A Little Kingdom

Sabaku

June 2016 •

When Sabaku’s best friend Buffalo passes away, he needs to find himself a new friend.

DEDARI

January 2007 •Japanese

Animation film based on fieldwork in Bali, Indonesia, and rituals filmed there. Of the hundreds of rituals known to exist in Bali as 'Sangyan', the film takes as its motif the beautiful ritual 'Sangyan Dudari', which is said to be the most effective in exorcising demons.

IIWA

September 2018 •Spanish

When a girl in the Wayuu tribe has her first menstruation, begins her transformation from girl to woman, locked up and isoleted by the rest of her family for at least a year, learning the most ancestral traditions of her Wayuu ethnic group.

Goodbye Jerome!

December 2021 •French

Having just arrived in paradise, Jerome sets out to find his wife Maryline. In the course of his search, he sinks into a surreal and colorful world in which no one seems to be able to help him.

Mice, a small story

September 2018 •

The "Lord of the Rings" in 4 min. In a dark subway tunnel, a group of mice find a gold ring-pull that seems to have a mysterious effect on one of them. Not so far from them, an owl and his enslaved rats are watching. The owl sends his rats to get hold of this strange object.

Between Showers

January 2009 •Japanese

This year, it sudden shower a lot. When it sudden shower, people look up at the sky, fast walk, and point umbrellas. The motif in this animation is like that scenery of a bunch and be reminded scenery.

Big Game

November 2013 •English

It's Bobo's birthday, but sadly no one showed up to his party. A big game hunter figures it's the perfect opportunity to capture the fearsome monster—by throwing Bobo the birthday party of his dreams.

Kaleidoscope-68

January 1968 •Russian

Dry Run

January 2018 •English

A sea beast makes a quick trip to the cornerstore

Feet of Song

January 1988 •English

Joyful, androgynous forms shimmy across the screen to the sound of world-beat music.

Alternative Fringe

January 1988 •English

Famous for combining extremely simple line drawings with biting humour she lays bare the frustrations encountered by ordinary women in their daily lives. Candy Guard once disarmingly described her job as "writing funny stories and then drawing pictures to go with them", which goes some way towards explaining her success as both an animator and newspaper cartoonist.

The Public Voice

January 1988 •Danish

A short Surrealist animation from Denmark which begins with a zoom into a Paul Delvaux painting, then reverses the process by pulling back from a continually changing picture.

Lady Ice

March 2010 •English

An unfortunate encounter sets Lady Ice, the spirit of winter, and Sen, a child protected by his loving parents, on paths that bound to cross again. 20 years later Lady Ice returns to that same forest only to find Sen, now a grown man, and her beast she has left behind. Join the beautiful and tragic tale of Lady Ice as she sets on an inner journey, only to realize she can never be with the one she loves.

Epitaph

May 2021 •English

In the Dark Ages a lone knight, haunted by the spirit of death, braves a dark forest to lay his wife’s ashes to rest.

Blight

December 2018 •French

Elias and Nora discover that their daughter Léa is the fountain of life in human form. Through mutual contact with water, she can cure anyone of anything. But it's not without consequence.

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.

Wandaland

July 2020 •English

A mixed-media biography of a fictional animation tycoon.

Zoon

January 2022 •German

Residing in a dark swamp at the bottom of a nocturnal forest, a group of gleaming axolotls pursue lustful games. The creatures relish nuzzling one another and nibbling their companions’ limbs.

Tom in Couchland

July 2017 •English

A stoner dude is sucked into the couch and must battle crazy couch creatures in search of his remote.

Pilar

June 2021 •Dutch

A dangerous intruder gives Pilar the chance to discover the wild animal within and the means to escape the post-apocalyptic village she lives in.