Placebo - Protége-Moi(2003)

Narcissus(en)

In this short film by Norman McLaren, dancers enact the Greek tragedy of Narcissus, the beautiful youth whose excessive self-love condemned him to a trapped existence. Skilfully merging film, dance and music, the film is a compendium of the techniques McLaren acquired over a lifetime of experimentation.

Lucky Numbers(en)

Dani and Darren Poe find themselves at odds when a magical pair of earrings allows Dani’s future self to confront her father over his failings as a parent.

Trouble in Toyland(en)

Santa's workers demand to be entertained and thus put on a musical show for themselves.

Okay, José(en)

A Salesman tries to locate a notorious Mexican bandit.

Harry Fox and His Six American Beauties(en)

Harry Fox performs his vaudeville act.

Rex the Runt: Dinosaurs(en)

Our plasticine pooch pal Rex welcomes us to his world, introduces us to his friends, and illustrates how Bad Bob caused dinosaurs' extinction (whoops!)

Rex the Runt: Dreams(en)

Our plasticine pooch pal Rex welcomes us to his dreamworld.

Eternal Return(en)

Two lovers caught in a perpetual cycle of self sacrifice where one has to kill themselves for the other to become alive but they keep repairing each other trying to find a way to break the curse.

Soft Drinks and Sweet Music(en)

In this Broadway Brevity short, a soda jerk/songwriter dreams (literally) of performing his songs on Broadway.

Little Dickie(en)

A woman enters a bar and asks for a bit of conversation, but what she gets in return is a bunch of bad pickup lines sung to her by a cowboy and the bartender singing the cowboy's virtues.

DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger(en)

Jess joins her friends at a party in a dilapidated mansion hosted by the mysterious Seth. When odd things begin to happen to Jess and her friends, the Phantom Stranger intervenes to save her from a dreary fate.

The Boy Who Speaks to the Stars(es)

After the death of his mother, the only thing Daniel has to remember her is a photo and a story about a lost child who returns home thanks to a guiding star. One night a star appears before Daniel and tells him that he will take him back to his mother. Daniel trusts the star and they both enter the darkness of night.

Helena(en)

Helena wakes up feeling unwell with unusual symptoms. She meets with her friend Laura and they go back to Helena's house. After some flashbacks of strange dreams and Helena disappearing for a while, it is revealed that she has no ordinary illness.

Our Tell-Tale Heart(pt)

The famous short-story by worldwide known writer Edgar Allan Poe takes a twisted and never seen turn when adapted to the the controversial and harsh world of the Portuguese dictatorship times of the "New State" in the 20th century.

Hollywood Lucifer(en)

The Astronomer's Sun(en)

A young man, accompanied by his mysterious mechanical bear, visits an abandoned observatory to confront memories of his past and follow his Father on a journey into the unknown.

Samurai Swordfish(ja)

Edo, 1863. Aisuke Kajiki, a young blind swordsman, is entrusted the son of his best friend Toramaru Sakakibara, who is about to join the Shogun's Samurai Unit and promises to train him well. However, after Toramaru's death in battle, Eisuke drowns in a river and is transported in time to present-day Tokyo. Eisuke and his descendant, Ryusei, a college student, go to meet Toramaru's descendant, Taiga, a swimmer. The blind samurai's promise to his best friend in Edo is fulfilled 160 years later in present-day Tokyo through para-swimming.

Ancestors(en)

Ancestors is a film about spiritual forefathers and mothers in a purely fanciful sense. These are classical figures, anatomical figures, fairy tale figures and romantic figures all thrown in together - all my creative root-sources, in a kind of playful tribute. Like part 2 of Duo Concertantes, it's a moving single picture, now doubled.

Thunder(ja)

A woman’s face disappearing behind, and emerging from, a pair of hands. Flashing lights. An empty building full of dark hallways. Designs drawn in the air with light and long-exposure cinematography.

Macguffin(xx)

Mac is concerned about her childhood friend 'An' ignoring her. Then, due to an accidental incident, she is possessed by ‘An’ and experiences a strange incident.