In a Puddle

The animated film reveals the beauty and meaning of Easter morning.

The film explores global issues. There is an allusion to the Berlin Wall, which is typified by a light tulle curtain with a dotted pattern of an atomic mushroom cloud which divides the area into two parts where different metamorphoses occur: a tulle curtain with concrete arches greets a poet, wraps a tank in a wedding veil, and turns into a barricade, canons and a place for ice fishing.

Composed of over 300 hand-carved ceramic tiles, the animated music video for “dirt” by emory creates a sense of movement and emotional presence within material that is traditionally still.

The tale of Derek, an office worker, as he struggles with the true speed of planet earth.

From the vast randomness of the universe, countless alternative life forms emerge. Among them, fragile and delicate, human life reveals itself as something precious, quietly worthy of celebration.

It's closing time at Power Records. Emily Zullo's third year film at SVA.

A darkly brilliant stop-motion adaptation of The Pied Piper of Hamelin about a plague of rats that punish townsfolk corrupt with greed. One of the most ambitious Czech animation projects of the 1980s, notable for its unusual dark art direction, innovative animation techniques and use of a fictitious language.

A blond guy runs his business by polishing his nails and transforming the customers.

Living with half a body and longing to become whole, Bani, a half-girl, sets out to find her other half. She keeps the secret that one of the half-bodies must die to truly become one person.

When a cynical, weed-pedaling stoner and a people pleasing social drinker are trapped in the basement of a frat party, the two strangers struggle to connect in a seemingly superficial world.

The Moomins along with Little My and Snorkmaiden had a sea journey that after storms and desert island dangers leads the family to Riviera, the place that takes their unity to the test.

A story of a group of humanoid rabbits and their depressive, daily life. The plot includes Suzie ironing, Jane sitting on a couch, Jack walking in and out of the apartment, and the occasional solo singing number by Suzie or Jane. At one point the rabbits also make contact with their “leader”.

"THE COMPUTER WAS ON FIRE" An animated short film made for a literature assignment in a high school class. In a metalanguage, a group of young people try to present their work to the class, but a harsh teacher and other problems get in their way.

To escape neglect and abuse from his parents, a young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.

3-D is a hand-painted experimental short film by Riley Hogan. Acrylic paint, ink and scratching were used to animate on clear Super 8mm film leader.

In a race towards a shared deadline, two aging animation directors, once friends with a shared past, embark on creating their final films. As "The GOAT" succumbs to an obsessive pursuit of greatness, his unraveling sanity manifests in a surreal--though apt--transformation, resulting in a spiral of one-sided rivalry, anger, and destruction. The two friends-turned-rivals must choose between rejection or acceptance of one another and their history.

The Ranger is throwing a big Halloween party and Buttons and Rusty wanna come, but instead they gotta thwart the evil plans of two criminals camping out in the park.

When a monstrous creature escapes from a melting iceberg, a self-doubting teenage humpback whale must face his greatest fears and dive into the darkest depths with his friends, to discover the mystical song that can save the oceans from destruction.

In the film Break, we see a frog and a penguin sitting and having a conversation on the delivery ramp of the grocery store Coop.

On an everyday train journey quite unlike any other, a not-so-casual observer goes to extreme lengths to avoid other passengers, a giant baby runs away from his parents, a romantic woman starts an ill-fated relationship with a cuckoo, and a naïve boy discovers that some problems can’t be fixed by pictures of unicorns.