Passenger(2019)

Deadtime Stories Documentary(en)

A documentary on the work of experimental British animator David Anderson.

Jak ulovit mamuta(cs)

Impasse(en)

A classic of abstract animation that follows a tiny red arrow's journey through a multitude of spirals of white and waterfalls of color. Directed by Caroline and Frank Mouris, preserved in 2020 thanks to a collaborative effort between the Academy Film Archive and the Yale Film Archive.

Animated Cotton(en)

It might not take you long to cotton on to the trick of this film, but the results are still impressive. Though the various strings, wools and embroideries if this film are certainly animated in one sense, it is not through stop-motion animation. The time-consuming process of manipulating threads frame-by-frame is avoided by simply using reverse film techniques.

Mate(zh)

In a mysterious country, God makes couples by binding a man and a woman with a thread. However, Wendy and Elly fell in love with each other, but Wendy was forced to give up her true love by God's opposition. One’s love is the most precious in the other’s heart.

A Hunter Grabs Their Rifle(en)

A hunter tracks a deer through a snowstorm.

Empty Space(et)

An immense dissappointment. Instead of a puppy for her birthday she got a father…

Drowning(ja)

Animation by Ginko Abe. Music by Abhi Tambe.

Love Me, Fear Me(en)

'What would you be willing to do for them to love you? '

In the Shadow of the Pines(en)

In the Shadow of the Pines is an animated short documentary about a difficult father-daughter relationship. Drawing on childhood memories, Anne Koizumi, the filmmaker, explores her upbringing with her Japanese immigrant dad, who was also the janitor at the elementary school she attended. The film explores the idea of shame and how it can shape and define us while also concealing who we can truly become.

Magic Explained(en)

Prestidigitation before the age of the pixel. Very lively stop motion and open shutter piece, all done in camera – but transferred to video for ease of viewing.

Hearts and Flowers(en)

Two male dolls compete to win the heart of female doll Dolly Daisy.

The Holiday of Disobedience(ru)

About that, how parents abandoned the disobedient children and returned only then, when they reformed.

Über den Tag hinaus(xx)

A stop-motion short about death.

Out of a Forest(en)

A family of rabbits are having a birthday party under a big tree, unaware that a mischievous wolf is approaching.

The Peanut Vendor(en)

A man tries to sell peanuts at the Zoo but is harassed by an elephant and various animals, so he asks a singer for help.(Note: not to be confused with the stop motion short of the same name.)

Winter Carousel(fr)

A small group of animals gathers around a frozen pond. The animals then play together on the ice and in the snow. Later, when the season changes, they look for new ways of passing the time.

In Absentia(en)

A woman sits alone on a chair at a table in a room on one of the top floors of an asylum. Bright spot lights dot the night, sometimes shining on her window. She sharpens pencils and writes on a page in a copy book. The pencil point often breaks under her fingers' force. She places broken points outside the window on the sill. A satanic figure is somewhere nearby, animated but of straw or clay, not flesh. She finishes her writing, tears the paper from the pad, folds it, places it in an envelope, and slips it through a slot. Is she writing to her husband? "Sweetheart, come." Written by

Songs for Dead Children(en)

Another short, grainy film from the Quay Brothers. This one has funny singing in it.

Bottle(en)

A transoceanic conversation between two characters via objects in a bottle.