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The Tenant's Racket

August 1963 •English

The cartoon starts off with Woody who, tired of flying, stops to rest on a cloud...

The Ride to the Abyss

January 1992 •French

‘La course à l’abîme’ is a depiction of the final ride into hell from ‘La Damnation de Faust’ (1846) by Hector Berlioz.

Connecting Flights

October 2014 •English

On a summer day Julia gets on a plane, on the way to her destination, not knowing what awaits her. Eduard is in a barbershop where the Barber is annoyed by a fly. The Barber tries to chase the fly away. At that moment, panic breaks loose on the plane...

The Sensational Cat-Man

September 2023 •English

A stylized cartoon inspired by 1940s comics, featuring a detective raised by a tiger who moonlights as a superhero.

The Puppet's Dream

January 1967 •English

Movement, light and shadow effects are explored with puppet-like figures.

OCCHIO

September 2024 •Italian

An important sensory organ, the eye, is damaged. The exhausting healing process takes us on an inner journey full of pain, fragility and mental unrest, in which even superstition and witchcraft seem to have an influence on recovery.

Bug Therapy

October 2021 •English

Citronella, a mosquito who faints at the sight of blood, nervously waits outside her first group therapy session, while the Pill Bug therapist, Dr. Pill tries to calm a neurotic group of bugs, each suffering from a mental-health issue: An OCD germaphobic Fly freaks when he runs out of hand sanitizer. A Dragonfly couple struggle with co-dependency; she's literally on top of him. A Grasshopper, addicted to coffee, is so jumpy, he launches himself in mid-sentence. A Praying Mantis who doesn't pray because she thinks she is God. A terrified Spider is deathly afraid of -- spiders. And, a perfectly-camouflaged Stick Bug complains that no one ever "sees" him. Throughout all this, Citronella battles her urge to flee - while Dr. Pill implores her to share her "embarrassing" problem.

Sun Scream

December 2023 •English

Sun Scream tells the comedic tale of a down-on-his-luck vampire named 'Pippin', and his last-ditch efforts to sell at least one bottle of sunscreen before facing the wrath of his ferocious boss 'Cy the Cyclops'. Luckily for Pippin, the truck of an extremely sunburned farmer breaks down in front of his stall on the hottest day of the year. However, 'Billy' ain't no bumblin' yokel, and Pippin will have to do everything in his power to prove his product will protect anyone, even a vampire, from the sun's deadly rays.

Last Time in Clerkenwell

July 2007 •English

Last Time in Clerkenwell chronicles the odyssey of the Royal Legion of Birds from Bathtime in Clerkenwell after they come to power and take over London. This time, the bird empire expands beyond Earth's boundaries ... and falls into unexpected circumstances.

We Believe in Happy Endings

October 2006 •English

At the party, humans, animals and other-worldly beings dance the night away.

Interstellar Stella

December 2006 •English

In a world formed by the spectacle of perfect illusions, the king of mediation travels through the lens to fight an anti-image cult that threatens a new generation.

How To Make A Friend

October 2024 •English

Moo mourns her deceased friend, so Yuu decides to create a new companion for her. Their adventure fails, but they discover they have built a new friendship during the journey.

Labyrinth of the Fallen Heroes

January 1992 •Czech

A man dying of thirst descends further down a labyrinth consisting of nightmarish Bosch-esque creatures.

Trust Me

May 2024 •English

Animated short documentary following a young woman's diagnosis of bipolar: a journey of self-acceptance to challenge everyday stigma. In "Trust Me", a genre-bending short documentary, a young woman uses humour and compassion to share her moving and deeply personal story of coming to terms with her mental health condition. When she starts exhibiting atypical and extreme behaviour, her loved ones trick her into hospitalisation against her will. She is diagnosed with bipolar disorder which starts her challenging journey of self-acceptance, confronting internalised and societal stigma, and learning to trust herself and others again.

Life Support

November 2021 •English

A seeker finds himself distressed by his dependencies and is constantly searching for a way to survive without his life support.

Pinocchio e il grillo

October 2024 •Italian

MS. Found in a Bottle

January 2010 •English

At first the mysterious black ship seem to be the rescue from the stormy sea. But soon the rescued castaway starts to realise what is the purpose of the expedition. And the ship follows irresistible its course to the south. Graduation film at the school of arts and design Kassel. Based loosely on the short story of the same titel by A.E. Poe.

Wings

June 2021 •Korean

Tyltyl, a timid girl with a torn wing. In front of such Tyltyl, a girl in the same situation, Mytyl, appears.

Tales of the Salt Water

October 2021 •French

Under the last summer days' sun, a young man gets ready to leave his family home.

Flores in the House of the Dogs

October 2021 •Spanish

Flores, a ghost who has been trapped for 100 years in the house where he died, remembers how he got there.