Alma, a little girl, skips through the snow covered streets of a small town. Her attention is caught by a strange doll in an antique toy shop window. Fascinated, Alma decides to enter.
A workman finds a singing frog in the cornerstone of an old building being demolished. But when he tries to cash in on his discovery, he finds the frog will sing only for him, and just croak for the talent agent and the audience in the theater he's spent his life savings on.
After years of toiling away inside the engine room of a towering locomotive, two antiquated robots will risk everything for freedom and for each other.
Pressured by a greedy uncle and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve Barker resorts to an unthinkable, contemptible, just-crazy-enough-to-work scheme. He pretends to be mentally challenged to rig the upcoming Special Olympics and bring home the gold. But when Steve's fellow competitors get wise to the con, they inspire him to rise to the greatest challenge of all: becoming a better person.
A woman wakes up in a room with no memory of who she is or how she got there...
After the death of his father Murat II, Mehmet II ascends to the Ottoman throne. After braving internal and external enemies, he decides to complete what he was destined to do: Conquer Constantinople.
The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.
In a fancy Parisian Café, an uptight businessman discovers he forgot to bring his wallet and bides his time by ordering more coffee.
In a world that judges people by their number, Zero faces constant prejudice and persecution. He walks a lonely path until a chance encounter changes his life forever: he meets a female zero. Together they prove that through determination, courage, and love, nothing can be truly something.
Two lonely characters wanting to find a partner, a romantic blind date, a decadent Russian restaurant... The New Year’s Eve could't be more promising until the dinner for two becomes a crazy dinner for four: them and their ghosts. And the main course is still to come.
After his alcoholic father's death, a young man decides to sell the last memory of him — his taxi.
A 'leisurely drive' planned in honor of Radiator Springs’ town founder, Stanley, turns precarious as Baja pros descend on the town and challenge Lightning McQueen to an off-road race. Meanwhile, the townsfolk, led by a Stanley-costumed Mater, enjoy the planned 'leisurely drive' to retrace Stanley’s original frontier route. Thinking they’re on the same course, a wrong turn sends McQueen and the Baja pros on a treacherously wild bid for survival. The misunderstanding leaves the racing professionals in awe of the 'legend' of Stanley: the Original Off-Road Racer.
A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.
When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they discover each other's unique qualities--and come to realize that each of them offers a different window onto the same world-the friendship helps both to gain a new perspective.
An aging codger named Geri plays a daylong game of chess in the park against himself. Somehow, he begins losing to his livelier opponent. But just when the game's nearly over, Geri manages to turn the tables.
The Parrs' baby Jack-Jack is thought to be normal, not having any super-powers like his parents or siblings. But when an outsider is hired to watch him, Jack-Jack shows his true potential.
Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exile and that the despotic King John now rules England, with the help of the Sheriff of Rottingham. Robin Hood assembles a band of fellow patriots to do battle with King John and the Sheriff.
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
Automata is the eerie, black-humoured story of Henry, the last in a long line of duck hunters. The film examines the connection between hunter and prey and obsession in the face of extinction. It posits the question 'what would happen to someone at the tipping point; the moment where they are directly responsible for the extinction of an entire species' Duck hunting in Australia is a very contentious issue and every year hunters and protesters clash. The experimental side is evidenced with the lack of dialog, non-linear narrative and a 'score' by Belgian sound designer Christina Clar. The majority of the sound tracking and design was completed before the edit in Australia, thus reversing the usual process. The sound post production was completed in Brussels and includes recordings from deep within remote caves.
A story about a naughty mother, based on a poem by Alan Alexander Milne.
Hordes of green caterpillars dream of delicious and sweet apples. They have already prepared their teeth to hunt for the favorite fruits, as their leader decides to tell necessary instructions and organizes endless columns of his subjects. Will apples endure the war and survive?
Three criminals pledge to free the soul of their friend from his gibbeted corpse in this short film based on 'The Highwayman' by Lord Dunsany.
When a multitude of children go missing, one Detective must start to believe in more than just facts or history will soon repeat itself. A film inspired by the true story of Amelia Dyer. A woman who is was found guilty and hung for the murder of 6 children in the late 19th Century. Investigators later believed she had murdered over 400 children, over a 30 year span - making her one of Britains most notorious serial killers.
When a young man finds himself alone in a club after hours, he pretends he's in a martial arts movie only to be interrupted by his crush, leaving him embarrassed. But has the power of his imagination brought something dark to life?
Our second annual halloween short film made safely during quarantine! Inspired by War of the Worlds and B Creature features from the late 1950s. We worked without a crew so everyone involved did several jobs. Brandon directed, operated the camera, edited, sound designed and did voice over work. Ama directed, wrote, designed the lighting, costuming, operated the fog machine, fire fx, blood, and the tentacles! Which we also made as well! Jared and Mark did voice over characters as well as performing on camera. Rozi did her own stunts, helped with make up and costuming and Amber helped with set design as well as being on camera! It was a little project made for fun in a time when we need it the most! We hope you enjoy and happy halloween!
The satanic panic in the 1980s was real.... real hypocritical. When religious parents Bill and Shelley take away their daughter's metal records and D&D they have to answer to a lower power for their own sins and now it's up Chloe and Lou to save them from Satan's grasp! Hypocritical Hit is a new film from Ama Lea dedicated to all the girls who grew up with dirt under their nails and metal in their hearts.
It's after midnight, and two women are about to give an unsuspecting man a night he'll never forget.
Edgar is a lonely crow who just wants to make a friend. Unfortunately for his target, Elena, he goes about it in the worst way possible.
Every day, almost every adult faces situations in which they inevitably begin to feel negative emotions. It often begins with waking up with an annoying warbling alarm, followed by transport, where is so many people in a hurry, and after all this the working day begins with the inherent responsibility and stress. And it is possible not to be nervous?
Playing hide and seek game comes to a sticky end for the cat Tutti and the hippo Topa. Tutti stuck in a well, as the idea to hide there seemed quite reasonable. But Topa would not leave his friend in trouble and pulled his friend out with a rope, but first he needed to overcome many obstacles to find it.
A masked man is stalking a young couple, Bette and Anthony
An animated short film that deconstructs and exposes the exhausted Soviet cliches in search of truth which is traditional for glasnost and perestroika era.
The animation tells about the adventures of the funny character Parasolka on the hunt.
Animation created and premiered during the Ottawa International Animation Festival in 1998 at the National Gallery of Canada