We Hear the Distant Ring of Saturn

Norsk Folksang

April 2011 •English

Emerging from the sea onto land an axolotl swims through complex terrain parallel to a man searching for an encounter with God.

Burglars of "Baghdad" Castle

June 1926 •Japanese

In order to win the hand of a princess, a man must defeat an evil dragon and claim its treasured magic stone. Upon his return, Baghdad has been invaded and he must use the stone to defeat his new enemy.

Spheres

January 1969 •English

This animated short is a play on motion set against a background of multi-hued sky. Spheres of translucent pearl float weightlessly in the unlimited panorama of the sky, grouping, regrouping or colliding like the stylized burst of some atomic chain reaction. The dance is set to the musical cadences of Bach, played by pianist Glenn Gould.

The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot

January 2008 •French

I told a story, Kirikou and the Sorceress, that reached a large number of people. It was the first time in my life. But this film was not my first one. I had also made short films, with a very limited distribution. Nobody saw them. I am lucky enough now to introduce them to you, to make these little mechanisms run again; they are the result of perseverance and passion. Besides the almost forgotten past, I have added a dance of today, which I conceived for Björk. Also something of the future, a post-scriptum to my film "Azur & Asmar". In addition to the films, I try to explain the happy magic of these bits of nothing which became my life. Michel Ocelot

Entr'Acte

January 2014 •

A series of vaudeville acts inserted in images of reality, meant to demonstrate the ephemeral nature of all things.

A Fugue

July 2019 •English

A space occupies it, awaiting to be unlocked by a freeing action or notion. What lies ahead is its determination.

The Poetry Winner

January 2012 •English

In this cut-out animation, a college student discovers her identity after traveling to her remote West Virginia hometown to work in a discount superstore.

Edge of Alchemy

April 2017 •English

Edge of Alchemy is the third film in a trilogy examining the psychological terrain of women's inner worlds. In this handmade film, assembled from over 6,000 collages, the actors Mary Pickford and Janet Gaynor are lifted from their early silent features and cast into a surreal epic with an unending of the Frankenstein story and contemporary undercurrents of hive collapse.

Night Light

November 2016 •English

This is a classing Jordan animation, primarily in B/W, with touches of color. Actually, the engraved art work was film on color negative, so that subtle variations in tone are recorded. The mood--enhanced by John Davis' original music--is dream-like. It is both lyric and crackling, producing a kind of anticipatory tension. The scenes, in the usual Jordan manner, follow the surreal principle of placing objects and people where the ought not to be, and making movements that in the waking world are impossible. Each scene is a kind of drama from another world.

The Garden

January 1993 •Hungarian

A nostalgia trip in the enigmatic labyrinth of the passed childhood.

1,2 Million Children

April 2010 •English

A third world child pursues the dream of freedom but becomes a victim of exploitation.

Dressed in green

March 2021 •Spanish

Dressed In Green Many of the youths recruited by the guerrillas in the Vaupés region were taken from their schools. This is the story of one of them. She tells about the days in the camps and how the experience only gives her a feeling of hatred and revenge.

Fine Feathers

January 1968 •English

Two duelling birds get the urge to change their plumage. A blue jay wants to be decked out in the green of cedar, and a loon dons the burnished red of oak leaves, but neither bird foresees the consequences of vanity.

Wasteland

June 2019 •English

Wasteland is a five-part anthology film that deals with isolation, mental illness, and the subjectivity of reality. Each of the five parts can be watched individually, but when viewed in sequence, each story brings out a more interesting and distinct context to its respective pieces.

Shinbone Alley

June 1970 •English

Suicidal poet Archy tries to end his life by jumping off a bridge, but awakens to find he has assumed the life of a cockroach and has become a part of a community of creatures living in a newspaper office. He also discovers that he can still write poetry, using a typewriter, and begins to enjoy his new life. Archy develops deep feelings for the lovely but self-destructive cat Mehitabel, but will have to fight to win her from bad-boy tomcat Bill.

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie

August 1999 •Japanese

In a loose retelling of the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series, Utena Tenjou arrives at Ohtori Academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate Anthy Himemiya and the power she supposedly holds. At the same time, Utena reunites with Touga Kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know the secrets behind the duels. Utena must discover those secrets for herself, before the power that rules Ohtori claims her and her friends, new and old.

Mask of the Red Death

January 1970 •

An animated adaptation of Poe's famous short story.

Tempo Trem

March 2024 •Portuguese

El Mago Georges

January 2020 •English

We aren't only created with free will, but also with responsibility. The responsibility to listen to our gut feelings, follow our intuition, the wise part of us. According to the old definition, a magician is a wise person. So we can all be magicians if we are brave enough.

Papageno

August 1935 •German

Film shows the story of Papageno (the one from Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute"), who wants a mate, yet has difficulties getting one.