A colorful collage, with a subtle ecology theme, made largely from footage from trial runs of programs used for many of the other films.
Social & External
A woman's mythological journey into a dystopian world.
Two egg-shaped clown performers try out new ways to impress audiences.
Fly is the story of a bird that has a deformed wing that prevents it from migrating. Abandoned by his flock, he sinks in despair. Everything changes the day Pio-Pio appears. This defenseless chick gives him joy and a sense of purpose in life. Until one day destiny makes him do things that he would't even do for himself, such as flying.
This experimental animated short shows the life of a forest through storms, seasons, and a variety of art forms.
Meet 5000 space aliens in 5000 seconds in this bonkers animated film.
A silly song about killing spiders.
Immerse yourself in unfathomable worlds of marvel and mystery through the cutting-edge of 3D computer animation art. Prepare to be caught between everyday reality and dimensions that lie beyond your wildest imaginations. A mysterious soundtrack fuses sound with perplexing imagery to create an amazing journey of insight and wonder.
A number of telephones from the very first invention by Alexander Graham Bell to the present-day cellular and voice phones are morphed in an inventive choreographic video.
A powerful, emotional and sometimes humorous look at the daily life of a prison inmate and a corrections officer.
2001 Joan C. Gratz animated short
The protagonist is a Miller living in a watermill. He bakes daily bread and raises ducklings whom he wishes one day to set free. But on the field next to his home, hunters go to shoot birds.
In the animated short My Obscure Object of Desire, the heart will go to any lengths to become the object of its love's desire. So it woos, coos and even "awoos." But in the end not even the heart can always get what it wants.
Pablo Neruda’s life unfolds and becomes the basis for the symbolic representation of his poem “Barcarola”, intermixing live action, still footage, computer images, dance and poetry.
In memory of the Japanese earthquake on 3.11, each director presents a 3 minute and 11 second short film in tribute to those who were lost that day.
LOVE is a short film describing affection in 3 different chapters, through an impact on a distant solar system.
1995 Joan C. Gratz claymation short film
It's a starry night in a poor neighborhood in Latin America. Óscar is sleeping in his room when a sudden wind wakes him up. From his window he sees a little goldfish in a dirty puddle gasping for air. Óscar will try to save the goldfish through a rampant adventure full of mysterious challenges.
Hans suffers from insomnia. But there is help available! A self-appointed specialist guides us through this absurd study of sleep.
The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.
Etuda z alba, Michaela Pavlátová's first short animation, is about a long married couple and their way of coping with divergences of opinion.
