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.
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While we watch the ‘cat fail’ of the day in cheerful safety, all that remains invisible in this neoliberal nightmare catches up with us. The cat’s body is consumed, exploited and controlled. The fear of pain is greater than the will for freedom. Objects are fetishized and subjects are made into things – quantifiable and ready for use. They are the natural commodity for a luxury they are not even aware of. We are here, because you were there – and waste is disposed of in the sea. In the end, the bodies reveal the causes and effects of power, lust and hate.
Bearded contract employee goes on a "giant bouquet of flowers" planet and prefers friendship with the robot because all inhabitants are creepy psychos.
Odd is terrified of his head, until one day he falls in love with Gunn who is both fearless and happy in life. Odd's life is turned upside down and he is freed from his worries in the most unexpected way.
A plea against the building of walls that divide and restrict freedoms through the animation of 102 graffiti by artists from around the world painted on the largest section of the Berlin Wall.
An early short film by the Czech animator Pavel Koutsky.
Soo and To-o, who once lived on different stars, fall in love and stay together until the very end of their world’s collapse.
An experimental short from Oskar Fischinger
Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin in exile walks through the forest, watches the falling leaves, rides a horse, steams in the bath… So the seasons change. On one of the snowy nights, a guest comes to Pushkin – Rezo Gabriadze. They drink wine and sing songs.
One episode of a reality show in the bird world. In the duck family, one of the eggs turns out to be defective. The duck, despite the recommendations of the chicken doctor, decides to keep all the eggs. An ugly duckling appears from a special egg. Is it possible that the ugly duckling will turn into a beautiful swan, or are these fairy tales?
Beneath the skeleton, the flesh that rustles, turns and returns to our heads before rotting in silence. This is the story of this flesh. This surrealist narrative draws us into a darkened world of the unconscious. No matter how bizarre the spectacles we watch are, thanks to superb animation they flow smoothly and surely.
A subway rider diligently attempts to thwart the circle thief who is taking all of the useful round objects
A mushroom offers the animals of the forest, an ant, a butterfly and a mouse shelter from the storm. A little rabbit, who wants to hide from the fox, also finds a place with him. The mushroom grows, stretches and stretches as it sees the good will of the other animals to help the hare.
A cat on a day out runs into a couple of toy robbers. Things quickly get out of control.
You are locked in an empty room with a camera. The room is dark. It is raining hard outside. You are a subject of Complex, a scientific experiment, whose purpose is to test the limits of the human mind. The objective is simple: stay alive.
One day, unexpectedly, a girl loses the colored freckles covering her body. She and her boyfriends will try to recover the color disappeared from their lives.
Loose impressionistic brushstrokes sketch a series of portraits of two faces, one male and one female, while the verse on the soundtrack tells the tale of both one and a thousand relationships.
Whereabouts is a riso-printed animated short that follows a woman’s journey through New York City, unfolding through small, intimate moments. From sunrise to sunset, Whereabouts becomes an observation on presence, connection, and the quiet magic of simply moving through the world.
A twisted, spectacular depiction of a face trapped in a dangerous prison of the mind.
Bear's hat is gone. None of the animals have seen it. He is starting to become despondent, until his memory is sparked by a deer who asks just the right question.
Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.
Bits of found film and different types of animation illustrate a classic chase scene scenario: A woman is abducted and a man comes to her rescue, but during their escape they find themselves in the enemy's secret headquarters.
The toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.
I made this film especially for you. I needed to check in with you. I needed to tell you how I feel.
Short film to a song of love lost and rediscovered, a woman sees and undergoes surreal transformations. Her lover's face melts off, she dons a dress from the shadow of a bell and becomes a dandelion, ants crawl out of a hand and become Frenchmen riding bicycles. Not to mention the turtles with faces on their backs that collide to form a ballerina, or the bizarre baseball game.
This collection of 11 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Mower Minions (2016); Yellow Is the New Black (2018); Competition (2015); Cro Minion (2015); Binky Nelson Unpacified (2015); Panic in the Mailroom (2013). From the "Secret Life of Pets" franchise: Super Gidget (2019). From the "Sing" franchise: Eddie's Life Coach (2017); Gunter Babysits (2017). From the "Lorax" franchise: Serenade (2012); Wagon Ho! (2012).
A silent figure known as The Assassin travels through a nightmare underworld of tortured souls, ruined cities and wretched monstrosities forged from the primordial horrors of the unconscious mind of Phil Tippett, the world's preeminent stop-motion animator.
This short film continues the adventures of the title character as he tries to retrieve his elusive acorn.
When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they discover each other's unique qualities--and come to realize that each of them offers a different window onto the same world-the friendship helps both to gain a new perspective.
Po and the Furious Five uncover the legend of three of kung fu's greatest heroes: Master Thundering Rhino, Master Storming Ox, and Master Croc.
Ordered to teach a martial arts class of rambunctious bunny kittens, Po tells stories of each of the Furious Five's pasts.
To escape neglect and abuse from his parents, a young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.
A Pixar short about a lost-and-found box and the unseen monster within.
A curious girl investigates the cries she hears coming from a forbidden house across the street.
Farmer Donald goes through his farmer day until a fly causes him to lose control while milking a cow.
Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
GrandPat travels through alternate dimensions and timelines to get home.
Mickey, Minnie, Horace Horsecollar, and Clarabelle Cow go on a musical wagon ride until Peg-Leg Pete tries to run them off the road.
While streetworker Mickey romances Minnie, Mickey's nephews Morty and Ferdie take control of his steamroller and it's full speed ahead on a very destructive ride.
The short-tempered Daffy Duck must improvise madly as the backgrounds, his costumes, the soundtrack, even his physical form, shifts and changes at the whim of the animator.
