In the midst of a drug epidemic, the tragedy of death haunts a Doctor who vows to bring back his sister, though that very epidemic seeks to destroy the Doctor's cure.
A vine takes root in old Beijing, witnessing the passage of time in a traditional hutong—part of an urban fabric that’s fast disappearing as the city undergoes radical transformation. Making ingenious use of backlit cut-outs, Jenny Yujia Shi crafts an animated elegy to a vanishing way of life.
“Wash your hands. Turn off the lights. And don’t forget your prayers to Ganesh.” Having fun with comicbook motifs and plasticine, Akash Jones honours the no-nonsense second-generation immigrant mother who raised him, instilling habits that guide him to this day. Stop-motion animation that says, “Love ya Mom.”
Blending animated storytelling with intimate narration, this documentary paints a soulful portrait of the anonymous Neapolitan singer known as Liberato.
First Spanish colonialism, then Moroccan occupation, the Sahrawis have been fighting for their self-determination for years. A look at a persecuted people of the Sahara, seen through the ritual of tea.
In the countryside of yesteryear, in the mines and factories, these men of the past seem to share the same sorrows. Something seems to resonate within us today, perhaps it's just an illusion, or perhaps it's simply the humbleness of everyday life.
In life there are times we need to "let go" with love in order to "hold on" to life. Jodee's poem and drawing were inspired at the Arts & Healing Resiliency Center's January 7, 2024 workshop, "Letting Go & Holding On for Hope, Healing, & Resilience in the New Year." This workshop is part of the Hold On Campaign for Suicide Prevention's expressive arts outreach to connect, express, and heal. The animation "Let Go" is by the very talented and compassionate media designer Lucia Martinez Rojas. For more information on the Hold On Campaign's services including presentations, workshops, mentoring, and internationally award winning songs and short films, please see www.holdoncampaign.org.
In a black-and-white world, lonely lumberjack Bill chases a stealing crow to a giant tree. When he strikes the tree, color fills the landscape. Bill, overcome by euphoria, hallucinates.
When he wakes up, the raven flies away, leaving Bill behind to face his creation.
An experimental animated film that metaphorically and conceptually reveals an erotic and exhilarating dimension of touching. The haptic relationship with the pinscreen reveals forms and a primitive language that evoke a sensual relationship with the device.
Life is like a blackboard you write on with chalk. Everything is written, everything is erased. Especially our first love in elementary school. Especially our first teacher in that school.
KTO, a probe with artificial intelligence, is launched towards the star Rigel to establish contact with an extraterrestrial consciousness enigmatic. During the thousand-year journey, consumed by solitude, KTO erase all human knowledge to reach Rigel and be reborn as a child of the cosmos.
Drawn to unorthodox materials and themes, Mochi Lin works with diaphanous stockings and acetate to depict courtship in the insect world. Her musical composition provides the soundtrack for a startling pas de deux. Stop-motion haiku on the themes of coupledom, confinement and decapitation!
Cameron Kletke depicts an in utero skirmish between twins with spacious hand-drawn animation, employing watercolours and pastel to plunge us into an intimate watery universe where the umbilical cord becomes a prop in a comic battle of wills. Those little elbows can be sharp.