A "camera-less" stop motion film made entirely using a photo-copier.
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The people behind it
Chick Ortega
francis huret
farid dahlab
Laurent Petitgand
catherine lummert
Frederick Butterfield has always been runner up to his twin brother Herman. When Herman, the older by a mere minute, becomes the world's oldest man, Frederick finally sees an opportunity to be first place.
Based on a poem by Samuil Marshak about an incredibly absent-minded man from Leningrad.
Thumbelina is born in a calyx. A bumblebee opens the flower and the little one goes on a journey of discovery. She has to hide from a nubile frog in a nut and lands on a water lily leaf. A fish bites through the stem of the leaf. Thumbelina swims down the stream until she is called to dance by a cockchafer. The dance fails and the beetle pushes her off the leaf into the depths. She falls into a spider's web and onto a dandelion. She sails away with an umbrella of seeds and lands on her calyx again. The autumn storm breaks the flower. Thumbelina finds shelter with a field mouse. There she cares for a sick swallow. The mouse wants to marry Thumbelina off to the mole, but the little girl manages to escape with the help of the swallow. They both fly off to the sunny south.
Short animated film by Tomoyasu Murata.
A story about a good boy and a shoemaker who wants to do his job, but faces many challenges because of his advanced age. This thoughtful old man takes care of birds, and his good deeds come back to him in caring neighborhood kids who are trying to help the man, making new orders. But will they perform a cobbler’s work well?
In the near future, a pregnant teenager discovers a compound that turns coercive natalists into giant fetus monsters. After she sneaks it into her town's water supply, she's shocked to discover it worked.
Adapted from an unfinished graphic novel, Baghdad Graphic shows the struggle of Iraqi journalists in the midst of the country's countless invasions.
A dream that occurs after breaking up with a boyfriend.
The second of three pilot shorts that eventually became the 1989 movie Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland.
A young man and his elderly father are terrorised by a mysterious black dog in Connemara in 1910.
A teeny weenie bit of submission, a little diplomacy, a dose of patience, a touche of kindness, a spot of deceit, this is the cocktailthat allows Ponpon to overcome the endless ordeal that life amongst humans represents. From episode to episode, from one hazard to the next, from vague misunderstanding to sheer muddle, the same question remains: He escaped from Hell, but will he survive Paradise?
Two figures —an angel bathed in light and a widow veiled in mourning— mirror each other’s gestures. Through the interplay of costume, color, and hand-drawn intervention, Emerge & Fade explores how innocence and disillusion coexist and transform one another.
Two strangers meet under an umbrella during a passing rainstorm. With little space and no words exchanged, a quiet gesture bridges the distance between them. if only for a moment. Close Enough is a minimal, dialogue-free short film exploring how even brief proximity can carry unspoken warmth. It captures a small, unnoticed moment of humanity felt more than told.
Dog racing is used as a metaphor for the futility of human existence.
A brave and wise Treeble named Rosie leads her community in a fight to save their pristine planet from the destructive Dregs, teaching them the value of sustainability and harmony with nature. Based on the children's book by Mridula Chopra & Raveena Grace.
The adventure of a boy who has used the last water of the world on his way to find water. Dry Nightmare is a work that deals with the terrible problem that water waste will create in the world and in life today, with a different approach. In the movie, our character leaves the water running while brushing his teeth, and this causes him to run out of the last remaining water in the world. This is taken as a metaphor emphasizing how important the effect of water wastage at the individual level is.
A professional water jumper, exhausted by active training, refuses to jump and goes to a massage session.
An adventurous young boy discovers that puddles can be portals to a fantastical world, but struggles to get his sister's attention away from her phone to see the magic in the world around her.
A young girl faces off against an evil hairdresser as she goes through imaginative lengths to avoid her first haircut.
During a thunderstorm, a young boy's effort to capture lightning in a glass bottle as part of a science fair project succeeds beyond his wildest expectations, but is shocked when he discovers the consequences of this unnatural feat.
Bits of found film and different types of animation illustrate a classic chase scene scenario: A woman is abducted and a man comes to her rescue, but during their escape they find themselves in the enemy's secret headquarters.
In a distant planetoid, an industrious but hapless old farmer strives to make his vegetables flourish, however, to no avail.
A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.
Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.
The toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.
A bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery.
Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. When a documentarian discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, his resulting short film brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope at finding his long-lost family.
When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they discover each other's unique qualities--and come to realize that each of them offers a different window onto the same world-the friendship helps both to gain a new perspective.
Buster Moon dreams up a star-studded spectacle set to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in this animated short featuring characters from the hit "Sing" films.
Mater, the rusty but trusty tow truck from Cars, spends a day in Radiator Springs playing scary pranks on his fellow townsfolk. That night at Flo's V8 Café, the Sheriff tells the story of the legend of the Ghostlight, and as everyone races home Mater is left alone primed for a good old-fashioned scare.
A Pixar short about a lost-and-found box and the unseen monster within.
Tragedy strikes the Batman's life again when Robin Jason Todd tracks down his birth mother only to run afoul of the Joker. An adaptation of the 1988 comic book storyline of the same name.
Experience these masterpieces of storytelling from the creative minds that brought you Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and many more. With revolutionary animation, unforgettable music and characters you love, these dazzling short films have changed the face of animation and entertainment and are sure to delight people of all ages for years to come.
Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.
This collection of 11 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Mower Minions (2016); Yellow Is the New Black (2018); Competition (2015); Cro Minion (2015); Binky Nelson Unpacified (2015); Panic in the Mailroom (2013). From the "Secret Life of Pets" franchise: Super Gidget (2019). From the "Sing" franchise: Eddie's Life Coach (2017); Gunter Babysits (2017). From the "Lorax" franchise: Serenade (2012); Wagon Ho! (2012).
Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.
An adventure about two Minions who make a daring (though temporary) escape from jail. As they navigate the chaos of their breakout, their antics showcase the Minions' signature blend of resourcefulness and mischief, resulting in a short filled with hilariously unpredictable moments.
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.
On an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.
Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.
