Darkness, Light, Darkness(1989)

Dimensions of Dialogue(cs)

Three surreal depictions of failures of communication that occur on all levels of human society.

The Wild Boys(fr)

Island of La Réunion, in the beginning of the 20th century. Five teenagers commit a savage crime. As punishment, a Dutch captain takes them to a supernatural island with luxuriant vegetation and bewitching powers.

The Night of the Shooting Stars(it)

The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore. In 1944, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumours that the Nazis plan to blow it up and that the Americans are about to arrive to liberate them.

Do You Remember Dolly Bell?(sh)

A young man grows up in Sarajevo in the 1960s, under the shadow of his good, but ailing father, and gets attracted by the world of small-time criminals.

Happily Ever After(en)

The Wicked Queen is dead but her brother, Lord Maliss, seeks for revenge. Using the Magic Mirror to locate Snow White and the Prince, he transforms into a dragon and attacks. Maliss takes the Prince to the Realm of Doom. Snow White, with the aid of the Seven Dwarfesses, cousins of the Sevens Dwarves, must embark on a quest to save her true love.

Lick the Star(en)

A clique of school girls devise a secret plan that they code-name "Lick the Star".

Ghosts Before Breakfast(xx)

Hans Richter, noted for his abstract shorts, has everyday objects rebelling against their daily routine.

Meat Love(cs)

Two pieces of meat fall in love.

Skhizein(fr)

Having been struck by a 150-ton meteorite, Henry has to adapt to living precisely ninety-one centimeters from himself.

The Tell-Tale Heart(en)

One of the most discussed and imaginative cartoons of any era. It tells the famous Edgar Allan Poe story of the deranged boarder who had to kill his landlord, not for greed, but because he possessed an "evil eye." The killer is never seen but his presence is felt by the use light-and-shadow to give the impression of impending disaster.

Masseba(cs)

A tribe of survivors take possession of a large but rundown building, killing all who put up resistance - but they don't know that the building is cursed by some demon god and haunted by a girl in white that seems to know a dark secret.

Tentação(pt)

Father António is a priest by vocation, committed and generous, dear people of Vila Daires a quiet village of the north. But Father António is also a man, and Vila Daires is not as peaceful as it seems. The good intentions of the Father will not be sufficient to halt the worsening of the conflict. And when your fate intersects with Lena, the "black sheep" of the village, Father will also be forced to confront his own demons. Especially with those who never even thought that could exist.

Resurrection(en)

A woman's carefully constructed life is upended when an unwelcome shadow from her past returns, forcing her to confront the monster she's evaded for two decades.

Where Is The Friend's House?(fa)

An 8 year old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.

Mystery Train(en)

In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling in search of the roots of rock; an Italian woman in mourning who stumbles upon a fleeing charlatan girl; and a comical trio of accidental thieves looking for a place to hide.

Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle(ja)

Goku and Kuririn are given an assignment by Kame-Sen'nin: "Retrieve the sleeping princess from Lucifer and I will take you as my students." But the mission proves to be more perilous than originally thought.

Layer Cake(en)

When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...

Bad Taste(en)

A team from the intergalactic fast food chain Crumb's Crunchy Delights descends on Earth, planning to make human flesh the newest taste sensation. After they wipe out the New Zealand town Kaihoro, the country’s Astro-Investigation and Defense Service (AIaDS) is called in to deal with the problem. Things are complicated due to Giles, an aid worker who comes to Kaihoro the same day to collect change from the residents. He is captured by the aliens, and AIaDS stages a rescue mission that quickly becomes an all-out assault on the aliens’ headquarters.

Days of Thunder(en)

Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that threatens his career when the two smash their cars. But with the help of his doctor, Cole just might overcome his injuries-- and his fear.

Ran(ja)

With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa's late-life masterpiece, a profound examination of the folly of war and the crumbling of one family under the weight of betrayal, greed, and the insatiable thirst for power.

Girl in the Hallway(en)

A story from childhood and an indelible image continue to haunt Jamie many years later.

Acid Rain(en)

Environmental PSA by Bill Plympton.

House of Weirdness(en)

Early raunchy live action short by Bill Plympton, advertising a strange BDSM machine.

Boss in Love(ko)

Se-young stays alone and works overtime. Her lover, Hye-mi, visits Se-young's company and they have a date there. Suddenly, the new employee, Joo-ah, returns to the company.

The Fable of Henpecked Henry(en)

Silent cartoon.

La Pepperette(fr)

The Man Who Slept(fr)

A young woman lives with her sleeping husband. Prisoner of her loneliness, she refuses to accept that this man is only a memory.

Moto Perpetuo(hu)

Moto Perpetuo shows an absurd picture of our neverending changing culture and history.

A Romantic Story(hu)

A man meets a girl, sitting on a bench in the park. He imagines ways that he can impress her. But will he make the good impression when he gets the chance?

The Luncheon(hu)

The first animated short film to feature Varga's clumsy claymation character Augusta.

The Award(it)

Two young women and a young man confront a tech mogul on a train about their new invention.

Masques(fr)

Two masks face each other under a multitude of disturbing glances. A signal is given, begins then a dance, a ritual fight.

The Night Express(uk)

On a New Year's Eve journalist Tanya is setting on a train by her friend, for this removing another passenger. Friend says that Tanya is a surgeon and she's having an important surgery tomorrow. Drunk lawyer Tolia sit down in the same compartment. Train brakes, suitcase puts down and cuts off Tolya's finger. Now Tanya as a surgeon must save Tolya's life.

Tile M for Murder(sv)

On the hottest day of the year a husband figures out a way to get rid of his annoying wife in a game of scrabble.

Buffalo Milk Yogurt(en)

In Buffalo Milk Yogurt, a collaboration with Corey Fogel, a man experiences a nervous breakdown in a gourmet supermarket while a woman practices yoga in a display of fall decorations.

The Oven Sky(en)

The Oven Sky (2011) is set in a quickly gentrifying neighborhood where newcomers pressure a longtime resident to turn her yard filled with lawn ornaments into a dog park. This animation features music by Rachel Mason.

I Love You, East Garrison (A Video Essay by Haley Hoult)(en)

Haley Hoult, a student of Est Harrison High, creates a sarcastic video essay about his school.

LAND(en)

LAND is a fluid series of formal land animation experiments based upon the imprint of landscapes in various locations and intuitive interpretations of those movements. Shot in New York, Thimble Islands Bear Island, Connecticut, Armstrong Redwoods, Sonoma County, California, Hastings, England. note* (part of the EYE Filmmuseum Permanent Collection)

Regeneration(en)

Regeneration is a film about transformation. Starting in a dark place the character reaches toward the divine and breaks into the world of the spirit. Through this act representing an outstretched hand we see that the Holy Spirit represented as a dove is pursuing us even more urgently. The meeting of the two represents the freedom in flight found in trusting fully in the Holy Spirit and is completed with the return to the heart now fully regenerated.

Humpty Dumpty Circus(en)

The Humpty Dumpty Circus is the first animated short film created in stop-motion technique. It features a circus with acrobats and animals in motion.