Stick-figure animation makes for a witty genre send-up of the Western.
Edgar Allan Poe’s ill-fated hero meets his double.
Welcome to the Generation Gap: an area with an often stormy climate and some interesting inhabitants - parents, for instance... and teenagers...
If a family goes through big changes while the children are growing up, it can take years for everything to settle down again afterwards.
A cat goes to a job interview where his skills are valued by three mice. As the interview progresses the situation becomes increasingly uncomfortable for everyone involved.
Something's brewing on the desk. Battle is commencing. Will Kungfu Bunny always be invincible?
The Needle tells the story of a mother, who is in search for her missing son in Turkey. The film is based on true incidents, on the theme “The Saturday Mothers”. The main protagonist is a “Saturday Mother”.
Camille, a shy little girl, realizes that the cupcakes she likes to bake can help her make friends. The children begin to get excited about the cupcakes, but the situation does not turn out as she expected and she will have to bake a mountain of cupcakes to not feel alone again.
Baking Powder is a short drama that explores the human bond between two brothers, one of whom is on the autism spectrum. The film sheds light on the challenges individuals with autism face in communication and integration, and how simple everyday moments can carry deep emotional meaning. Through the story of Khalid, a young man seeking to express his love for his brother in simple ways, the film raises questions about understanding and acceptance. It reminds us that patience, kindness, and respect are choices that can build genuine connections, even when full understanding is difficult to achieve.
A young girl overcomes an emotional struggle following living within a unhealthy environment with the help of a returning friend.
Lu and Wei live in a village in rural China. The young girls often go to the nearby river to play or fish with their fathers. The river has a special meaning for them because China’s one-child policy has led to some parents drowning their newborn daughters there.
Film produced as an opening short for the 2009 Annecy International Animation Film Festival (FIFA).
One might think that beautiful pictures, a compelling story, and brilliant movement are the three essential elements of a good animated film. The word "anima" from which animation is derived, as we all know, means "to breathe life into". And "life" means "limited time" and that there could be an approach that does not include any of the aforementioned "three elements". The result of several years of exploring new methods was an "animated film" that eschews the so-called "animated" structure. This film aims to visualize "shifting consciousness" through a method of filming in which approximately 5,000 pencil drawings are constantly overlapped"
Consumed by grief and guilt following the death of his mother, Kenneth attempts to make good on the last promise he made to her.
Reel One of Jon Coley's Jonamation Trilogy; Jonamation referring to the filmmaker's mix of stop-motion animation and live-action. Coley uses the stop-motion technique to animate characters using a range of materials including clay models, puppets, shadow figures, hand-drawings, even inanimate objects such as cups and lamps spring to life in Coley's choregraphed sequences. Coley worked on these sequences under the supervision of filmmaker Ray Harryhausen.
According to the Bible, the first man walked on Earth at 5 minutes to 12 o’clock. It was Adam, and he lived 930 years. The clock has been showing 5 to 12 for a long time. The question is raised: till when? Because, once the count down starts, the end is unavoidable.
A story about a curious boy who uses his imagination to explore the great outdoors and his home.
Two male, glowing creatures start a fight over trying to impress a female. Each one of them wants to win her over by giving a better light show than his competitor. They are on fire - until one gets burned.
Three women, three lives in parallel worlds, until the moment a fly causes a bug in the system. The universe collapses, sex is in the air, bras are overrated and the stars twinkle.
Second Talkartoon by the Fleischer Studios. UCLA has nitrate elements on this title, therefore is not a lost cartoon.