Meet the doers and dreamers who made America great -- including John Henry, the railroad builder who proved the value of believing in oneself. Journey with giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan as he clears the land for American settlers. Follow the trail of the beloved American Icon Johnny Appleseed, who planted apple trees which blossomed along the new frontier. Then, take an unforgettable ride with Casey Jones, The Brave Engineer who never failed to deliver the mail...no matter how difficult the route!
A lonely fisherman drifts into haunted waters in search of food and finds much more than he bargained for. Based on an Inuit folktale.
Darkness and light, as seen by VIFF’s favourite Buddhist erotist. Part of the TOKYO LOOP animation anthology produced by ImageForum Japan.
The allegorical story of two humanized birds - father and son, who usually walk the earth and fly only in case of danger. The two birds are out for a leisurely stroll, playing music together and taking selfies until a hungry cat attempts to spoil their fun. After several unique and imaginative evasive maneuvers, the birds pelt the cat with apple bombs. The film is one of the jewels of the cartoon: the Czech tradition, Disney anthropomorphism and innovative pre-electronic music score.
Grandma and Grandpa, a couple of old people are trying to hold up the retirement home's cafeteria for a fistful of Toffees.
Aaron, the drummer boy, struggles to protect a bellmaker's great silver bells from seizure by Roman soldiers
Nestor the donkey is a bit of an oddity--his long ears are enough for six donkeys and stretch all the way to the ground. One night, when Nestor is locked out in the cold, he begins to wander the desert.
Pardon-me Pete, the official groundhog of Groundhog Day, tells the story of Jack Frost, who falls in love with a beautiful young woman and begs Father Winter to make him human so that she can see him. His request is granted, but only on the condition that by the Spring he has a house, a bag of gold, a horse and a wife. But Jack finds that life as a human is more complicated than he thought.
An animated history of American health care provider, Planned Parenthood.
Ingmar Bergman's "Cries and Whispers" retold in a single minute.
Silhouette film. Based on Bizet’s opera “Carmen”.
Winnie the Pooh and friends decide to throw a birthday celebration for gloomy, old Eeyore.
In the depths of an Indian forest, an English colonist decides to hunt a supposedly sacred monkey. The rumor says that this monkey is eternal but is it really the true?
A personal experimental exploration of the book of Psalms in the Holy Bible
A group of people are celebrating, sitting around the table. The celebration cake is served but unevenly divided among them...
A mouse invites his girlfriend to a bullfight and ends up in the ring when the matador is defeated.
A lonely man lives with his pet on a small island and longed to get to 'other people.'
An onion talks about their dreams. Final piece at Aardman Academy. Audio from Aardman Archives.
A fancy dress ball takes place in a strange palace. The host is unknown. The theme: "your idea of human representation”. During the course of this mysterious and rather frightening evening, each guest is transformed into his own character and the intrigue thickens.
A man's repeated attempts to retrieve an apple off a high tree branch all prove fruitless. What does he want the apple for? That would be telling.