BlackFace: The Sacred Legend(2009)

Petrichor(fr)

A colorful and sensorial experience which follows two friends escape from the confines of an oppressive structured society in pursuit of a more meaningful existence.

The Amazing Little Whale(uk)

A story about a little whale, which was always trying to surprise everyone.

One Day I Came Home(uk)

The Fox With The Rolling Pin(uk)

Ukrainian folktale telling the story of how the sly fox tricked on village people and how they finally avenged themselves.

Expectations(xx)

A short animation about learning to live.

For Those Who Poisoned the Moonlit Night(en)

Yesterday I was there,it was a planet of rock and water;other than that I just remembered the blue.. .. then someone told from my left that you overslept. Prisoners of impossible dreams listening to the story of a king who wants to build a map as big as his country.. 'But you are supposed to tell me a different story!' - 'Am I?',the spider replied.

The Devil's Work(sh)

When a man is constantly punished for his good deeds, he proceeds to fight back with a potion, but things change when he comes upon a woman.

The Pass(ru)

A starship crashed on an uninhabited planet and its crew had to abandon it. Years later the survivors and their children try to return to the ship and send a distress signal. But for that they must go through a very dangerous mountain passage.

The Remarkable Rocket(en)

An animated version of the Oscar Wilde story about a conceited firework rocket, whose pride hides his downfall in the world.

Papa-Figo(pt)

A child's play turns out to be a nightmare when they set out to challenge an urban legend.

The Little Bird and the Bees(de)

After the little bird has fluttered across the Generation canvas in fall and winter episodes, a new adventure follows. It is springtime, and the little bird makes the acquaintance of the bees, but the voracious fox is already in pursuit.

Leaf(cs)

A beautiful red leaf of a tree is the ticket of the girl who wants to board the big steamer. The scent of this leaf reminds the sailor of his homeland and finally leads him back there.

Mishou(bg)

Far and wide only snow, ice and a pleasant silence. Until a helicopter drops a load of noisy tourists. A humorous animation about animalistic interaction and the human ignorance of nature.

The Great Malaise(fr)

The hedgehog between balloons, the feline predator on the hamster wheel, the fish in the lifebuoy: A young woman portrays herself in the best possible light in her self-description.

The Junky's Christmas(en)

Burroughs takes down a book and reads us the story of Danny the Carwiper, who spends Christmas Day trying to score a fix, but finds the Christmas spirit instead.

Baraa(en)

When the long-awaited dream dies, the reality begins to circle around us and encage us in the claustrophobic space of our fears and distorting anxiety.

Triplet Trouble(en)

Someone drops off three cute little kittens; Tom is put in charge of them while Mammy goes shopping. But behind her back, the three little angels are real devils.

Truant Officer Donald(en)

Donald catches his nephews swimming on a school day. He thinks he's made an easy catch, but the boys are much more resourceful than that. When he tries to smoke them out of their clubhouse, they put three roast turkeys in their bed and dress one boy as an angel.

After the Rain(en)

In green pastures, a dog lives happily alongside its master, an old and very unusual shepherd. The shepherd isn't merely content to shear his sheep, but transforms the wool into clouds to create rain, thereby perpetuating the life cycle. But if the shepherd isn't eternal, what will happen to the valley? The young dog must be creative and persevere in order to avoid the worst.

Git Gob(en)

Two creatures wonder, 'What is a hole?' They have different points of view. Their debate leads to an idea, an idea that changes the world. This is a story of practical magic. This film was made as part of the 5th edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.