Technique

Hand-drawn Animation

1–20 of 1,280 films

  • Tory Burch “Happy Times!”

    2018 All audiences 1 min

    by Jen Campbell Studio, Lena Greene

    A playful animated commercial celebrating the joy of fashion and self-expression through vibrant illustrations, whimsical characters, and colorful visual storytelling inspired by the Tory Burch brand.

    • Non-narrative
  • Louis Riel for Dinner

    2012 All audiences 3 min

    by Drew Christie

    Guy Maddin narrates a surreal animated ode to the Métis freedom fighter and founder of the province of Manitoba.

    • Drama
    • Bio-pic
  • Launch

    2021 All audiences 3 min

    by Leah Shore

    An animated outer-space odyssey puts Einstein’s theory of relativity to the test.

    • Drama
  • K-ON! THE MOVIE: English-Dubbed Version

    2011 Late Childhood (9-12 yrs) 110 min

    by Naoko Yamada

    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.

    • Drama
  • K-On! The Movie

    2011 Late Childhood (9-12 yrs) 110 min

    by Naoko Yamada

    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.

    • Drama
  • Joy Street

    1995 Adults 24 min

    by Suzan Pitt

    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.

    • Drama
  • Gatchaman: The Movie

    1978 All audiences 110 min

    by Hisayuki Toriumi

    Fans of classic anime will delight in this awesomely retro sci-fi extravaganza teeming with pop-psychedelic visuals and whiz-bang-pow action. Assembled from a selection of episodes from the popular 1970s Japanese television series, GATCHAMAN: THE MOVIE brings together the original color-coded teenage superheroes known as Gatchaman, bird-suited ninja warriors who must fight to save the Earth from an intergalactic terrorist organization threatening world peace. With its comic-book verve, this touchstone of golden-age anime helped shape the team-superhero genre for decades to come.

    • Drama
    • Sci-Fi
  • DumbLand Episode 3- The Doctor

    2002 Adults 5 min

    by David Lynch

    A doctor arrives after Randy shocks himself while trying to fix a broken lamp.

    • Comedy
  • by David Lynch

    A series of 5-minute line animations (drawn in the rough style and with the minimalist plots of David Lynch's The Angriest Dog in the World comic strip) featuring an angry and violent Neanderthal, and his family and neighbors. Randy makes small talk with a neighbor.

    • Comedy
  • Cockaboody

    1973 All audiences 8 min

    by John Hubley, Faith Hubley

    Faith and John Hubley visualize the spirit of childhood imagination in this slice-of-life short set to recordings of their daughters Emily and Georgia at play.

    • Family
  • Bon voyage, Sim

    1966 Adults 6 min

    by Moustapha Alassane

    A sly political satire realized through charming hand-drawn animation, BON VOYAGE SIM features one of director Moustapha Alassane’s many beloved cartoon frogs as Monsieur Sim, the president of the Republic of Toads, who faces a crisis when he returns home from a “diplomatic” trip abroad.

    • Drama