The Tiger in the Teapot

Alltag(de)

Animated short directed by Michael Schaack

Nachtschicht(de)

Animated short directed by Michael Schaack.

Wild(nl)

Wild is the story of an overzealous hunter and his explosive frolick through the peaceful woods. It quickly becomes apparent, though, that he has no idea what he is missing.

The Hole(bg)

A man falls in a hole on his walk, he sees another person walking on the same path and makes sure he's not the only one to get injured.

USALULLABY(ja)

Increasing in number, small rabbits take care of a great dolphin. Can the dolphin get to sleep by rabbits’ gentle caress? May many people have a good sleep and sweet dreams tonight even in the world with whining sounds and wriggle of yin and yang.

Watakushiritori(ja)

One day is presented by shiritori, a word game of last and first. A chain of images in one line evolves the story of this game.

Wild Wild Ham(ja)

How to spend a ten-minute break at club activities. Let us take off [our] shoes and socks, and enjoy the fresh breeze between our toes. We are all flesh after all.

Maze King(ja)

We cannot stay here any longer. We must leave tomorrow morning. A clown convinces and hurries the residents of an amusement park, a girl, a gay, a soldier, a dog, to be in time for the merry-go-round.

Marie’s Sugar Plum(ja)

Marie has lost the precious memories of her mother and her magic spell. One day she meets a mysterious nutcracker in her dream and strays off into an extraordinary world.

Fox Spirits(ja)

Some by walking, some by car or trains, or in the relay of vehicles, foxes get together for an annual assembly.

Darkeling(ja)

Off-street mysteries. There are many things we don’t find in the main streets. We might find many happenings in the back street, which don’t happen in the main streets.

It’s Time for Supper(ja)

Playtime ends at the five o'clock chime. And there comes the indefinable time between vanishing playtime and dinner time at home.

The Closet(ja)

A young girl takes it into her head that her mother is taken by her newly born sister. Out of jealousy she hides her baby sister in darkness.

A Piece of Green(ja)

Dwarfs in red, blue and green colours have been working in each dark cabinet in a factory called television. They have kept working without questioning their own identities. Midori, a green dwarf, becomes aware of himself. . .

I’m Nothing(ja)

I get up in the morning, prepare myself, wait for a bus, then the train, go to school, and return home. Days go by even while I wonder about, cry, or sleep.

My Frame(ja)

Suffering from her delusion, K tries to depict her disorder in her paintings. In her dream, she finds a frame, which makes her believe that drawing is her destiny.

Kicking Rocks(ja)

All of a sudden, a boy starts to play hopscotch. Kicking stone[s] is. . . simply play, but it doesn’t work as simply as it seems. He struggles by the rule he made himself.

My Dear Flesh(ja)

A spring night, I walked past a ‘god’. I wonder if it was a cat or a man. Or was it a wind I felt in a slumber? They were certainly there, celebrating the cycle of lives in small ways.

Self Image(ja)

A man walks. His form wobbles precariously. The world is hard to tell subjective or objective. His body is cut in pieces. Only the power of image can make these unite.

Ream(ja)

The theme is ‘one continues to live, leaving his trace.’ It is an abstract animation in which movement is done by repetition of pencil drawings and erasure on a piece of paper.

When the Stars Shine Hope Reading(zh)

Through the real stories of teachers and students in remote rural areas, we can see the profound influence of teachers on students.

Peter Pan(en)

This musical version of the tale of the boy who wouldn't grow up aired live on television on March 7, 1955. It was so popular that it was restaged the following year, and again four years later.

Vaasu Naan Pakka Commercial(kn)

Vaasu, a young man who falls head over heels in love with Mahalakshmi, however, little does he know that his actions would have adverse repercussions on his family.

Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci(it)

Opera's most popular double bill, fondly known as Cav and Pag, conducted by Herbert von Karajan. In 'Cavalleria rusticana', Turiddu returns from military service to find that his fiancée Lola had married the carter Alfio while he was away. In revenge, Turiddu seduces Santuzza, a young woman in the village. In 'Pagliacci', the drama unfolds as Canio (Pagliaccio) struggles with rage, despair, and desire on learning of his wife Nedda's intended infidelity with Silvio. Canio's tragic conflict increasingly mirrors the comedy of Pagliaccio.

