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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.

You Said a Mouthful(en)

Two men bear the name Joe Holt. One is a shipping clerk, the other a champion Canadian swimmer. When a socialite gets them confused, thinking the clerk is the inventor of an unsinkable swim suit, she enters him in a 20 mile swim race.

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.

Son of Tor(en)

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

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.

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.

More(en)

A factory worker in a dark, gray world assembles devices that promise happiness. In his spare time he tinkers to create something better, and finally succeeds in perfecting his invention, which allows people to see life through rose-colored glasses, but he has to pay a price for his success.

Butterfly Tale(fr)

A pair of rival butterflies form an unlikely friendship.

A Christmas Tale(uk)

On the eve of Christmas, the tears of the poor girl Marusia melted the cold and indifferent heart of the wealthy landlord. Based on the fairy tale “Tear” by the Ukrainian writer Marko Cheremshyna.

early summer, dust in the wind(ja)

Experimental animatinon by Kohei Saito

Twilight Park (Bell Tower)(en)

Seraphim Cloud grows up near a desert retirement community in the Dinétah (Navajo Nation) There Seraphim meets Howie Heehaw; a wandering rodeo show clown from Tibet seeking a flowering blue cactus seen in a powerful vision. This is a prequel feature to upcoming feature film Twilight Park.

Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic(en)

Dante journeys through the nine circles of Hell -- limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery -- in search of his true love, Beatrice. An animated version of the video game of the same name.

Remember To Enjoy The Light Before It’s Gone(en)

In this reflective short film, the Weeknd speaks to his younger self, encouraging him to ask questions about the future and remember the light before it's all gone.

Vincent(en)

Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams that annoy his mother.

Animated Hair Cartoon, No.18(en)

The “Animated Hair” films, featuring artwork by “Marcus” (not well-known animator Sid Marcus, but a caricaturist for the original humorous Life Magazine) were relatively easy for the studio to produce, using one artist (his hand usually seen on screen drawing the image) and the gimmick of manipulating one caricature with stop motion to create a second caricature (usually by rearranging a hair-do). Audiences were thrilled. Fifty one “Animated Hair” shorts were produced between 1924 and 1927. (from: thekidshouldseethis.com/post/animated-hair-cartoon-no-18-1925)

The Puppetoon Movie(en)

Animated characters introduce a compilation of George Pal replacement animation Puppetoon short films from the 1930s and 1940s.

Solito(pt)

Strawberry Shortcake: Berry, Merry Christmas(en)

Strawberry Shortcake travels to magical Holidayland with Honey Pie Pony, searching for the perfect presents to give her friends.