It is a short film made by Emile Reynaud
A 20 minute masterpiece with no dialogue necessary. A King of the Forest gathers elves, sprites, and other assorted woodland spirits for a night of festivities. The spirits frolic, dance, drink, and romance. Conflicts arise and are resolved. The puppetry here is top-notch, and the rear-projections of fire and water add an extra depth to the magical world. A trip to a mysterious and happy world.
This cartoon is directed against the brutality of professional Boxing. In parody form it ridiculed unworthy methods and means used to achieve victory.
Gary is entering in his teens and has a crush on Valentine, who is much taller and more sexually developed than he is. He is attracted to her and would like to kiss and romance her, but he feels insecure and dreams of becoming an adult to do so. Gary draws an adult version of himself on the wall of his room hoping to be that guy once. When his wish comes true and adult Gary comes to life from the wall, Gary comes to regret it.
Indian and Cowboy are about to set off on a magnificent cruise on a luxury liner, but they have made a big mistake. They completely forgot that today is the first day of school! Goodbye tropical islands, our friends are back at their desks in school listening as the teacher drones on and on.
An interesting assembly of people decides to play a deadly game of greed for a suitcase full of money.
A teenage girl and a young boy run for their lives to cross 'The Line', but are they running away from danger or towards it?
A seamstress is waiting for her husband to come back from the war.
A film about now, a time when women are tired to choose between having kids and their careers. Days in which anomalies in the reproductive system are celebrated instead of stigmatized.
In Chinese New Year holidays, finding the coin inside the dumplings means having a blessed year ahead. A young woman loses a jar on her journey to a new country, which contains the lucky coins she has been collecting growing up. Her new life begins with a search to find the coin.
A debate arises between Jesus Christ and a beautiful nun about her nightlife and whether the scriptures address any punishment for her sins.
Tinder Killer
A comedy short which pokes merry anarchistic fun at such quintessential American institutions as mom, baseball, and apple pie. It features an early appearance from actor John Cazale.
A florist borrows $10,000 from a pawnbroker. When it’s time to pay, he can’t come up with the money. Short reckonings make long enemies.
With depth, intimacy, and humor, FLOAT! captures filmmaker Azza Cohen's magnetic grandma’s life-affirming journey learning to swim at 82, inspiring audiences to defy societal expectations of aging and to boldly look forward at every stage.
One man demonstrates the wrong way of doing domestic chores. With Mr. Pastry.
A spiral of dreams and ages unravel as two celestial characters awaken and transmutate into a mythological being.
Emiko, a young Japanese girl, discovers the secret behind the most respected tradition of her village.
Empire of Dirty quite literally starts things off with a flash and a bang, and the action and suspense is sky high from there. The suspense is the most palpable as the viewer will crave the answers more than the man fighting the guards. Why is he there? Why is he shooting everyone? Why is this the path he needs to take? Vomiting demons, writhing serpents, and the unrepentant voice of one’s reckoning act as a court of justice for this fellow.
When a naive office worker doesn't hold the door open for an old lady, his lack of chivalry comes back to haunt him.