MIAU(pt)

Lasermannen - dokumentären(sv)

Armed with a laser sight rifle he spread fear among Stockholm's immigrant communities in the early 1990's. In the media he was named Lasermannen.

way(en)

San Francisco filmmaker Konrad Steiner took 12 years to complete a montage cycle set to the late Leslie Scalapino’s most celebrated poem, way—a sprawling book-length odyssey of shardlike urban impressions, fraught with obliquely felt social and sexual tensions. Six stylistically distinctive films for each section of way, using sources ranging from Kodachrome footage of sun-kissed S.F. street scenes to internet clips of the Iraq war to a fragmented Fred Astaire dance number.

James - Live at the Acropolis(en)

Live at the Acropolis captures the band’s unforgettable live performance at the historic Odeon of Herodes Atticus, an open-air amphitheater beneath the Acropolis in Athens. Recorded on the 10th of July, 2023, this album transports listeners to that magical night, where James along with along with a 22 piece orchestra conducted by Joe Duddell and an 8 piece choir, delivered a powerful set against the backdrop of ancient history.

Asa(ja)

A short animation by Haruka Suzuki based on the poem "Asa" by Ikuko Shirakuma

To Love-Ru OVA(ja)

6 25-minute OVA episodes

WWJD: What Would Jesus Do? The Journey Continues(en)

The journey continues from WWJD as the drifter (John Schneider) arrives into a new town - inspiring a group of people to live as Jesus would. A troubled teen heads down the wrong path dragging his brother along with him. A young woman struggles with the pressures of being in a romantic relationship. A family hopes to reunite with their estranged father. When the local pastor Joseph loses his faith in the lord the Drifter leads the pastor and the community on an improbable journey back to faith and redemption.

Jerkbeast(en)

Three unsuspecting heroes will rise to the peak of rock and roll stardom, only to face the most difficult challenge possible. They will conquer the airwaves via television and radio. They will encounter many strange and wonderful characters along the way. They will show the world what life is like when you live without boundaries!!! - jerkbeast.com

Cine Gibi 7: Bagunça Animal(pt)

Trying to escape his bath, Monicão ends up hiding in the movie theater. Mônica can't find her pet in the dark, so she asks Franjinha to play some short films that might lure the dog out of hiding.

The Romance of Yushima(ja)

Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after Hayase lost his parents in a war. Hayase has been secretly married to Otsuta, a former geisha, and has been unable to tell Sakai of the marriage, aware as he is that Sakai wants him to marry his daughter, Taeko. Otsuta wants Hayase to tell Sakai about her, but understands the difficulty of his position. At a festival, Otsuta is mistaken for a pickpocket and taken to the police. Because of her background as a geisha, newspaper reporters eagerly delve into her past and report that she has been married to Hayase. Unaware of what has been printed in the papers, Hayase decides to tell Sakai about his marriage. Sakai shows the newspaper to him and orders Hayase to part with Otsuta. Given no chance to explain, Hayase accepts Sakai's order.

Anapafsis(el)

A small group of World War I soldiers getting out of the dreary trenches. Their constant fear of the bombs steps aside for a brief moment of time, while brotherhood along with violence, steps in.

Parco Fiction(ja)

Witness a bizarre job interview and a dotty grandma in these five short surreal stories revolving around legendary Japanese department store Parco.

I'm an Alcoholic: Inside Recovery(en)

Alcoholics Anonymous is the longest-running addiction programme in the world and has been operating in the UK for 75 years. At a time when problem drinking is on the rise, this film has access to an AA meeting in central England for the first time ever. Rooted in the evangelical Christianity of 1930s America, many of the cornerstones of the programme's structure have changed little. How does this organisation work in our modern society? How do members with no faith at all interpret the programme now, and why does it still work for so many?