The Awakening

pierrot & fedora

A group of colleagues begins the traditional “Secret Santa” game. That simple gesture sets off an emotional journey through Montevideo, highlighting different corners of the city while celebrating the value of gathering, friendship, and the small traditions that bring people together. The short film emphasizes that what truly matters isn’t the gift, but the chance to be together again.

Within pearly walls of a castle, where flesh invades, distorts and twists all, meet Ophélie and a vampire Meanwhile, Laurence, a young man journeyed far to come find her

a melancholic dream reveals Eternity

A story of the restoration of land after major destruction.

When a starry-eyed duckling stumbles upon a strange portal, he journeys into unfamiliar worlds, not knowing if he'll make it back home.

Yee-ha! Strawberry and her friends are in for some of the berry best fun in the west! Strawberry and Angel Cake take jobs at Berry Prairie Dude Ranch and turn out to be excellent little cowgirls! But when the two friends must compete to become "Best Ranch Hand," they lose sight of their responsibilities - and their horseback riding trail! Will they realize that being careful and listening to direction is more important than winning? More challenges gallop in when Purple Pie Man tries to put Carmel Corn's farm out of business so he can replace it with an amusement park - PieManLand! Hoping to help out, Strawberry and her pals put on a good old-fashioned country fair to earn enough money to keep their berry favorite farm in business.

He stood, in pain, near the rope, in tears, while his creator hung.

A game of Monopoly between 3 friends where moves on the board play out in a parallel world

Smoke

Sternenstaub und Seelenvogel

A short experimental film that thematizes dreams and nightmares in a surrealistic way. The basis of the movie is found in the poetry created by the two directors, so the film partly seems like stringed lyrical motifs, open to arbitrary interpretation, giving the impression of poetic images arranged in sequences. Combined techniques were used, so in addition to recording with a camera, pixilation, object animation, collage and liquid animation are featured.

This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.

Entering Gerudo Fortress | Ocarina of Time Anime

The animation, music, and optical printing of Kitsch in Synch was produced by Beckett and the students in two classes he was teaching at CalArts. Although a group project, it is clear that Beckett was the director. The playful, catchy soundtrack is used to create a cycle of building tension and release. The brightly colored shapes create approximate symmetrical formations and become more densely layered, with glimpses of iconographic objects and even live footage near the end. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with the iotaCenter, in 2007.

One dragonfly. Two frogs. Hoppy and Mushy engage in a climactic battle to decide who will get this delicious bug.

Coloratura is cartoon based on the minimal style of the UPA animation, combining art, animation and jazz to create a symphony as the main character bumps into different musical instruments.

Abstract video art by John Sanborn and Dean Winkler. Dedicated to Ed Emshwiller.

Two friends are having a staring contest when something enters and everything changes.

Autobots, Decepticons, Predaking and Predacons form an unlikely alliance to battle a resurrected Unicron.