The Ship of Fools

Causes and effects(lv)

From Our Family to Yours(en)

A granddaughter brings joy on Christmas morning by mending her Filipina grandmother’s beloved Mickey plush and decorating her house with Filipino Christmas lanterns ‘parols’; reviving a family tradition and evoking memories of Christmas past. In partnership with Make-A-Wish. Featuring "Love Is A Compass" by Griff.

PYOTR495(ru)

Set one evening in present-day Moscow, 16-year-old Pyotr is baited by an ultra-nationalist group known for their violent abductions and attacks bolstered by Russia's LGBT Propaganda Law, but Pyotr has a dangerous secret.

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two(en)

Marcel the shell is out of sight.

MESSiAH(en)

In a playful collision of cultures, a hapless Irishman and his Parisian girlfriend get more than they bargained for when they encounter a particularly mischievous stranger in the spectacular Australian wilderness.

Chateau/Poyet(en)

The scene is set in front of a French chateau. The camera chases improbable incidents across the screen. Many are constructed out of one of Jordan's favorite engravings illustrators: Poyet. Duels occur on a tight rope. Heavier-than- air machines fly (and sometimes crash). Below guns spear exploding spheres. The timing of the animation is exquisite, existing in an atmosphere balanced between frenzy and delight.

ATROPHIE(fr)

Hen Hop(en)

This joyful short animation features a dancing hen that transforms into an egg. The film was made without a camera by Norman McLaren, who drew directly onto 35 mm movie stock with ordinary pen and ink. Colour was added optically.

Dreams into Drawing(ja)

The painter Kuwagata Keisai lived over 200 years ago. He created 'Ways to Sketch', a series of picture books illustrating humans and animals, all richly expressed. One day he was sketching out a carp, just at that moment he slept and he became a carp in dream. A carp was enjoy to swimming, but a fisherman caught that carp...

Delivery(en)

A person receives a delivery that ends up immoral.

ADA(en)

An A.I. therapy tool helps a lonely and depressed man confront the darkest parts of himself.

Violet, Fisher of the Black Sea(es)

Violeta loves best fishing into the darkest depths.

Sugar Market Crash(en)

Tootsie and Taffy are competitive siblings who already fight for everything and have trouble sharing. While playing cards, they decide to make the game interesting by putting candy on the line.

Don't Forget(ja)

A half-Japanese woman begins to see her mother's early-onset dementia as a monster that haunts them both in this bilingual horror.

Craving(en)

Suzie, a hopeful fashion school graduate seeks inspiration in the city of Paris after moving in with her famous DJ boyfriend. Bored and left alone in an unfamiliar city, Suzie attends a mysterious fashion show, where she soon finds out that there is something sinister going on beneath the designer clothing.

Rent(pt)

Young man finds puzzle in his latest apartment. The new residence will not be your home sweet home.

Midnight Shift(en)

Rural Sheriff’s Deputy, Sgt. Brown responds to a call and finds himself in the middle of an ongoing exorcism. Brown must make the decision to follow man’s law or God’s law.

A Teacher of Singing(ru)

Hippo came to the teacher of singing, but all the efforts of the maestro do not help (neither hearing nor voice). It was necessary for the student to simply swallow the teacher, and he sang with a beautiful, alien voice.

Double King(en)

A king steals crowns from various other rulers.

To Be(en)

Blending fantasy and reality, this animated short is a bold inquiry into an as yet unresolved problem - the nature of human identity. When a scientist creates a machine that can make copies of physical objects, including humans, a number of ethical questions arise. Is the technique moral? What of its safety? A film by Oscar-winning filmmaker John Weldon (who also wrote the catchy banjo tune that punctuates the story's changing moods).