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This animated short follows an unwanted baby who is passed from house to house until he is taken in and cared for by two homeless men. The film is the Canadian contribution to an hour-long feature film celebrating UNESCO’s Year of the Child (1979). It illustrates one of the ten principles of the Declaration of Children’s Rights: every child is entitled to a name and a nationality.
In times of an ongoing fierce controversy surrounding the polemics of when life begins, a doctor at one hospital faces a simple, but unsolvable question, when does death begin?
This was my first music video and to this day probably the hardest film I’ve ever made. I’m surprised and delighted that people still feature this in series and festivals. It’s dear to me, and I’m glad some folks get a kick out of it.
The film, which was made as part of the 70th anniversary of the animation studio at UMPRUM, is loosely inspired by the work of three graduates: Václav Mergl, Jan Souček and Vratislav Hlavatý. Motifs from their films, illustrations and paintings have been placed in new contexts to create a new work of authorship.
Breakfast has just ended in the kindergarten, but one bowl of porridge hasn’t even been tasted. Methods of the strict teacher are in obvious endanger. The little boy responsible has to solve the situation in just minutes. But the prospect isn’t good: the situation seems like a jail, porridge bowl seems bottomless and time is running out. An unexpected discovery changes it all though.
Once upon a time, there was a crawling tortoise. The tortoise was told that as long as it keeps going, it will reach the goal. But, why reaching the goal? The story is a reflection of the education system in Asia. High school students aimlessly pursue the one and only goal – getting into the perfect university. But what is next?
Documentary film mixed with animation which tells about an unusual collection of toys. Like most of his peers, the protagonist begun from collecting stamps, drink labels and stickers. Presently his collection consists of a couple hundred thousand objects and he became known as the Emperor of Collectors.
Interview with Elio’s directors, Domee Shi and Madeline Sharafian as well as producer Mary Alice Drumm.
The elephant is sad and his trunk tries to cheer him up. That‘s a pretty tough task.
Two mice prepare an elephant for kindergarten.
The Great Wall. At one small window, behind the bars, a man looks resignedly. At the foot of the wall grows a red flower that is unattainable for him. And so the years pass… One spring, the prisoner is released, but now he no longer notices the flower and goes on with his life.A crushed flower remains behind him.
A star of the small screen, Eiichiro is at the height of his fame with the character “Mighty Mighty Man” that he plays. One day a scandal erupts, and reveals his homosexuality to the public. Torn by his desire to leave this profession that reveals too much of his intimacy, and his desire to remain the “machismo” icon that he is, an internal dialogue begins.
A series of Inspektor maska, episode El Cactusito.
Through snakey dildos, setting boundaries and a journey through a mind bending forest we follow Siro’s quest for self discovery.
Two neighbours are driven to extreme lengths in the struggle to keep their socks from getting wet.
EasyCare is a place where the elderly are cleaned. The laundromat for humans offers the ultimate tailored washing experience. In this 5-minute short we follow a group of seniors while an extensive mechanical process enforces proper hygiene among them.
Dust and Glitter is a simple story about two people from different environments who live next to each other but never communicate directly. Magda, a young, naive girl, astonished by the glitter of the city, yearns for friendship with Chihuahua, a small dog that embodies the posh life. Trevor is an older homeless man who has spent many years on the street, but now must fight to defend his territory against Hyena. Although they do not know it, the lives and desires of Magda and Trevor overlap in something that mirrors and indirectly affects each other.
A character is falling asleep under the cover of a cardboard copying machine in a carboard office. The Drift is a music video for a song by the band Kariera.
An elderly couple is addicted to a psychedelic face cream.
1930s America. Three crooked poker players fight for the prize of their poker game guns out. But who will be the last standing?