Blake Ball(1988)

Roubada!(pt)

NO LITTERING(ja)

While enjoying a date in a park, a man carelessly tosses an empty bottle onto the ground. His selfish littering promptly summons an imposing figure wearing a white hockey mask. The gruesome events that follow tell an admonishing tale about the importance of preserving the outdoors and defending the environment from the ugly menace of litter. The short was made for the tve YouTube Relay project, but wasn't included because it's too violent.

Music Box(sk)

Hardrocks(fr)

During the Palaeolithic, humanity is going through a glacial period that threatened survival. Only a happy coincidence could allow humans to live...

Growth Vitamin(ru)

The teacher at school made a scientific experiment - he put two rats in different cages. One of the rats was given carrots containing vitamin of growth, and the other did not feed. Time passed, and the rat, to whom nothing was given, became thicker than the rat that was fed. It turned out that one student from pity fed another rat.

The Wrong Rock(en)

A mushroom embarks on an epic adventure to find its purpose in life.

The Deal(en)

Stop-motion animation on the arranging of marriages in 1950/60s set in the Eastern-Polish borderland. The script is based on a part of Mikołaj Smyk's diary, the director's grandfather. The biographical objects used in the animation, such as an authentic headscarf, Polish and Russian books, the copy of Mikołaj Smyk's diary and photographs help situate the story in its original environment.

My Butt Has a Fever(en)

At the school talent show, Tina, Gene, and Louise sing a song titled "My Butt Has a Fever," much to Mr. Frond’s dismay.

Donjon & Cie(fr)

The Grolls, victimized minions of a dungeon, are relentlessly attacked by knights in search of adventure.

Liyoki(en)

Liyoki, a silverback gorilla, lives peacefully with his family, when they are attacked by poachers.

Passenger(en)

In this anime-inspired film, a vengeful spirit tries to possess Cora's body, but over time they form a dysfunctional relationship.

False Memory(zh)

Unwilling to accept the death of his friend Shi Yan, the protagonist materializes him in his memory in the form of Bug Man, who he plays with to escape from the depressing reality. Bug Man in monitored by the Memory Management Bureau, and memory collectors Fang Tang and Bai Zhong are assigned to retrieve him.

ash time(ja)

The motif in this animation is the memories of my dog which lived 17 years.

BEACH(ja)

This animation was based on a scene I dreamt, where white smoke was rising from a bed. I was influenced by one of Zhuangzi’s thought, The butterfly dream, and visualized the contrast between dream and reality. While I was creating this piece, I was never aware of whom the man sleeping in the movie was, but somehow, he ended up looking just like my grandfather.

DEDARI(ja)

Animation film based on fieldwork in Bali, Indonesia, and rituals filmed there. Of the hundreds of rituals known to exist in Bali as 'Sangyan', the film takes as its motif the beautiful ritual 'Sangyan Dudari', which is said to be the most effective in exorcising demons.

Operator(en)

OPERATOR is a stop-motion animated short film about a man named Bob, who is attacked by a bio-mechanical parasite, and has to fight for his life and family against forces much greater than himself.

Terminal(sv)

A story about death at an airport

Mémo(en)

Louis, a retired man, resists the overprotection of his daughter Nina to keep his independence.

Breakfast on the Grass(et)

Stop motion characters stumble and fumble their way through a clearing in the woods.

Time Machines(en)

Short animation by Bernardo Britto