A stupid insect, at the lowest level of the food chain, endures its position as prey in the forest. But suddenly, the established order is overthrown. The insect provokes a sequence of accidents of increasing importance.
This short film is a diploma of a student of the Higher Art School of Vaclav Gollar. Its main theme is dreams, so the plot immerses the viewer in a fantastic world, devoid of the traditional logic of everyday life. The film uses several typical dream motifs that usually provoke panic in the sleepers. The characters find themselves in uncomfortable situations, and as the story progresses, the drama of the events increases more and more, exacerbating the chaos.
Two brothers are caught by storm and they are drifted to the greatest whirpool on the world. Due to circumstances they will be forced to fight each other for life and death.
A young girl's dreams of becoming a dancer are threatened. Her father searches for a way to help her continue dancing.
A character is inside a cubical room; there is a hole in the roof, which is too high to reach. But pushing on the walls distorts the room in various ways, always appearing to bring the hole closer while still leaving it tantalizingly inaccessible.
Yadira, a creative young Cuban girl, struggles packing on her final day home. Embarking on an immigration journey alone, her suitcase feels too small to carry everything her heart holds.
Independently produced cel-animated film produced by U. Manabuken of Kyushu University, with the cooperation of Manabuken at the time and volunteers from the Animation Research Institute and others. Completed in May 1984 after about 2 years of production. Total number of drawings: approximately 2,000. The work is full of passion for depicting the action of beautiful girls and effects such as explosions and rock splitting, and is a tour de force in terms of drawing and backgrounds, as well as experimenting with filming techniques such as double exposure, transmitted and incidental light, etc. The story, however, is forced, or should not be considered in depth.The extras include some of the settings and moving images, some of the lost cuts, test and play videos, doodles, etc. As the extras, it was introduced in the Dec 83 issue of the animation-related magazine Fan Road
A short film about an elephant and his trainer.
A black-and-white experimental animation short about the tribulating reality of work.
Two Elephants
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Undersea adventure in snowy city. A short cartoon film as a homage to Jacques Cousteau.
A hungry pidgeon finds a box of popcorn, down on a bench, and tries to reach it. The only thing it stops him to get it it's the rain.
Phoebe (31F) is a completely normal person who just has a lot on her brain. (Which is a completely normal size.)
In a Spiders' Village suspended high among the trees, a shy boy finds comfort in small, quiet moments. He is the complete opposite of his older sister, a skilled and confident Huntress that he can always rely on. After a humiliating incident leaves him alone and ashamed, she warmly comforts him by wrapping him up in her yellow silky scarf... Later, When a deadly plague descends upon the village, the boy that has now grown into an aspiring Alchemist, is forced to confront his fears. Together with his sister, he embarks on a journey in search of the key ingredient for a life-saving antidote, before it's too late.
When a cynical, weed-pedaling stoner and a people pleasing social drinker are trapped in the basement of a frat party, the two strangers struggle to connect in a seemingly superficial world.
In the diary of a six-year-old girl, Marie, we learn what important things happened during one holiday month before she started first grade and how she perceived the changes in her family.
A Gossy New Wave Production - A lonely and obsessive young man asks an old friend to help him fix a mysterious ironing board.
Camille, a fan of a cat cartoon, is embarrassed when they see their classmates making fun of a student carrying a backpack featuring the show. In adolescence, when the opinions of others matter so much, how do you deal with the fear of being judged for what you love ?
A young girl struggles to fit in at her new University and questions her future in animation.