True North

Santa Claws

December 2008 •English

Produced for Glass Eye Pix as part of their 2008 Creepy Christmas Online Film Festival, in which each short was inspired by the inhabitants of a Christmas diorama advent calendar. Each filmmaker was assigned a specific date and given the props that were used in that window to use in their short. This is the eighth film in the series.

Junkers Come Here: Pilot Film

December 2001 •Japanese

The short pilot film for Junkers Come Here included with the DVD release of the movie.

Woody the Giant Killer

December 1947 •English

Out of work, Woody complains about his not having any living quarters. A slick talking con man convinces him to buy some "magic beans" promising they will guarantee him a home. Sure enough, Woody climbs the resulting beanstalk and finds a huge castle at the top. Unfortunately, the castle is already occupied by a sleeping giant who Woody eventually outwits, turning his castle into a series of apartments with the giant as a bellboy and Woody as his manager.

The Rattled Rooster

June 1948 •English

A rooster is unable to get worms; the other chickens either get there first or trick him out of the worms. But there's one worm nobody else competes for, because it's a trickster.

Meet Me in Wichita

January 2006 •English

A stop motion animated 16mm film combining the Wizard of Oz and the hunt for Bin Laden, with music by V. Vale and Jad Fair.

Parasolka On The Hunt

January 1973 •Ukrainian

The animation tells about the adventures of the funny character Parasolka on the hunt.

Parasolka In The Circus

January 1980 •Ukrainian

A ridiculous and funny man nicknamed Parasolka have ancillary jobs in the circus, which he is trying to do and simulteniously watch everything going on behind the scenes, as well as during performances. Once the actors get into a difficult situation, and to everyone's amazement it is Parasolka who helps them out, thus earning himself a clown job. And then the circus director sees how Parasolka deftly juggles behind the scenes, he immediately realizes to send him to the arena, so he in turn performs with the shows of a juggler, a strongman, and a magician, although he is not entirely successful, but the audience liked him and they were laughing. As a result, Parasolka became a circus clown.

The Rebel Without Claws

July 1961 •English

The Confederate Army wants to get an important message through to General Lee, but all the carrier pigeons have been shot down. Tweety steps in.

Turning the Fables

August 1960 •English

Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare as uranium hunters trying to beat each other to the Claims Office.

Tough Tire! SHADO Tire

January 1980 •Japanese

Amateur animation by 20-year-old Hikeaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion) while he was studying at Osaka University of Arts. The short features a speeding car with physics-defying tires.

Nanna & Lil' Puss Puss in 'One Ration Under God'

September 1993 •English

Nanna feels she's on her last legs and about to meet her maker. In saying her goodbyes to Lil' Puss Puss, she regrets all the things in life she hasn't done.

Porosenok v koluchey shubke

February 1981 •Russian

Seeing Snowflake outside the window on a frosty day, the Hedgehog clung to the glass so that his nose looked like a piglet's. Snowflake mistook him for a pig in a spiky fur coat and invited him to play outside.

Gift

February 2021 •Japanese

Baby Einstein: Baby Beethoven - Symphony of Fun

September 2002 •English

This DVD includes upbeat music for movement and active play, plus new activity modes: play, dance, and quiet-time modes; and new discovery cards: real-world animals and objects with sound effects.

Smile

July 2021 •English

GroM wakes up one morning to find that his mouth is stuck in a sour face. He, who wants to be happy and smile. His friend LobO comes visiting and together they embark on a journey to find a GroM's smile. They try with a circus visit and with magic potions, but it only makes things worse. Will GroM ever Smile again?

Brad & Gary

July 2011 •English

This short film created by director Pyer Coffin is the story of Brad and Gary, two creatures living in an unknown world. The plot revolves around the big idea that joining forces to overcome one's shortcomings really is the only way out. Or in. Or maybe out again? It's also a tale about friendship, its ups and downs, ins and outs... This fresh look on solidarity was brought to life by the Illumination Mac Guff Studio, the team behind the success of Despicable Me.

Robot Chicken's Christmas Special

December 2005 •English

The special Christmas episode featured the second season short "A Very Dragon Ball Z Christmas", along with the first season shorts "Unsolved Case Files: Claus & Effect" and "Kill Bunny".

Dear Consumer (Robot Chicken's Full-Assed Christmas Special)

December 2009 •English

Thor celebrates Christmas in Asgard, Santa adds Walter PPK to the bad boy list and the creators take a skewed look at The Gift of the Magi. Plus who needs Rudolph when Santa has Comet?

Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special

December 2012 •English

The Robot Chicken Christmas Special has Santa nearly missing Christmas; Kano from Mortal Kombat shares the holidays with Mrs. Cage; Justin Bieber's new song is bound to be a Christmas hit.

Shade: The Changing Man

May 2013 •English

A mysterious figure with special reality-warping powers battles the forces of madness only he can see and fight.