New Animation Movies on Kanopy - Page 19

In the Name of God

2008

In the Name of God

2008
Two men happen to face God - something they had never expected. When God leaves, they set out to find a new church, but they find out that they have different beliefs in this animated short film.
Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty

2008

Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty

2008
5.7
Granny O'Grimm, a seemingly sweet old lady, loses the plot as she tells her version of Sleeping Beauty to her terrified granddaughter.
Idiots and Angels

2008

Idiots and Angels

2008
6.7
Angel, a selfish rotter is hanging around in a local bar, groping the wife of the barman and dealing with weapons. One morning he wakes up finding a pair of wings growing at his back. These wings do good deeds against his nature. But suddenly he finds himself fighting those who want these wings for their own dark plans.
I'm Dirty!

2008

I'm Dirty!

2008
Clank! Rattle! Bang! Who’s making all that noise? A backhoe loader, reporting for duty. Cleaning up a mess? Easy as pie. Make that a mud pie! Find out just how dirty a backhoe can get while doing its job. Who wants to be clean when it’s so much fun being dirty?
Do Unto Otters

2008

Do Unto Otters

2008
When the Otters move in next door to Mr. Rabbit, he does not know how to act with them. This is the story that highlights how to be a good neighbor and friend - just simply follow the Golden Rule!
Sita Sings the Blues

2008

Sita Sings the Blues

2008
6.9
Utilizing the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, the epic Indian tale of exiled prince Ramayana and his bride Sita is mirrored by a spurned woman's contemporary personal life, and light-hearted but knowledgeable discussion of historical background by a trio of Indian shadow puppets.
Birdstrike

2008

Birdstrike

2008
If an airplane encounters birds, the birds normally are on the losing end. But what if the airplane is smaller than the bird?
Flowerpots

2008

Flowerpots

2008
A short film about flower pots, and the problem with habits.
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!

2008

Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!

2008
Pretty ladybugs, fluttering butterflies, creepy daddy longlegs, and roly-poly bugs are some of the familiar creatures featured in this insect album. Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! will inform and entertain curious little bug lovers everywhere.
Voyage to the Bunny Planet

2008

Voyage to the Bunny Planet

2008
The three original beloved Bunny Planet stories are now available in a single-volume gift edition with magnetic closure and ribbon place marker. Featuring full-color illustrations and a new poem introducing Janet the Bunny Queen, it's a must-have for anyone who occasionally needs to be transported from mundane reality to "the day that should have been" on a happy planet where life is exactly as you want it to be.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf

2008

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

2008
“Wolf! Wolf!” Is there really a wolf, or is the shepherd boy just playing a trick? In this cautionary tale, a boy cries “wolf” one too many times, so when a wolf really does come after the sheep he’s watching, nobody believes him!
Otto Runs For President

2008

Otto Runs For President

2008
A short based on the popular children's book.
Pebble Stone

2007

Pebble Stone

2007
While playing outside the house little Lisa builds together her own playfellow from various objects. But when her mother asks her to tidy up and come to dinner Lisa has a problem. Her new friend is not willing to be cleaned up.
Beowulf

2007

Beowulf

2007
5.9
A 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the man-like ogre, Grendel.
Nightmare at School

2007

Nightmare at School

2007
Who hasn't felt apprehensive at the thought of starting high school? This is the central theme of this short animated film. Playing on imagination and humour, the director offers viewers a thought provoking piece dealing with the transition that young people between the ages of 10 and 13 experience. Inspired by the work of Escher and Magritte, Catherine Arcand has created a graphically rich film through optical illusions and trompe-l'oeil effects. Her style aptly illustra tes the theme of perceptions and is perfectly suited to conveying the dream world into which the film takes us.
Nocturna

2007

Nocturna

2007
7.1
An orphan boy named Tim is afraid of the dark. However, when the stars start going out in the sky, he finds himself exploring the world of the night, alongside his new friend, the Cat Shepherd.
Come Again in Spring

2007

Come Again in Spring

2007
6.3
When an old man is visited by Death at his home in the meadows, he has to delve deep to secure more time for himself. Based on a story by Richard Kennedy.
Summer Days with Coo

2007

Summer Days with Coo

2007
7.8
A small, lone Kappa miraculously survives over 200 years into modern day Japan, when he is found by young Koichi. Coo, who is secretly adopted by Koichi's family, searches with his new human friend for unpopulated places in hopes of finding any remaining of his kind.
Genius Party

2007

Genius Party

2007
6.5
The seven short films making up GENIUS PARTY couldn’t be more diverse, linked only by a high standard of quality and inspiration. Atsuko Fukushima’s intro piece is a fantastic abstraction to soak up with the eyes. Masaaki Yuasa, of MIND GAME and CAT SOUP fame, brings his distinctive and deceptively simple graphic style and dream-state logic to the table with “Happy Machine,” his spin on a child’s earliest year. Shinji Kimura’s spookier “Deathtic 4,” meanwhile, seems to tap into the creepier corners of a child’s imagination and open up a toybox full of dark delights. Hideki Futamura’s “Limit Cycle” conjures up a vision of virtual reality, while Yuji Fukuyama’s "Doorbell" and "Baby Blue" by Shinichiro Watanabe use understated realism for very surreal purposes. And Shoji Kawamori, with “Shanghai Dragon,” takes the tropes and conventions of traditional anime out for very fun joyride.
Sleeping Betty

2007

Sleeping Betty

2007
6.7
Princess Betty sleeps in a narcoleptic stupor. The king appeals to his subjects to wake her, and several respond: Uncle Henry VIII, Aunt Victoria, an emotional alien, a cool witch and a handsome prince. This worthy Prince Charles lookalike has to leave his royal suburb to save the princess, but will Betty be wakened with just a kiss?