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Experimental cartoon which unites various techniques: puppets, sand & water (ebru) animations. About friendship, love and necessity to pay attention not only to the visual appeal.

Jacadi

A non-narrative film thematising the eternal struggle of human life in a series of scenes connected by associations and accompanied by a strong music motif.

Opening with dreamlike images of the city of Siena at night, this short sand animation evolves into a symphony of waving banners, distant voices and galloping horses. Created especially for Italy’s Siena International Short Film Festival.

4 minute sandanimation about love, life & death.

Animation short made ​​entirely with sand on glass recorded frame by frame without post-production.

A man and a raven journey through a mythical landscape. Craving the light of the land, the man absorbs it relentlessly until the raven must decide whether or not to intervene. Sand animation short film by Philippe Vaucher. Music composed and written by Pierre-Paul Monty.

I made Zen as a test of sorts to determine the possibilities and limitations of sand-on-glass, an animated technique I had never tried before. One of the challenges was to digitally manipulate under-the-camera footage in a way that preserved the medium's natural look, flow and spontaneity. (Philippe Vaucher)

Chloé, an old lady, organizes screenings in a subterranean space. She shows to a journalist her galleries where her collection of silver films is stored. As we go down, we dive with her into her altered universe.

A sand-and-chain-animated young writer fears for our world.

The Lady of the Sand is presenting her second sand film devoted to help a Russian child suffering with cancer. A month earlier Kseniya has created a sand film for another Russian child Vladik Demchenko. Before that Kseniya was devoted her stories only to little Ukrainians. This film is devoted to a 5-year old girl Veronika Polyakova from Russian city Penza.

On 13th December, which is known as the Google Day, Kseniya Simonova presented a brand new work of hers which was shown live during the on-line transmission in Kiev through Kseniya's YouTube channel and received much attention. The story, based on eternal transformations, was Kseniya's personal memory of her childhood dreams.

A sand animation piece dedicated to children born with congenital heart disease in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Created in connection with a pediatric cardiac care initiative, the work draws attention to the young lives threatened by serious heart conditions and the importance of medical treatment, compassion, and hope. A tribute to the fragility of childhood and the possibility of giving vulnerable hearts a chance to keep beating.

Sand Animation by Hungarian artist Ferenc Cakó.

A sand animation created by Ferenc Cakó about the stress and depression of women nowadays.

Based on an original concept by John Cameron Mitchell, this stunning sand animation merges haute couture with the magic of ephemeral art. Through the skillful hands of Kseniya Simonova, the work unfolds a poetic and fluid romantic narrative that connects the cityscapes of Paris and Moscow, using the silhouette of the iconic Lady Dior handbag as the thread that binds the two worlds.

At Eurovision 2011, Ukrainian sand artist Kseniya Simonova joined singer Mika Newton on stage for the performance of the song "Angel." During the festival's opening ceremony in Düsseldorf, Simonova created a moving live sand animation titled "Share Your Heart," which she dedicated to the orphaned children of Simferopol. The performance, which combined Newton's voice with the fluid sand illustrations, was a resounding success.

This sand film is devoted to the memory of the tragedy of 11th September which was a great shock for the famous sand artist from Ukraine Kseniya Simonova.

This sand animation film is devoted to the holy memory of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II and his Family. On 17 (4, Old Style) July the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of the martyrs of Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra, their children - Prince Alexei, Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia, martyred in Yekaterinburg in the basement of the Ipatiev house on the night 16 to 17 July 1918. This tragedy is the tragedy of the century, their holy blood is on many generations of Russians. All we can do - say "We are sorry" and do everything to make their memory alive.

A haunting sand animation tribute to the victims of the Chernobyl disaster. Through shifting images of innocence, suffering, and loss, Kseniya Simonova evokes the lives shattered by the nuclear catastrophe of 1986 and the lasting consequences of radiation, which continued to claim lives and affect children long after the explosion. A deeply moving meditation on grief, remembrance, and the human cost of tragedy, reminding us that some wounds never truly heal—and that we must never forget.