-shita no Christmas(ja)

Winter in Japan means kotatsu and mandarin oranges. Tarafu Otani used these two things to represent the birthday of Christ.

A Bite of Bone(ja)

A little girl reflects on her last summer with her father at his funeral.

Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics(en)

Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics dives deeply into the innate contrast between the Seven Deadly Sins (Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Pride and Envy) and the Seven Sacred Teachings (Love, Respect, Wisdom, Courage, Truth, Honesty and Humility), as embodied in the life of a precocious Métis baby. Brought to life by Terril Calder’s darkly beautiful stop-motion animation, her inner turmoil of abuse is laid bare with unflinching honesty. Convinced she’s soiled and destined for Hell, Baby Girl receives teachings that fill her with strength and pride, and affirm a path towards healing. Calder’s tour-de-force unearths a hauntingly familiar yet hopeful world that illuminates the bias of colonial systems.

The Clearing(en)

Battling against the wilderness and his own ego, Bill struggles to impress Deb with below-par outdoor skills and shocking behaviour, until their last-ditch camping trip takes a sinister turn.

The Phonograph(fr)

An old phonograph assembles itself, plays songs on wax drums before self destructing. In many ways The Phonograph is a companion piece to Renaissance, there is nevertheless something quietly affecting about Borowczyk’s final ‘object’ animation.

Before you wake up(ja)

One night, university student Souta meets a girl he has never met before. Yuki, who claims to have been saved by Souta in the past, seems to know nothing about outside world, from shopping to holding a fork. There is also something curious about her. She is extremely afraid of getting her skin touched. The curious life of the strange girl changes little by little. There are men who seek to capture Yuki. It is said that Yuki has a power which holds the fate of the world, and they want her to sacrifice herself for the world. What is the power within Yuki? Why does she refuse to be touched? At last, Yuki reveals to Souta her hidden truth.

Destino(en)

Short film to a song of love lost and rediscovered, a woman sees and undergoes surreal transformations. Her lover's face melts off, she dons a dress from the shadow of a bell and becomes a dandelion, ants crawl out of a hand and become Frenchmen riding bicycles. Not to mention the turtles with faces on their backs that collide to form a ballerina, or the bizarre baseball game.

Wanda(en)

Wanda is a short story of feline and feminine desire. In this delightful piece composed of video animation and live-action footage in Super and Video 8 the narrator reflects on the unrestrained behavior of her cat in heat.

SAIGO(ja)

In this film, Takamori Saigo, known as the last true samurai, comes back to life and wanders around in towns in Kagoshima. A light animation by TOCHKA.

Rocket Roaches(de)

When the diligent cockroaches build a rocket to fly to the moon, they accidentally wake up one of the last humans from his virtual dreams.