Synopsis:
A haunting fable about a girl overwhelmed by sorrow, the boy who loves her, and how greed leads good hearts to wicked deeds.
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Based on the story by Branko Ćopić, this animated short tells the tale of a hedgehog living in a lush and lively forest. He is respected and envied by the other animals. However, Hedgehog’s devotion to his home annoys a quartet of insatiable beasts. Together, they march off towards Hedgehog’s home and spark a tense and prickly standoff.
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Tragicomedy
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Brother and sister live peacefully in a cottage at the edge of a forest until their life is disrupted by the arrival of mistress Death.
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Experimental
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Kukuschka is a bird who follows the sun. It seems as she almost can touch it but the Sun is still far away. Suddenly she is not alone any more but for two it’s even more difficult to keep going so fast.
- Drama
- Tragedy
- Fantasy
- Abstract
- Experimental
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Lili refuses to let go of her childhood fights a sandstorm that threatens to take it away. In the heart of the storm she rediscovers the joy of childhood, but forced to choose between illusion and reality.
- Drama
- Fantasy
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An ageing couple Aniela and Konstanty lead a quiet life together. She gives herself over to knitting while he eagerly works on some invention. Although their everyday life seems extremely well-organized there is something deeply lacking.
- Drama
- Tragedy
- Fantasy
- Abstract
- Experimental
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A creative person often seems weird, funny and a little bit crazy. Even his friends and family do not always understand him and often feel ashamed of him. But sometimes he can create a real miracle – merely from garbage.
- Drama
- Experimental
- Fantasy
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In denial of his Grandma’s death, a young boy goes on a bittersweet journey into the underworld in search of her.
- Drama
- Coming-of-Age
- Fantasy
- Abstract
- Experimental
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Ben, a young choir boy who, after his voice breaks mid solo, has a crisis of faith, decides to run away from his community. He happens upon a group of nomads who take him in, though Ben hides the secret about who he really is, and must decide what to do with it.
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Abstract
- Experimental
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On an everyday train journey quite unlike any other, a not-so-casual observer goes to extreme lengths to avoid other passengers, a giant baby runs away from his parents, a romantic woman starts an ill-fated relationship with a cuckoo, and a naïve boy discovers that some problems can’t be fixed by pictures of unicorns.
- Drama
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Experimental
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Based on the art of Shannon Jamieson, Shannon Amen unearths the frantic, passionate, and pained expressions of a young woman overwhelmed by guilt and anxiety as she struggles to reconcile her sexual identity with her religious faith.
- Drama
- Music Videos
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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Following the end of a stormy love affair, Expressionist artist Oskar Kokoschka enlists in the First World War. After suffering serious injuries in battle, he experiences a series of memories and visions as medics transport him through the forests of the Russian front. Playful and imaginative, I’m OK explores the wounds of heartbreak and trauma.
- Drama
- Bio-pic
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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Welcome is a stop motion animation about a man who tries to befriend his new neighbour by baking her cookies. It doesn’t go as planned.
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Romance