In the diary of a six-year-old girl, Marie, we learn what important things happened during one holiday month before she started first grade and how she perceived the changes in her family.
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The animated fairy tale tells the story of a woodcutter who cuts down a forest, carves a forest maiden out of one of the trunks and suddenly realises that he has served an evil master all his life. At the last moment, he defies fate and saves the revived tree. The artwork is based on the traditions of Czech puppet film. The plot is underscored by the haunting music of an acoustic guitar.
The puppet film Mashkin Killed Koshkin, based on the short story of the same name by Daniil Kharms, is a small, absurd story of two heroes who personify the essence of the so-called "Russian soul".
In a deserted rich house, a couple of amphibians explore their surroundings and follow their primal instincts.
After a magic bell from Tibet is stolen, a little girl and an elephant undertake a dangerous journey to bring the bell home.
A short film about an elephant and his trainer.
The animated documentary shows a day in life of a person suffering a mental illness called anorexia nervosa. It is an intimate insight into the mind of an anorexic, who must somehow interact with raw reality.
Two lovers in shifting waters.
Undersea adventure in snowy city. A short cartoon film as a homage to Jacques Cousteau.
A hungry pidgeon finds a box of popcorn, down on a bench, and tries to reach it. The only thing it stops him to get it it's the rain.
The mysterious mechanism of a music box keeps playing different versions of the same melody. In isolation and an atmosphere of fear you might think that other melodies do not exist because it helps to bear the constant pain. False notes give hope for a better fate and freedom but no one knows what price they'll have to pay.
During a very harsh winter, a hare has to deal with the bitter cold, hunger and the threats posed by hunters and other animals. One day he sees the easy, comfortable and safe lives that rabbits lead. He decides to go and stay with them in the hutch.
Gretchen unmoulds a jar of jelly in her room while her parents picnic in the garden. The jelly comes to life, the girl begins a frenzied dance with her new friend "Jelly".
A young apprentice god and his trusty mount have a job to do: nudge the moon and bring about the day.
Take a pill and follow Eazy on his crazy quest for love.
After seeing a suggestive fossil of two dinosaurs "getting it on," an anxious father tells his curious son a series of little white lies to avoid having "The Talk."
To help the horse-headed hero make relationships, there's a quirky dating app reminiscent of the old eight-bit games. But even the best dating app can't predict the reactions of the unicorns we sometimes think we are.
A mother buys her teenage son a new pair of shoes from a mall.
Libelle, Nix's mother, possessed exceptional abilities. She not only excelled in the fields of science and engineering, but also gained fame as a distinguished inventor and composer. Nevertheless, at a tender age, Nix, an aspiring musician and inventor in her own right, is now burdened with the responsibility of upholding this remarkable legacy.
