Category

Narrative films

2,041–2,060 of 2,467 films

  • Darkest Valentine

    2017 16+ 3 min

    by Kathrin Steinbacher

    Love has many very dark sides. It is best to whisper them very quietly to ourselves – and those who are ready to listen.

    • Drama
    • Romance
    • Experimental
  • Darling

    2013 Adults 7 min

    by Izabela Plucinska, Izabela Plucińska

    This latest clay animation from Izabela Plucińska is a captivating picture of the feeling of being lost and alienated and an attempt at putting the pieces that fail to fit together into a whole.

    • Drama
    • Experimental
  • DANCE WITH THE SEASHELLS!

    2023 Adults 8 min

    by Théo Carme, Julie Fournier, Alessandra Rosmarino & others

    When the Concert-Hall of a small town vanishes, the young singer Erika teams up with Mehdi the mascot to go find it! What will they find on their journey?

    • Drama
  • Dance of Love

    2018 Adults 6 min

    by Leo Černic

    Đulo falls in love with the Great Green Eye.

  • Dannyboy

    2015 16+ 7 min

    by Simon Lynen

    This is a documentary about Dannyboy. A portrait about failure and disappointment. He’s an artist but also an idiot.

    • Comedy
    • Experimental
  • Dancing Songs

    1966 16+ 9 min

    by Zlatko Bourek

    The film was made on the theme of short Slavonic couplets that are still sung today in Slavonia. Two girls, one rich, the other poor and more beautiful, love the same guy. The guy is a little hesitant, but still decides to go with the poor girl. Although the rich woman is insulted, she is quickly comforted by another, moustached, groom.

    • Drama
    • Musical
    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
  • Daisy

    2013 Adults 4 min

    by Claire Brognez

    The child has grown up in a womb, sheltered from a world she doesn’t know. A certain outlook about birth and death.

  • Damned

    2011 10+ 9 min

    by Richard Phelan

    An over-ambitious beaver goes too far when he gets the chance to realise his ultimate dream. Some dreams are just too big.

    • Comedy
    • Tragicomedy
  • Cut!

    2023 All audiences 1 min

    by Philippe Kastner

    A Poodle is trying to cook herself a meal when a friend calls her on the phone and wants to chat. Poodle wants to chat too, but the phoneline is too short to reach all the way to the kitchen counter. Our hero wishes she could split herself in two so she could cook and chat at the same time – and, in the end, she does exactly that.

  • Cyclists

    2018 Adults 7 min

    by Veljko Popović

    The cycling season is nearing its grand finale. During the final race, the two men in the lead are competing for more than the Grand Trophy; they are fighting for the affection of a lady and fulfilment of their erotic fantasies. Meanwhile, the small port town prepares for the arrival of a large ocean liner and its dashing captain. Inspired by the art of Vasko Lipovac, Veljko Popović created an animated short marked by unique aesthetics. Painted in vivid colours of summer and with a dash of the erotic, its is a comedy that captures the spirit of a small Mediterranean town.

    • Drama
    • Comedy
    • Romance
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • D is for Deloused

    2014 Adults 5 min

    by Robert Morgan

    A segment from the feature film – ABC’s of Death 2, a condemned man attempts to win a second chance at life.

    • Horror
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • Curiosa

    2022 Adults 10 min

    by Tessa Moult-Milewska

    Curiosa tells the story of overly curious Mary, who visits her boyfriend’s flat for the first time, just to discover it’s been stripped bare of all personal belongings. After being denied an explanation, she climbs into his head.

  • La bouche en cœur

    2022 Adults 4 min

    by Manon Tacconi

    Marseille, in the height of summer. Lying on their towels, Jess and Alana talk about the beach party from the night before.

    • Coming-of-Age
  • Cufufu

    2021 Adults 6 min

    by Bruno Quast

    Bernie Krause’s niche theory is that an animal’s voice evolved in a way to occupy its own little, unique acoustic slot within a whole soundscape, a puzzle piece in the whole puzzle, to be distinguishable in the mess. A fisher wonders what sounds fit best in niches created by surrounding sounds.

    • Non-narrative
  • Cuckoo

    2020 All audiences 4 min

    by Daniela Hybnerová

    A short animated document which humorously depicts how cuckoos lay eggs into nests of other birds.

  • Crush On

    2022 16+ 5 min

    by Shu-yu Chu

    The deserted street of a city. A train has crashed into an abandoned flat. A bunch of girls rush out of the train and shamelessly trash the rooms of this flat. The different rooms symbolise different thoughts and the building looks like a boy.

    • Drama
    • Music Videos
    • Coming-of-Age
    • Sci-Fi
    • Making of
  • Cryptozoo

    2021 Adults 95 min

    by Dash Shaw

    CRYPTOZOO follows cryptozookeepers through a hallucinatory world as they struggle to capture a legendary dream-eating hybrid creature. They begin to wonder if these mythical creatures should remain hidden and unknown.

  • Cuckoo

    2018 13+ 4 min

    by Ádám Verhóczki

    Many of us are afraid of getting familiar with the unknown. This is the story of a little girl who is afraid of sharing her life with her soon-to-be-born sibling. She sees a bird’s nest in the garden and a terrifying example of how the newcomer behaves.

    • Drama
    • Tragedy
    • Experimental