A Drop of Gold

Coming Out

June 2020 •

A story of pride and acceptance told through the characters of Godzilla and Little Godzilla.

Happiness

January 1976 •

This is the story of a poor fisherman, who was looking for and wanted happiness. A quiet family life, filled with the love and care of a woman, was not enough for happiness. Happiness is luxury, wealth... thought the fisherman.

An Encounter in a Dream

January 1957 •

A boy falls into his prehistoric book and falls in love with a cave girl.

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.

PYOTR495

July 2016 •Russian

Set one evening in present-day Moscow, 16-year-old Pyotr is baited by an ultra-nationalist group known for their violent abductions and attacks bolstered by Russia's LGBT Propaganda Law, but Pyotr has a dangerous secret.

Six Coups

September 2014 •French

An interesting assembly of people decides to play a deadly game of greed for a suitcase full of money.

Croûte-Mousse

March 2024 •French

A bunch of vain TV snippets put together in a weird musical way to make you feel something.

A Lantern in the Night

September 2019 •French

Emiko, a young Japanese girl, discovers the secret behind the most respected tradition of her village.

Un dimanche de Gazouilly

November 1956 •French

Barakafrites

September 2021 •French

Gus Patatax runs a chip shop in space. In front of him is a huge Fast Food. Gus must satisfy his only client, the competitor opposite. The latter wants to humiliate Patatax and disrupts the gravity machine of the fries stand; it forces Patatax to cook in "zero G".

The Battle for Miggershausen

January 1937 •German

This technically quite well-made cartoon from pre-war Nazi Germany is a commercial (or propaganda piece) for Volksempfänger ("people's receiver"), inexpensive radios. First we see agricultural statistics: the far-away village of Miggershausen is quite below standards in milk and egg production. An anthropomorphic radio undertakes the long voyage by express train, steam train, hay carriage to Miggershausen to advertise its services. It is not well received. Then, it collects and leads an army of radios to try again. They flood all the farmhouses and seem to be more convincing that way - at day, they spread agricultural knowledge to bring milk and egg production up to standards; later, they just play music and illustrate how various people enjoy various kinds of music.

The Hunter

June 2012 •English

In this stop motion sand animation, a lone hunter undertakes a search for a missing boy deep in the snow covered mountains. THE HUNTER premiered at SXSW in 2012, has featured in competition at over 50 international festivals and won several awards including the AFI/ AACTA in 2013.

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two

November 2011 •English

Marcel the shell is out of sight.

Empty City

December 2022 •English

Presenting a woman, a female statue, a breathing tree, and a fish out of water, an unorthodox love story unfolds with the growth of limbs and expressive gestures. Accompanied by desire discovered and lost, erotic femininity disfigured in a domestic space, and physical forms fragmented, two women steep in their reticent intimacy.

Viqueens

September 2021 •French

After their husbands’ defeat, a group of viking women decide to fight the Scottish enemies to provide for the need of the clan.

As Sombras Cantantes

September 2021 •English

Wachiwi and her little brother Peopeo live alone inside a fenced garden. While Peopeo dreams of novelty, Wachiwi determines the boundaries that should ensure their protection.

Step Into the River

October 2020 •French

Lu and Wei live in a village in rural China. The young girls often go to the nearby river to play or fish with their fathers. The river has a special meaning for them because China’s one-child policy has led to some parents drowning their newborn daughters there.

Rally

March 2024 •English

Two underground smugglers in a modified rally car transport an unwilling hostage across a contested border.

Ortho

October 2015 •French

What is at the bottom of this dark hole, which a child's tear has dug in the sheet of paper? What are these strange hieroglyphs written on this board? It's not easy to be a schoolboy when letters and words get mixed up! It's not easy to make people recognise your different... Underneath it all, there are these assessments! Below fifty, you don't pass! So you have to hang on to stay in the race.

The 7 Kids

March 2020 •Russian

A funny twist on the famous fairy tale about the Wolf and the Seven Little Goats.