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Remote Paradise(fr)

What do two kids do after their TV explodes? On this quite extraordinary day, they turn into kids again. They burst into laughter for no reason and become so light they float off to a wonderful desert island. But you can't channel-surf on an island, and once the wonder wears off...

One Small Step(xx)

​Luna is a vibrant young Chinese-American girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut. From the day she witnesses a rocket launching into space on TV, Luna is driven to reach for the stars. In the big city, Luna lives with her loving father Chu, who supports her with a humble shoe repair business he runs out of his garage. As Luna grows up, she enters college, facing adversity of all kinds in pursuit of her dreams.

Babyroussa the Babiroussa(fr)

Babyroussa awakes on his island hungry, but the fridge is empty. He decides to bake some bread.

One Who Has Two Souls(fr)

He was called "He Who Has Two Souls". He was beautiful as a woman. And handsome as a man. He hesitated.

This is J03(en)

A live action / 3D animation about J03, an 8 bit digital man stuck in our 21st century analogue world searching for the way home.

LI.LI.TA.AL(ja)

Each verse, as they get repeated and recited, they fulfil their destiny and later crystallise to become LILITA.AL. It is somewhat similar to how human decompose after death, but it’s more about the spirit －spirit of the syllables- that sublime and skeletonize… A verse may forfeit its life, but the spirit returns home with the wind, and wait for destined rebirth.

A Cat's Life(en)

A cat abuses his mouse-slave, serenades a girl-cat and devises a mousetrap.

Indoor Sports by Tad(en)

The film begins with an obese woman going to the shoe store and insisting she's a size 3 1/2--though she's obviously much larger. Then, out of the blue, a cat and a stick figure appear and make fun of the woman--making fat jokes and the like.

Raw Data(en)

Hand-drawn animation with ink, gouache, white-out and coffee.

The Deep End(en)

Hand-drawn animation with ink, white-out and coffee

Sick Leave(en)

Hand-drawn animation with ink and white-out.

Nightfall(en)

Hand-drawn animation with ink and white-out.

Headache(en)

Hand-drawn animation with ink, white-out and crayon.

Waiting Room(en)

Hand-drawn animation with ink and white-out.

The Heat of a Thousand Suns(fr)

A young man from the far future, bored by his surroundings, blasts off into space with only his cat and some robots for company. On a distant planet he discovers a serene, tranquil culture and falls in love with a girl. The story follows his problems adjusting to their sociological standards and customs where family units are comprised of sexual groups of eight people.

Magic Hock(ru)

The Owl & the Pussycat(en)

Short animation by Al Jarnow based on the work of British poet Edward Lear. Made at NYU.

Scratching and Painting on Film(en)

A stream of consciousness experiment committed directly to celluloid, Jarnow pays homage to Stan Brakhage and Harry Smith. Abstract designs transform self portraiture, lettering tests and images traced from other films including a Charlie Chaplin short.

Tondo(en)

Tondo introduces the cosmic formalism that was the primary theme of Al Jarnow's independent films. An infinite gridscape alternates with vibrating etchings, spirograms and other surreal realities.

Cedric(de)

Death as a global service provider? Unthinkable! So far Death has thought that too. But then his nephew Cedric had the crazy idea of founding the company AFTER LIFE while his uncle was away. This company takes over the craft of death with the latest technology and markets it worldwide.