The Spectator

Locust Lane

September 2020 •English

A college student named Max recounts his childhood memories from the late 1990s, in which he becomes best friends with a boy named Arthur. As Max and Arthur gather both true and fictitious information about Arthur's neighborhood, they begin to dream up fantastical stories and fictional biographies about the eccentric people who live on Arthur's street, a mysterious place called Locust Lane.

The End of Suffering (A Proposal)

August 2020 •Greek

Sofia is panicky, again. The Universe decides to contact her. An other-wordly dialogue. A planet symphony for Mars, where people dream awake and fight for love.

Dos Galhos Prateados

November 2023 •Portuguese

The Astronomer's Sun

May 2010 •English

A young man, accompanied by his mysterious mechanical bear, visits an abandoned observatory to confront memories of his past and follow his Father on a journey into the unknown.

The Author

December 2022 •Turkish

The Waltz of the Monsters

August 2017 •English

"The Waltz of the Monsters" is a narrative fantasy short about two young dreamers that chase a better way of living by setting up a journey to prove the existence of an old legend, only to find themselves stuck as their divergent objectives get on the way.

A Woman Reported

January 2004 •English

In the brief moments before a hate crime occurs, a young woman imagines her escape.

El séptimo día del sol

January 1980 •Spanish

The Sun rises and greets Clea, a sleeping beauty, a goddess, the spirit of the earth, but she is frightened and flees, pursued by the mighty star, infatuated with her.

Fulgidusen

September 2020 •German

Felix is looking for a friend and discovers the 'Fulgidusen', the little lights of the forest. But the village of the Fulgiduses and thus also the secret of the forest are in great danger ...

Rent

March 2021 •Portuguese

Young man finds puzzle in his latest apartment. The new residence will not be your home sweet home.

Felting Friends

November 2022 •English

Melvin gets ready for his birthday. he visits his friends to see if they want to go to his birthday picnic, however when things don’t go as planned Melvin has to make the most of his birthday. This stop-motion animated short film explores the relationship between Melvin and his friends.

Bunny & Non-Bunnyness

July 2018 •English

When the Easter Bunny discovers nobody believes in him anymore, he has an existential crisis.

Beauty and the Beast

June 2021 •French

Tonight's program has been composed by and for grown-ups who are children at heart. Eternal history, the tale of Belle-Rose. Also known as Beauty and the Beast.

Der Pampelmusenmond

October 1989 •German

Because she believes she is standing in the way of her parents' happiness, seven-year-old Sarah runs away from home. But the world is too big for the little girl and treacherous and insidious dangers are lurking everywhere. But luckily Sarah has her snow globe, a gift from her father, and his promise that whenever the moon rises in the sky, round and yellow and fat as a grapefruit, something quite wonderful will happen. Because inside the snow globe live two fairy tale characters.

Through Static

March 2021 •English

A Science-Fiction Short film where a man gets sucked into a shelf to an unknown realm.

HOLGER

May 2024 •Danish

Described as 'a fairytale with its roots in the worlds of dadaism and surrealism'.

Milkmaid

January 2015 •Bulgarian

Dappled little crowd I hold in my hand I pull their strings, I hope it doesn’t hurt them... Milkmaid is based on the original lyrics by Dimitar Voev from New Generation. The film is part of the animated poetry project Mark & Verse produced by Compote Collective.

The Inverted Woman

September 2020 •Spanish

Ana had the perfect husband, the perfect children, and the perfect friend, but she wanted to turn her life around and turned everything upside down.

Heresy

May 2024 •Spanish

An experimental music artist meets again with her ex-girlfriend after years without seeing her.

The Beauty and the Dishcloth

March 2021 •French

Hannah, a phobic and hypochondriac young woman living alone in her mansion, spends her time chasing dust with her army of rags. Her servant Louise, helps her in this permanent mania. Everything must be clean... Clean... Clean... Tirelessly, the young heroine is always looking for a miracle product. After receiving a promising new disinfectant, without restraint, she tries it on herself, but this experience transports her to an extraordinary world.