This film “The Pretty Duckling” is inspired by the Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen “The Ugly Duckling” and is based on Danny Kaye’s song “The Ugly Duckling.”
- Drama
- Tragedy
- Musical
- Experimental
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This film “The Pretty Duckling” is inspired by the Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen “The Ugly Duckling” and is based on Danny Kaye’s song “The Ugly Duckling.”
For a long time, humanity has separated itself from animality. But the more scientists know about non-human animals, the more they see similarities with humans. We need animal emancipation to go forward. This short movie makes a start in breaking down human’s hierarchical ideas about other animals, using real-life examples.
A young woman who lives in her thoughts goes back to the sea to centre herself. As she dives into the water, she dives under her skin and penetrates her psychological wrapping.
Ostriches carry on their daily activities burying their heads, believing It’s an Instinctive behavior. However, one day a research by phylogeneticist Dr. Kays proves otherwise.
A classroom erupts into a war of words as students grapple with a seemingly simple prompt: what is the opposite of a gun?
An insecure giant refrains from eating, terrified at the prospect of revealing his ogresque self and thus compromising his place in the society. During a business banquet, his true nature will be put to the test.
A small tight knit New England community is shaken by the arrival of a newcomer. Meanwhile, a mystical creature quietly affects the lives of the locals.
This is a film about an exceptional pig that could sing. Even though he could sing, all people could see in him was roast pork. The pig finds himself in a number of difficult situation.
Life is good in the idyllic fairytale village of Nix… until an all-devouring monster appears. Young Willy has to fight it. Alone.
A wandering man walks in the desert, piling up all the objects he can find during his trip on his back. One day, he comes upon a mysterious mirror.
He started singing his song already in the nursery. And so he continues all his life. The song is not ugly, the voice is not unpleasant, but everything is constantly the same. He tries to fit into the middle, but it always ended with resentment, expulsion, blows, harsh reactions. However, he did not give in.
An animated interpretation of Dr. Oliver Sacks’ case study found in his book The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. It uses photographs to visualize the rare memory condition of the patient Jimmie G.
A kingdom is about to live a frugal winter, when a small lizard arrives and grows plants, almost instantly. Everyone is happy about this, but the King quickly realizes that this little miracle may cost him a lot.
How would it be if you had one last song to sing before the world collapsed?
Five brave heroes. Three incentive dwarfs. One tempting prize. Greed, vanity and lust in the contest until the very end. Who is worthy of the prize?
The light signal of a secondary railway station stops the composition of the night train. The railwayman checks the correctness of the axles by tapping on the wheels. All the passengers are asleep, respond to knocking, but do not wake up. Only the passengers in the most elegant part of the train, in the sleeping cars, get upset. They are energetically demanding that the railwayman who taps the wheels with a hammer be driven away. When the train officials do this, the composition starts. Due to a faulty axle on the sleeping car, the train falls into a ravine at one turn.
It’s the start of the hunting season. The animals of the forest board a small bus and flee to safety. When hunters stop the bus in the middle of the night, its passengers reveal their true natures in fear for their lives.
The dream of the little girl is to care for her grandmother, but aunt and mother do not let her do so. There is only one way out.
A twenty-something Hungarian guy ponders over the sometimes unpleasant, sometimes funny, but undoubtedly determining experiences of his life so far.
A woman struggles with her grey hound, her partner struggles to understand.