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Mère Ubu

December 1998 •German

Père Ubu

November 1997 •German

I Can't Wait

September 2014 •French

This is a simple, bittersweet tale for all ages that you feel like storing away deep inside of you, yet one that is so full of emotion that you’ll end up sharing with everyone around you. It’s the story of life itself.

Strike

February 2019 •English

A young mole must try to achieve his impossible dream of becoming a footballer in order to save his hometown gold mine from a greedy supervillain known only as 'The Boss'.

Zoon

January 2022 •German

Residing in a dark swamp at the bottom of a nocturnal forest, a group of gleaming axolotls pursue lustful games. The creatures relish nuzzling one another and nibbling their companions’ limbs.

Red-end and the Factory Plant

October 2015 •Dutch

Redback has to find red peppers in the wood and discovers a bio-industry of carnivorous plants, but gets captured. Red-end sets Redback free by sabotaging the meat factory.

The Nightmare Before Christmas

October 1993 •English

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.

Under Covers

January 2019 •English

On the night of a lunar eclipse, we uncover the sweet, salacious, and spooky secrets of a small town. From a pigtailed psychopath to naughty nuns, this stop-motion animated film conjures a comforting thought: that weird is relative.

Así de grandes son las ideas

September 2014 •Spanish

Sometime in the future, an old man, equipped with the benefits of evolution, survived the extinction of all other living beings. It is a very lonely world for someone unable to die.

The Wolf and the Seven Goat Kids

January 1939 •German

Stop-motion version of the Grimm fairy tale from the Nazi era.

James and the Giant Peach

April 1996 •English

When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.

Extension 101

January 1993 •English

A man made of newspaper waits and waits by the telephone.

The Coin

March 2019 •English

In Chinese New Year holidays, finding the coin inside the dumplings means having a blessed year ahead. A young woman loses a jar on her journey to a new country, which contains the lucky coins she has been collecting growing up. Her new life begins with a search to find the coin.

In the West Wing

January 1993 •English

A man with a gun for a head and two conjoined twins share a prison cell.

Ferda mravenec

February 1944 •Czech

Ferda Mravenec (Ferda The Ant, 1944 ) runs over ten minutes, telling the tale of an ant colony versus a spider. This one is teeming with characters, with impressive animation, fun gags, and a good story.

All Tender Things

September 2020 •

All Tender Things tells a story about six characters gathered around a campfire. When the flames starts to fade the fire needs to be fed. Books are sufficient at first, but as the night grows darker, the fire demands more sacrifices.

Two Bagatelles

January 1953 •English

Norman McLaren instructs Grant Munro on the movements he is to make. The film technique for Two Bagatelles is pixillation, where the actor is animated frame by frame, as in the film Neighbours/Voisins.

Soft Plants

January 2008 •Dutch

Naked, on the back of a sheep, soft office worker Willie rides trough the forest. His body is still in the office, but his mind wanders between dangerous flowers, li-los and an imaginary friendship for a soft sheep.

A Town Called Panic: Back to School Panic!

February 2016 •French

Indian and Cowboy are about to set off on a magnificent cruise on a luxury liner, but they have made a big mistake. They completely forgot that today is the first day of school! Goodbye tropical islands, our friends are back at their desks in school listening as the teacher drones on and on.

The Kurohime Story

January 1967 •Japanese

A Fairytale Story of Princess Kuro.