Planes: Meet the Stars

Moth

May 2019 •English

A wandering through the primal emotions of birth, motherhood, body, nature, metamorphosis and dance.

Paula

January 2011 •English

Inspired by a real-life news item, this animated short paints a pulsating portrait of a mixed-use, working-class neighbourhood where young families cross paths with prostitutes, their interactions leaving unpredictable ripples in the motley fabric of urban life.

Extinction of the Saber-Toothed Housecat

July 2010 •English

A now-extinct species of cat spends its last minutes on Earth before destruction.

Mary

January 2017 •German

Animated short film by Bruno Sukrow.

Solitaire

September 2020 •

Renaud is 85 years old and lives in Paris with his trusty wheelchair/caregiver. He's a loner, stuck in his ways, uncomplainingly trapped for years now on the top floor of a building in Montmartre. He has everything he needs at home anyway; he makes toys and gets his meals and his favorite newspaper, and all's right with the world. But what if a new neighbor appeared on his landing to shake up his routine?

LeapFrog: Letter Factory Adventures - The Letter Machine Rescue Team

March 2014 •English

Join the Frog Family (Leap, Tad, Lily) and friends on a problem solving adventure! When Quigley announces the new Letter Factory is almost ready to open, the team takes a visit to learn about adjectives and words with consonant blends. But when the letter machine goes on the fritz, it's up to them to work together as 'junior engineers' to find the best fix-it solutions!

The Phantom Ship

April 1956 •Japanese

Film about a ghost ship. There is no dialogue, just music and a choir.

Feast

October 2014 •English

This Oscar-winning animated short film tells the story of one man's love life as seen through the eyes of his best friend and dog, Winston, and revealed bite by bite through the meals they share.

Chuggington Special Helper Wilson

January 2014 •English

Six traintastic episodes! Episodes: Special Helper Wilson Puffer Pete's Big Show Famous Emery Quizmaster Hodge Hoot vs. Toot Next Stop, Space!

Pikachu's PikaBoo

July 2001 •Japanese

At a giant beachside mansion, Pikachu and some of its buddies decide to play a game of hide-and-seek. Pikachu is “it,” and it goes off in search of its friends. Meanwhile, Larvitar, sick of being all by itself, kicks a rock in anger. The rock hurtles through the air—and hits a lawnmower, turning it on and sending it tearing off after Pikachu and its friends! The group draws the lawnmower into a maze and even gets it into the water, but the lawnmower just keeps on chasing. The Pokémon build a road out of logs, hoping to get the lawnmower into a shack, but Psyduck trips and ruins the whole setup. How will the friends ever escape the lawnmower? This fantasy will have you on the edge of your seat!

Cine Gibi 7: Bagunça Animal

September 2014 •Portuguese

Paper Parachutes

May 2011 •English

Paper Parachutes is a children's fantasy short film about obsessively ordered nine year old Miles, who receives his birthday presents via parachute from his high flying Uncle Ed. From his 9th birthday onward, Miles is on a year long mission to complete the 10 perfect paper airplanes in order to have his hero Uncle return by parachute on his 10th birthday. Miles creates such a strong imagined world about his Uncle that he almost entirely fails to see the efforts his hopeless disorganized parents make to keep his dreams alive.

Paulette's Chair

March 2014 •Japanese

Paulette plays in the back yard, in the shade of a tall tree, with her doll, somewhere out in the countryside. Secretly watching other children have fun without her makes her sad. Then suddenly the wooden chair she is sitting on begins to move, and throws her off. She bravely gets on the chair again, which starts to buck like a wild horse, making her very happy. Racing through the countryside, the chair then throws her off, right into the middle of the group of playing children, helping her overcome her shyness.

Colonel Heeza Liar, Detective

February 1923 •English

Colonel Heeza Liar jumps off the drawing board and into the real world to track down a stolen rooster.

Bobby Bumps' Pup Gets the Flea-Enza

April 1919 •English

One of the series of Bobby Bumps silent animated shorts made at Bray Studios.

Dinky Doodle in Lost and Found

February 1926 •English

The animator tries to lose Dinky Doodle and Weakheart in the countryside. But they're kidnapped and taken to the moon by a witch. They finally get back to earth to take their revenge against their creator.

Bellboy Donald

December 1942 •English

Donald tries his best to be polite and dignified as a hotel bellboy. But when his first guest is Pete Junior, the job is next to impossible.

Billposters

May 1940 •English

Donald and Goofy are putting up advertising posters in a farm. Goofy prepares to post on a windmill, but his tools keep disappearing and reappearing on the windmill blades. Donald puts up his posters, a picture of a soup can, and a goat eats them immediately. Goofy gets stuck to his poster after it comes around on the windmill. Donald, being his calm, even-tempered self, gets into a battle with the goat.

Bootle Beetle

August 1947 •English

An older beetle of a rare variety advises a young passerby against crossing a stream, where he is likely to get trapped by bug collector Donald, as he himself almost was when he was young.

Canvas Back Duck

December 1953 •English

Donald and his nephews are visiting the carnival. After Donald makes a relatively high score on a weight testing machine, he is thought to be a veritable strong man and takes on an offer from a little boy to fight his uncle in a boxing match. Unfortunately for Donald, that "little boy" is actually a con man in cahoots with boxer Peewee Pete who is anything but what his name implies. His nephews notice and try to warn Donald but he finds himself in the ring with Pete anyway.