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Catalan

January 1984 •English

A short film created for Spanish TV touching on the subject of Catalonia's struggle for independence, interspersed with symbolic images.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions

March 1995 •English

This half-hour documentary by acclaimed director Jonathan Demme ("The Silence of the Lambs") captures singer-songwriter Neil Young and his hard-rocking backing band Crazy Horse "live" in the studio playing a set of four songs. These sessions took place at the Complex Recording Studios in Los Angeles on October 3, 1994, just one day after Young's critically-lauded Bridge School Benefit concert. Earlier that year, Young and his band had recorded the studio album "Sleeps with Angels" at the Complex studios and came back to film a series of music videos. Jonathan Demme was there to document the recording session, which began at 6:30 pm on a Monday evening and concluded at 4:30 am the next day. "The Complex Sessions" is the result of these sessions. Set List: 1. My Heart (3:08), 2. Prime of Life (4:44), 3. Change Your Mind (14:56), 4. Piece of Crap (3:08).

Tropico

December 2013 •English

Based on the Biblical story of sin and redemption, Adam and Eve explore modern LA; the land of gods and monsters.

Josie and the Pussy Cats in "Musical Evolution"

May 2001 •English

Josie and the Pussycats performance that switches through multiple styles of animation and music

Street Musique

November 1972 •English

Animator Ryan Larkin does a visual improvisation to music performed by a popular group presented as sidewalk entertainers. His take-off point is the music, but his own beat is more boisterous than that of the musicians. The illustrations range from convoluted abstractions to caricatures of familiar rituals. Without words.

Do Útero Ao Túmulo

December 2022 •Portuguese

We the Cats Shall Hep Ya

December 1945 •English

Cab Calloway sings "We the Cats Shall Hep Ya".

Fluxo

Invalid date •Portuguese

Amid an identity crisis, Fábio, 22 years old, a young black man from Cidade Tiradentes, reconnects with his past through a funk party with friends. On their way to the Fluxo, as these parties are called, he faces internal and external challenges that make him confront his feelings after his recent breakup. The film investigates the experiences of young people who live in the extreme east of São Paulo, the biggest city in Brazil and considered one of the main pillars of funk history.

Inseparable

May 2018 •English

A pop star deals with the personal ramifications of fame

M3LL155X

August 2015 •English

An aggressive statement conceptualizing the process of feeling pregnant with pain, birthing creativity and liberation.

Daybreak Express

January 1953 •English

Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated subway station in New York City.

Love and Death of the Ordinary Potato

January 1990 •Ukrainian

The life story of a potato, which was born in one of the fields and then was taken to the city along with her other counterparts. Once in the apartment, she oversees the life and atmosphere of the new place. The potatoes meets a knife and falls in love with him at first sight...

Trolls: It Takes Three

December 2023 •English

It Takes Three is a CG-and-traditionally-animated short film included on the home media releases of Trolls Band Together. Taking place after the events of the film, the short follows Poppy, Viva, and Tiny Diamond as they get sucked into the Hustle-verse, only to discover that it is devoid of hustle.

Fallin' Floyd

March 2013 •Dutch

A humoristic turbo drama. Floyd, after being dumped by his girlfriend, suffers from psychological problems manifested as a little demon who disrupts his everyday life. Floyd has to go through great depths before he can continue his life.

Space Boy

January 1973 •English

Unofficial sequel to Curtis Harrington's Queen of Blood (1966). Drums and orchestration are rumoured to be by Frank Zappa.

The Adventures of the Son of Exploding Sausage

January 1969 •English

The Bonzo Dog Band freak out at the farm and strange sounds abound.

Brighter - A Short Film

January 2024 •English

A short film featuring two new records from Jasmine Cephas Jones' forthcoming debut album PHOENIX, detailing the journey of growth, transformation, and finding one's true self.

Satie's "Parade"

November 2016 •Japanese

A Parade for three managers and four performers. Sketchy drawings in a neatly arranged palette, involving quotes from the French composer Erik Satie, set to the music of Parade performed by the Dutch Willem Breuker Kollektief.

Way of Giants

June 2016 •Portuguese

In a forest of giant trees, six-year-old Oquirá embarks on a quest to understand life.

Session Man

January 1991 •English

When personal and creative differences threaten to destroy a musical supergroup during the recording of an album, studio guitar player McQueen is brought in to smooth out the tracks. Soon he is reconsidering the direction of his life as he dreams of the elusive brass ring.