Over the course of these two stop-motion films, made by Karen Yasinsky in 1999, a woman—with the help of a pair of ruby-red slippers—delves into her fantasies and confronts good and evil before returning safely to the reality of her life.
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A film essay in which Victoria Linares Villegas, an only daughter, tries to understand her relationship with her mother by parsing through old photographs and new footage, looking at her relationship with her mother and her mother's relationship with her own mother.
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Guy Maddin narrates a surreal animated ode to the Métis freedom fighter and founder of the province of Manitoba.
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Meriem Bennani conjures an immersive augmented-reality world in the first two parts of a trilogy that issues a wild, up-to-the-minute commentary on diasporic cultures and the West’s dystopian immigration policies. A talking crocodile named Fiona acts as our guide though the CAPS, an island refugee camp in a future where teleportation has replaced airplanes.
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One of Lotte Reiniger’s final films is an animated retelling of the biblical parable of the prodigal son.
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An animated outer-space odyssey puts Einstein’s theory of relativity to the test.
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This heartfelt continuation of the beloved, slice-of-life anime series K-ON! traces the charming adventures of five high school students who come together to form the band Ho-kago Tea Time. As they prepare for graduation, the girls embark on a celebratory trip to London, where they make new memories exploring the city and sharing their music while preparing to say goodbye. Beautifully blending humor, music, and gentle emotion, K-ON! THE MOVIE is a bittersweet ode to friendship, creativity, and the bonds that last a lifetime.
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This heartfelt continuation of the beloved, slice-of-life anime series K-ON! traces the charming adventures of five high school students who come together to form the band Ho-kago Tea Time. As they prepare for graduation, the girls embark on a celebratory trip to London, where they make new memories exploring the city and sharing their music while preparing to say goodbye. Beautifully blending humor, music, and gentle emotion, K-ON! THE MOVIE is a bittersweet ode to friendship, creativity, and the bonds that last a lifetime.
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Entirely hand-painted, JOY STREET is the ambitious, astonishing story of a woman’s journey from suicidal despair to personal renewal with the help of an unlikely spirit guide. Using a Fulbright scholar award, Pitt traveled to remote rainforest regions of Mexico and Guatemala to create paintings of the nearly extinct patches of remaining virgin forest, which were later animated for the film. The music was composed by Roy Nathanson and the Jazz Passengers, with the title song recorded by Debbie Harry.
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Pillow talk takes a surreal turn in a shape-shifting blend of live action and animation.
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Two soldiers, voiced by Dizzy Gillespie and Dudley Moore, patrol the border between their countries. One of them drops his hat, and a dialogue (and an improvised jazz duet) about the possibility of peace through world law ensues.
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This brash, inventive cartoon musical—a landmark of independent animation—satirizes Eurocentric beauty standards while celebrating the natural beauty of Black hair.
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Distilled to feature length from the acclaimed, six-episode anime series that marked the debut of visionary animator Hideaki Anno (“Neon Genesis Evangelion”), this exhilarating space opera blends turbocharged mecha action with a disarmingly poignant exploration of time’s passage and the fragility of human life and relationships. In the near future, humankind is under attack by warring alien insects; the only hope for survival is a band of heroes piloting enormous robots. Among those selected for duty are two young women who forge a deep bond while fighting the aliens. But while they travel the universe near the speed of light, what seem like moments to them are actually years flying by on Earth. What awaits them when they return to a home that has aged far more than they have?
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Togusa is released from prison but has no idea what happened to Section 9; the Umibozu think they killed Kusanagi.
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The remaining members of Section 9 are rounded up one by one; Batou decides to fight back and goes to Motoko’s apartment.
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The government orders Section 9 be disbanded after it is compromised; Aramaki is taken away; Togusa gets arrested.
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The CEO of Serano Genomics is kidnapped once again and Section 9 must investigate. Details about his first abduction years ago come to light.
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Major Kusanagi gets in trouble after being transferred to a new host body; a raid comes down on the Sunflower Society’s headquarters.
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Section 9 searches for a doctor, Imakurusu, who is a fugitive; Togusa passes on his memories to the team.
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Togusa finally makes some new discoveries about the Laughing Man and investigates the matter himself.
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