Dying to Defrost

This technically quite well-made cartoon from pre-war Nazi Germany is a commercial (or propaganda piece) for Volksempfänger ("people's receiver"), inexpensive radios. First we see agricultural statistics: the far-away village of Miggershausen is quite below standards in milk and egg production. An anthropomorphic radio undertakes the long voyage by express train, steam train, hay carriage to Miggershausen to advertise its services. It is not well received. Then, it collects and leads an army of radios to try again. They flood all the farmhouses and seem to be more convincing that way - at day, they spread agricultural knowledge to bring milk and egg production up to standards; later, they just play music and illustrate how various people enjoy various kinds of music.

From the day André was born, he was harassed by the wind, which resulted in a fear of it.

In a mystic wood, a supernatural storm traps a lone wizard's powers in a mysterious well, forcing him to wait out the storm, and meet a new friend.

On the backstage of a marionette show, El Triste, a poorly crafted marionette, is going through an existential crisis and decides to do all it takes to prove to himself and his fellow poppets that he is valuable but, as in life, not everything turns out the way he expected.

Based on Yan Wenjing's "Song of Little Streams." A young girl's long blue dress floats in dance for a while, then melts into the water and turns into a stream. Its name is Little Stream.

Two dogs react to each other at a fence.

A cyclist goes for a ride racing all kinds of vehicles only to be passed by a centipede.

One day, two cats come across a baby bird on the road. The cats decide to save the bird who has chosen a dangerous way to live.

Two boys put together a colorful film from pictures they have painted themselves that recounts the fantastic story of an adventurous journey. From their hometown, they go out to the open sea, to the depths of the ocean, to the jungle, to the USA, and finally to the moon in a rocket, and from there back home again.

Good Grief is a short stop motion animated documentary that explores the lessons we learn from dealing with grief and loss. Five real people share their true stories of losing something precious and what it has taught them about living.

Water pollution spoils the canoe trip for an aware feline.

Computer-quickie about air pollution.

Computer-quickie about toxic waste.

Nature vs. urban expansion, competing to control Earth.

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

A cartoon "whodunit" questioning the safety of what we eat.

Concerned schoolchildren sing out for clean water.

At the party, humans, animals and other-worldly beings dance the night away.

A tragic comedy of a sweet little girl, who grows up to be a crazy old cat lady.

I made this film especially for you. I needed to check in with you. I needed to tell you how I feel.