Hardrocks

A reflection of academic life during the pandemic; the passing of the days for a student who must stay home to keep from catching covid-19; and how, after being overwhelmed by everyday life at school, he starts to feel liberated… until virtual classes make him appreciate his pre-pandemic reality.

1907. Magnifica, young Costa Rican harpist, is preparing for her concert at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels where she studies with her fiancé. Inspired by the life of Pacifica Zelaya.

Allegory of men's use of fire to kill, when it was given by Prometheus to help them.

As the sun goes down in the dark and terrifying Mutantland, hunters are lured into a forbidden zone in their quest for food only to find themselves candidates for the main course.

A stylized cartoon inspired by 1940s comics, featuring a detective raised by a tiger who moonlights as a superhero.

A mannequin abandoned in a disused store comes to life one stormy night and discovers its reflection in the window.

A dog has very good reasons to hate the postman.

Two astronauts try to rescue forbidden art treasures from a totalitarian regime by smuggling them on their mission to Jupiter. During their long space journey they then encounter some mutual disagreements.

A man blown by a blizzard on Snow Mountain wants to return to his warm home.

A girl who loves to dance but has talent. ‘Talent’ is not something to be added on, but rather ‘complements what is lacking’. The important thing is to continually keep the easily wilted ‘flower’ blooming beautifully.

China, in the early sixties: an angry mob is persecuting a rich landowner. Mei, a young worker, who is part of the crowd. Suddenly she recognizes the victim who she secretly loves. Frightened of revealing her feelings, Mei doesn't know what to do.

It's the story of a child and her mother, two lives that don't communicate with each other. Is that loneliness that sometimes reaches the size of the night. Dark is the night. Dark is the mother. And dark becomes the entire Universe when you are alone and abandoned.

Mater's decision to fly lands him accidentally at a big airshow.

One of a series of French-Canadian folk songs, this film was illustrated by Norman McLaren for the Chants populaires series. White gouache drawings on black cards were photographed with overlapping ‘zooms’ to suggest the forward movement of a canoe along rivers and lakes. This film appears in Chants populaires no. 5 and in Chants populaires no. 6.

An experimental short film.

When superstar Louis (also known as "Mr Sun" for his golden locks and grand personality) realizes that he is going bald, he embarks on a cosmic journey in which he reevaluates his relationship to his aging body.

Hand-drawn animation with ink, gouache, white-out and coffee.

Hand-drawn animation with ink and white-out.

Hand-drawn animation with ink and white-out.

Hand-drawn animation with ink, white-out and crayon.