Mercurio is a kid who loves cycling. One day he is stopped by members of the Fascist regime and incarcerated in a transit camp, ready to be sent to a concentration camp.
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Mercurio is a kid who loves cycling. One day he is stopped by members of the Fascist regime and incarcerated in a transit camp, ready to be sent to a concentration camp.
A boy returns home to care for his sick mother and introduce his girlfriend to the family — but the dear mama is less than pleased with the unexpected guest.
‘Love Is Bigger Than Anything In Its way’ from the album ‘Songs of Experience’ by U2.
What would you be willing to do for them to love you? LOVE ME, FEAR ME is a reflection on the roles we play and the shapes we take, the stages we chose, the audience we try to impress and the price of acceptance.
1973, San Francisco. Charles Bukowski, underground poet and punk ahead of his time, reads his poem Love to a wild audience who’ve come to see the pulp writer’s provocative performance. But that day, instead of a punk they find a broken man hungry for love.
The experiences and thoughts of puppeteers and two animation students about how the dead material comes alive.
Live a Little is a visual poem about the anxieties and struggles of fitting in and acting in accordance with the social norms of how a young woman should behave.
In a kitchen, a mother and a child struggle to establish dialogue.
The film is about the process of unlearning, an act to detach from a system which has formed the basis of the one’s reality for so long. The director, though right-handed, engages both of her hands in the production of this animated film. The learned hand and the other sets out to capture the rhythms of traditional schooling, and in the process breaks free from it. It is a return to the corporeal, to carefully consider each motion in time and its consequence.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1955. 300.000 spectators are watching from the sidelines. It is 6:00 PM when Pierre Levegh’s car ploughs into the spectator stands, scattering the crowd with his car engine’s hot debris.
Girls are weird. Babies are weird. Bodies are extra weird. Las del diente is a film about now, a time when women are tired to choose between having kids and their careers.
This is the story of an obese and lonely man called Lajos, who meets Laci due to an accident. The world opens up to him through their shared adventures; they even undertake to organize the weightlifters’ world championships.
Tresky plesky is an animated series for children, their parents, and anyone eager to learn something new in a fun way. The main character, host Kata Strofová, explores the world of molecules and particles, uncovering the secrets of natural phenomena and helping viewers understand these processes with ease. Each eight-minute episode concludes with a catchy song.
Personal stories fuse together as man and bird in a cinematic commentary on immigration.
A film based on free association, composed of loosely connected scenes that explore the often absurd nature of everyday life. It pays tribute to French filmmaker and actor Jacques Tati.
A young woman enjoys, in ignorance of the world around her, until she reaches the limit of her own self-esteem.
It Starts With is a mixed media animation short about characters making tiny teacups and also falling in and out of love. Made using digital tools and hand painted backgrounds, it’s a watercolour ode to love and friendship.
Interview with Chris Robinson who is an Ottawa-based animation, film, literature and sports writer, and artistic director of the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF).