OBSCURA

A series of vaudeville acts inserted in images of reality, meant to demonstrate the ephemeral nature of all things.

The scene is set in front of a French chateau. The camera chases improbable incidents across the screen. Many are constructed out of one of Jordan's favorite engravings illustrators: Poyet. Duels occur on a tight rope. Heavier-than- air machines fly (and sometimes crash). Below guns spear exploding spheres. The timing of the animation is exquisite, existing in an atmosphere balanced between frenzy and delight.

A space looter and his AI land on the wreck of a spaceport to steal a valuable object before the arrival of first aid.

This short tells the story of one crab who became a jilted lover. Even among crustaceans, love stories can end badly.

Set in the future: Two men learn that a mysterious winged girl has been taken prisoner, and then decide that they must free her at any cost.

In a madcap musical, a catstronaut travels the galaxy looking for the meaning of life when she encounters a space pup eager to help - but only gets them into trouble at every turn!

The Gorillaz unbox toys of themselves.

A surreal trip through the subconscious of a stifled musician as he struggles to sing.

Through paintings that interact on the principle of Russian dolls, we are drawn along the swirling path of the thoughts of a pilgrim, a solitary walker.

This is the story of a poor fisherman, who was looking for and wanted happiness. A quiet family life, filled with the love and care of a woman, was not enough for happiness. Happiness is luxury, wealth... thought the fisherman.

A boy falls into his prehistoric book and falls in love with a cave girl.

A group of aliens searching for a new planet on which to make home, with little success. Promotional short for Dreamworks Animation's forthcoming feature, Home.

An animated short about the 75 years of Superman.

In a forest in the mountains, a little girl makes a mysterious encounter.

A meek office worker finds himself flung into a fantasy world as a naked muscleman. An early version of the Den character, known from the comic magazine Heavy Metal and the movie by the same name.

One man always on the move will have an encounter that puts into question everything he knows.

Yoji and Kei, a boy and girl, live in a town in the not-so-distant future with their foster parent, Anna. But these seemingly ordinary children have a secret hidden even from their unsuspecting mother. Yoji and Kei are superhero defenders of their town! With a flap of their capes, the two of them and their robot bear sidekick, Oscar, protect the citizens in their town with their handmade high-tech machinery. But from what menace? And will our little heroes be able to overcome the crisis about to threaten the town's peaceful everyday serenity?

Animation, also of a new order in the recent series of short works. Mostly on black space, the figures in blue perform a very compact and jewel-like opera in surreal form, again to Satie’s piano music. Ideally, the film should be projected on a 30" wide white card sitting on a music stand, center stage of a large auditorium or music hall, with sound from the projector piped into the big speaker system. The film is most effective this way, but can be shown normal-size also

For almost half a century, Don Ritchie would approach people contemplating suicide at the edge of a cliff near his home. Teacups explores Don’s surreal interactions with hundreds of suicidal individuals and his journey to reconcile the suicide of his best friend.

Hand-drawn animation with ink and white-out.