Technique

Hand-drawn Animation

21–40 of 1,289 films

  • 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
  • Britannia

    1993 Adults 5 min

    by Joanna Quinn

    A biting and savage indictment of the development and demise of British Imperialism.

    • Comedy
  • Part Blue

    2010 All audiences 4 min

    by YungSung Song

    The blue evolves. The blue rises toward the upper world. The blue becomes green and then yellow, which makes things unstable. So red circle appears to bring into balance between blue and yellow. These three colors unite into one, which rises until the summit, over the boundary line, and becomes a white circle to a full stop. And then it returns to the first state.

    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
  • QQQ

    2012 All audiences 8 min

    by YungSung Song

    hree Qs and more make QQQ. QQQ spin and roll. And QQQ transform themselves, spinning. QQQ transform, spinning, rolling, swinging, turning and traveling.

    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
  • Misérable Miracle

    2023 All audiences 8 min

    by Ryo Orikasa

    Inspired by Henri Michaux's poems and drawings about his experience with mescaline, "Miserable Miracle" explores the limits of language and perception, creating connections between sound, meaning, line and movement.

    • Drama
  • Water Girl

    2025 Adults 15 min

    by Sandra Desmazières

    Mia has spent her whole life free-diving, fishing and swimming through the seaweed and rocks. Over time, her body and the landscapes around her have both changed. Tonight, Mia reminisces.

    • Drama
  • On the branch

    2009 All audiences 1 min

    by Jaromír Plachý

    Short humorous movie about two birds on one branch.

    • Comedy
  • by Pablo Ballarín

    Picacho must prepare for an important boxing match and a crucial interview while struggling with the strange, emotionally charged relationship he has with his trainer. The film blends sport, surrealism, and romance through an experimental visual style.

    • Comedy
  • On the way home

    2018 Late Adolescence (16-20 yrs) 2 min

    by Mizuki Kiyama

    The borderland between sleeping and waking is the moment when the daughter melds into her father.

    • Non-narrative
  • In a pig’s eye

    2010 All audiences 10 min

    by Atsushi Wada

    A huge pig is lying down in front of a house man's family lives in.Each of them notices the other exist.but each of them doesn't understand how the other understands.The mother doesn't understand the father either.

    • Drama
    • Family
  • by Hawley Pratt

    Pink keeps returning a lucky horseshoe to its bank robber owner - the problem is, the horseshoe only brings bad luck to the thief.

    • Comedy