Dr. Platypus and the Toxic Avengers: The Probe

Surf's Up(en)

A young surfer enters his first contest, hoping a win will earn him respect. But an encounter with a laid-back local forces him to rethink his values.

Wonder(ja)

The 365 days animation consists of sequence of 8760 pictures, all different shape and color, hand-drawn by the director every day in 365 days. This is the ultimate analog approach by the abstract animated film creator in digital era.

Wasteland No. 1: Ardent Verdant(en)

The interconnected circuitry. The aggregated flora. Alternating currents of the visual field.

Colocataires(fr)

Camille's life is ruled by the ring of the alarm clock each morning. Her well-ordered life consists of preparing her cat's meals, and hearing the familiar sound of the automatic till in the store where she works as the cashier. But one day, a man enters her home without her knowing and starts living there during the day while she's at work. Little by little, he will free her from her chains.

The Search for Human(fr)

In a fantasy world, a griffin embraces his fate and goes on an epic journey to find a legendary creature : The Human.

Things to Come(en)

A vibrant animation by Patricia Marx. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.

Bush Mechanics(en)

Inspired by the legendary live action series of the same name, Bush Mechanics is the story of four Warlpiri men on a journey to visit a powerful elder. As they drive across the desert they must overcome mechanical trouble and the tricks of a cheeky Munga Munga spirit. It will take all of their bush skills to keep their car running and themselves alive.

Blind Date(nl)

During her first date with Bas, Bodine quickly hides her thick glasses. She better shouldn't have done that.

Sugar Glass Bottle(ja)

Near-future Tokyo. Kou, through the help of his high school best friend, finds a surprising way to express his mounting frustration at the insidious forces of commercialism that are forcing out the neighbors he cares most about. Initially inspired by a prank that the writer-director Neo Sora (The Chicken, 2020) had pulled on him in his childhood, a sense of warm nostalgia and cold, material reality intermingle to tell a tale set in the not-so-distant future about disappearing spaces and the forces of policing and gentrification that drills this process forward.

Who Said Meow?(ru)

After hearing someone's "meow" for the first time in his life, baby puppy goes in search of the unknown beast and meets various inhabitants of the house and yard. On children's curiosity and the first acquaintance with the world.

Headcleaner(en)

Mindblowing. Literally. Acclaimed Italian photographer Alessandro Bavari turns to filmmaking with this short, surreal tour in and around the cranial cavity.

Shorts from Radiator Springs(en)

Speeding, of Course(fi)

70-year-old Timo makes the most of his short ride to work. Speeding up on a bicycle ends up in a ditch, but the adrenaline rush leaves a feeling of pleasure.

...And Plays Tricks(et)

A tiny green bear (the Trickster) tries his best to impress a group of animals with his annoying tricks.

Batik Girl(en)

Struggling to cope after a recent tragedy, a young girl finds herself drawn into a magical world within a batik painting.

La vache qui voulait sauter par dessus l'église(fr)

A farmer has computerised his farm but hasn't counted on bugs in the system ... and the cow wants to jump over the church.

A Trip to the Moon(fr)

Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the bold explorers face the many perils hidden in the caves of the mysterious planet.

I See What Is Here(en)

The shots used in this piece were from first test shots with the Mobile Phone 60x microscope. Subjects included the fur of a cat, hair of a girl, a cutting board, and a ball of cat fur that was burned with an incense stick. Unfortunately, during the final shot the flame melted part of the microscope lens.

Dilution(en)

Dilution is an experimental short film that explores the transit between resistance and (di)ssolution, between holding and releasing and a path towards obsessive repetition. They are layers, exposed pores, matter that oscillates between remaining or disappearing. The sound is not a background, but a puncture: friction, tearing, water that drags what still persists. A sensorial testimony of what refuses to vanish completely.

Crust(en)

The protagonists of this surreal drama are seated at the kitchen table arguing over a broken biscuit. Evan Rude (voiced by Bruce Currie) resembles a medieval knight with a propeller head, Ropeshair (voiced by John E Hughes AKA Hobart Hughes) has a head that is a cross between a football and an African sculpture. Each figure sees a fish – supposedly the protagonists’ dinner – circling in space. Inside the biscuit, a hardworking ant works for a 'crust’ to feed his family.