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My Strange Grandfather

July 2011 •Russian

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.

Lipsett Diaries

October 2010 •French

A descent into the maelstrom of anguish that tormented Arthur Lipsett, a famed Canadian experimental filmmaker who died at 49. A diary transmuted into a clash of images and sounds charting a prodigious frenzy of creation, a tableau depicting an artist’s dizzying descent into depression and madness: with LIPSETT DIARIES, Theodore Ushev renews his filmmaking aesthetic and explores what happens when genius is on a first-name basis with madness.

种子传说

March 2020 •Chinese

The story is a journey - a little boy wants to find a special place to burry his golden seed. During this trip, he learns about this world and the growth of his heart.

Evolution of the Red Star

January 1973 •English

Music: Carl Stone. Colored pen-and-ink drawings, like topological maps of biomorphic objects, grow and evolve from the red star. Once the master image is formed, this continuously throbbing, pulsating sight is used to ring changes based on years of optical work. Music and picture work together to create a mood of ecstatic tranquility. The bright colors, beautiful music, surprise at the end, etc. make this a good film for young children. Awards: Sinking Creek Film & Video Festival, 1973; Washington National Student Film Festival, 1974; Brooklyn Independent Filmmakers Exposition, 1974; Vanguard Int'l Competition of Electronic Music for Film, 1974; Humboldt Film Festival, 1974. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with iotaCenter and National Film Preservation Foundation in 2007.

Quinoscopio 1

January 1986 •Spanish

A collection of unrelated sequences featuring people in various situations.

Deter & Oro

May 2023 •Spanish

The Suspect

January 2000 •Portuguese

A train compartment, four people, a ticket collector, a Barcelos penknife and a potential assassin. Will they all make it to the end of the journey?

Mickey's Safety Club: Street Safe, Street Smart

September 1989 •English

Mickey and his friends take a close look at important street safety situations and tips.

Soho Square

October 1992 •English

The atmosphere, sounds and sights of Soho Square on a summer's day.

Gdansk

November 2017 •English

First in a series of medieval giants. Inspired by the artwork of Jakub Różalski.

Delivery

August 2009 •English

A person receives a delivery that ends up immoral.

The Town of Forgotten Things

May 2021 •Italian

A blackbird takes care of all forgotten things. One 17′ long story in just one drawing. An animated film where the animation is imagined. An experimental film for all audiences.

The Thorn Coat

July 2014 •Korean

One day, a man living in pain with a hole in his heart due to loneliness and solitude meets himself as a child.

Washed

March 2019 •English

In this stop-motion horror short, a couple enlists the aid of a mysterious figure to help them with their seemingly insurmountable laundry problem.

Thank You Mask Man

January 1968 •English

This short animation set to Lenny Bruce's live monologue tells how the Lone Ranger hooks up with Tonto. With Bruce doing all the voices, this animation begins with local folks upset at the Lone Ranger because he won't stay around to be thanked after a good deed. So, he stays and finds he likes hearing "Thank you mask man." When their attention starts to shift elsewhere, he shocks and disgusts the townspeople with a final request. According to the cartoon’s producer John Magnuson, at early showings of this, gay audiences were upset by its apparent “fag-bashing”. And it’s true, part of the fun of the piece is just crying out “Masked man’s a fag”, scandalising and defacing the image of this all-American hero. But it’s within the larger context of Bruce’s analysis of heroism, and that the towns people reject the Masked Man is because of their prejudices, not because Bruce is asking us to endorse them. (from: http://ukjarry.blogspot.de/2010/01/352-lenny-bruce-thank-you-mask-man.html)

Bunny Hugged

March 1951 •English

Bugs gets involved in a wrestling match to save Ravishing Ronald from the Crusher.

Smoking Kills

July 2024 •English

A young man sees someone smoking and decides to deal with him.

Toe

June 2019 •English

A stop-motion gothic folktale. A starving young boy eats a human toe that he finds in the ground. Later that night, something comes to his bedroom wanting it back.

Christopher at Sea

August 2022 •English

Christopher embarks on a transatlantic voyage as a passenger on a cargo ship. His hopes of finding out what lures so many men to sea sets him on a journey into solitude, fantasy, and obsession.

The Junky's Christmas

April 1993 •English

Burroughs takes down a book and reads us the story of Danny the Carwiper, who spends Christmas Day trying to score a fix, but finds the Christmas spirit instead.