A pop star’s use of a song by a long-forgotten folk singer leads to profound changes for the singer’s family in this warm, wise, and utterly unique film.
Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics dives deeply into the innate contrast between the Seven Deadly Sins (Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Pride and Envy) and the Seven Sacred Teachings (Love, Respect, Wisdom, Courage, Truth, Honesty and Humility), as embodied in the life of a precocious Métis baby. Brought to life by Terril Calder’s darkly beautiful stop-motion animation, her inner turmoil of abuse is laid bare with unflinching honesty. Convinced she’s soiled and destined for Hell, Baby Girl receives teachings that fill her with strength and pride, and affirm a path towards healing. Calder’s tour-de-force unearths a hauntingly familiar yet hopeful world that illuminates the bias of colonial systems.
Florence, 1631. The black plague rages, the streets are deserted, healthy citizens are confined. Alvise, a plague doctor, discreetly paces the city in search of infected bodies to conduct his experiments, in the hope of finding a cure. One day, during an autopsy, a strange creature springs from one of the corpses...
After arguing with her sister, Kara takes her anger out on the environment by throwing and littering her plastic bottle. Her actions awaken the creature Hubris. Kara has to race against time to save her sister from the clutches of the monster and take responsibility for her actions.
An old man catches the attention of the wildlife at the seaside after buying Good Gully’s irresistible chips. These chips are desired by all, but only one can eat them. Will the chips end up in a pair of claws, a seagull’s stomach, or in a wibbly wobbly belly?
When Dracula takes a well deserved Halloween vacation, his buddy Frankenstein is left alone for the weekend. Curious and in search of Halloween adventure, Frankenstein unleashes supernatural powers on the whole galaxy, it's up to Zombie Dave to tackle the situation. Join the spooky madness with Frankenstein Ruins Halloween.
Designed to guide Chalice through the challenges of growing up in a volatile world, BOB confronts more and more of the conflicts in Chalice’s life on her behalf, while Chalice grows increasingly escapist. As Dr. Wong begins to favor the BOB side of his daughter, and as BOB threatens to do the job of living Chalice’s life better than she can, Chalice jealously wonders: what is left for her classic human self to do?
Five short stories (Flour; Water; Yeast; Dough; Bread) exploring stories from Holodomor, Ukraine 1932-33. A search and journey for stories within groups, histories and identities, personal histories, and truth and how it manifests itself and shifts and changes over time.
In a potpourri of sparkles, musical numbers and documentary interview, Bistro Girls uses animation to explore the inescapable passion that drives artists, no matter their walk of life.
A metal detectorist’s quest through the Shropshire Marshes leads us to a spectacular gold masterpiece, and the leader who sacrifices it for the sake of her child.
Young Jun-hee's obsession with the taste of churros, after trying one for the first time, left her alone in a large exhibition hall. She started to wander to find her friends when suddenly, strange things started to happen...
One day, the dismembered body of a woman was found. Except her lower body and the left hand, other body parts were disappeared without a trace and no evidence of any intrusion. So her lower body and the left hand take the road in search of others that had left for the reason they hated each other so much