Kitty and Mimi's New Umbrella

Pizza Passionata

September 2001 •Finnish

The loneliest man in the suburbs opens his door to a stranger and gets caught up in the merry-go-round of love.

Howl's Moving Castle

September 2004 •Japanese

Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.

John Henry and the Inky-Poo

September 1946 •English

In this Puppetoon animated short film (an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee), legendary American folklore figure John Henry (voice of Rex Ingram) goes to work for the C&O Railroad, which shortly thereafter buys an automatic steel-driving engine, The Inky-Poo. John Henry matches his strength against the engine, saying that any man can beat a machine because a man has a mind. Can he prevail? In 2015 this film, deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with UCLA Film & Television Archive in 2009.

Sisters

January 1974 •Estonian

Two sisters squabble and fight with each other over the course of their lives.

Jonn

June 1966 •Estonian

Three selfish fishermen are in danger because of their great envy. And although fate has mercy on them, the men do not learn from it, but everything repeats itself. Estonian/Soviet animation short from 1966.

The Little Broadcast

September 1943 •English

The Great Maestro gets to conduct more than he can compose himself to. A Puppetoon animated short film.

Rain or Shine

November 2016 •English

Rain or Shine takes the viewer on the comic journey of young Ella who’s keen to show off her swishy new sunglasses, only to be dogged by a persistent raincloud whenever she puts them on. The viewer has a direct impact on the pace of which the events unfold, depending on where their focus lies at various points throughout the film.

The Great Philips Review

November 1938 •English

Puppet animation of Bert Ambrose and His Orchestra performing. A Puppetoon animated short film.

Hoola Boola

June 1941 •English

Jim Dandy lands on a tropical island and falls in love with a beautiful maiden. Soon a tribe of cannibals kidnap him. A Puppetoon animated short film.

A Rainy Day

March 1940 •English

The Sleeping Beauty

January 1935 •English

Centuries ago in the past, the witch, who doesn't like Beauty, puts her to sleep, then flies throughout the castle spreading sleep powder, placing all into slumber. Eventually we flash forward to present time: A young hepcat in a convertible tries awakening Sleeping Beauty, and everyone in the castle, with some Big Band music. Will it work? A Puppetoon animated short film.

The Pagemaster

November 1994 •English

Rich knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the unknown world of books, and he has to try and get home again.

The Kurohime Story

January 1967 •Japanese

A Fairytale Story of Princess Kuro.

Together in the Weather

March 1946 •English

In this Puppetoon animated short film, Judy, an enticing blonde, lives across the way from Punchy and uses all her feminine wiles to try to snare him.

Rain Down from Above

January 2007 •Russian

A film about an act of nature in the mountains, caused by a strong downpour.

Umbrella

December 2020 •English

While visiting a home for children, a little girl meets Joseph, a boy whose only dream is to have a yellow umbrella. This unexpected encounter awakens his memories of the past.

The Puppetoon Movie

June 1987 •English

Animated characters introduce a compilation of George Pal replacement animation Puppetoon short films from the 1930s and 1940s.

Who Said Meow?

January 1962 •Russian

After hearing someone's "meow" for the first time in his life, baby puppy goes in search of the unknown beast and meets various inhabitants of the house and yard. On children's curiosity and the first acquaintance with the world.

Megamind

October 2010 •English

After Megamind, a highly intelligent alien supervillain, defeats his long-time nemesis Metro Man, Megamind creates a new hero to fight, but must act to save the city when his "creation" becomes an even worse villain than he was.

Rainy in Glenageary

April 2019 •English

An experimental true crime documentary based on the unsolved murder of Raonaid Murray, a 17-year-old Irish girl, which achieved nationwide attention during the 2000s.