"It's still the same old story. BLAH meets YADDA, etc..."
Award-winning cut-out animation making a full statement on bravado by using two empty words. Available in full at -- https://youtu.be/zJiyvyskYmQ
Social & External
The people behind it
Sam Holdren
Blah / Yadda (voice)
Short animated film by Anastasia Melikhova
Zibilla, a young zebra adopted by a couple of horses, is the laughing stock of her new schoolmates. She ends up hating her stripes. When she has her stuffed toy stolen, she takes off without a second thought to look for it and that is where her adventures begin...
A trip to the supermarket, an awry medical procedure and a nonsensical figure compose an exploration into what makes us happy. Recorded on Super 8 film without editing.
When 34 year old Eugene doesn’t land a job again, his father, Pops, is convinced it is because of he has forgotten his puma heritage. As a result, he takes matters into his own hands, conducting a vain attempt to reinstill the puma heritage in his son and make him successful.
On a lonely night, a girl searching for her missing dog is transported to a magical world, where she reunites with her friend in an unexpected form. As she explores this whimsical realm, she confronts memories from her life.
Humans encounter various monsters, but each encounter has a consequence.
Chiyo brings a video camera to school for a class project. But when Tomo gets a hold of it, heaps of trouble happen all over campus.
After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.
A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter, until a perfidious crook with bad intentions arrives at the pawnshop.
A tailor's apprentice burns Count Broko's clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later, the tailor discovers a note explaining that the count cannot attend a dance party, so he dresses as such to take his place; but the apprentice has also gone to the mansion where the party is celebrated and bumps into the tailor in disguise…
An accurate depiction of the basic tenets of northern Mahayana Buddhism, cast into living or "experiential" form, consistent with powerful mantras heard on the soundtrack of the film. Tarthang Tulku, a Tibetan Lama, was the advisor.
Thimbo wants to be a football player. Malik dreams of managing his own business. Demba just thinks of going to a better place.
Floating in nothingness without direction or purpose. Existence at bay either in a physical space or a mental prison. Like a fish out of water or whale in a tank. What it means to fear support, accepting it with the risk of vulnerability and the ability to be empathic towards others even if they lack the tools to help escape out of your own prison. „Adrift“ distills those feelings while simultaneously dealing with the immensely frustrating reality of large sentient animals held in captivity for our own amusement. Dive in but don’t forget to come back up to inhale the air.
Dimos Avdeliodis pays homage to Charles Chaplin and all his favorite silent heroes. This is the first film he directed.
Love has packed up and left the castle. The queen has snuck back to her Kingdom of Skedaddle. But one person’s loss is a scoundrel’s gain: Bonifacio, a teller of tall tales, sees in the forlorn queen the perfect target for his hackneyed charms. As summer approaches, he changes himself into a sweet talker and sings her praises. Things would have worked out perfectly if only Princess Molly hadn’t arrived on the scene. While visiting her mother, she quickly discovers the hoax: the queen thinks she’s found a new husband in Bonifacio. But the swindling storyteller is really only interested in the kingdom’s legends.
An experimental short from Oskar Fischinger
We should never forget our manners no matter how much we may excel in martial arts. Learn lessons from Yoshichiro's failure.
A woman is preyed upon by her own frenzy to monopolise. An urge to die infiltrates the carousel of her thoughts but she succeeds in harnessing the power of her emotions to achieve her ends.
Claymation animator Young Man Kang uses traditional Korean images to portray his homeland.
A good-natured dinosaur has to stand his ground against a nasty opponent.
The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.
The toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.
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.
The princess is to wed the Prince against her wishes. When she refuses, the king locks her in the tower. Minstrel Mickey sees her and rescues her, making a rope from the clothes of lady-in-waiting Clarabell. The king spots them and prepares to chop off Mickey's head until Minnie intercedes. The king calls for a joust. Mickey wins and they live happily ever after.
An outcast duckling's search for a family to accept him leads to constant rejection before learning his true identity as a swan.
While streetworker Mickey romances Minnie, Mickey's nephews Morty and Ferdie take control of his steamroller and it's full speed ahead on a very destructive ride.
Mickey accidentally takes a seal home, after it sneaks into his picnic basket. When Mickey takes a bath, the seal is discovered and Mickey returns him to the park. Later, however, Mickey and Pluto discover that the bathroom is filled with seals!
This Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to sit under trees and smell flowers to clashing horns with his fellow animals. As luck would have it, an untimely bee reveals Ferdinand's ferocious side via pained howls and wild stomping. This lands him in the bull-fighting arena amidst characters based on Walt's animators with a matador reportedly modeled after Walt himself.
Jasper is given an ultimatum by his master: break one more thing and you're out. Rodent Jerry does his best to make sure that his tormentor "gets the boot".
Donald Duck is at the beach and tries to ride a rubber horse. He notices Pluto sleeping at the shore and decides to have some fun with him by sending the rubber horse over to Pluto which completely mesmerizes him. Meanwhile, a tribe of ants abduct Donald's picnic lunch. Donald lays out fly paper to stop the ants. Pluto follows one of the ants and, of course, he and later Donald become enmeshed in the fly paper
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.
Daffy Duck and Bugs argue back and forth whether it is duck season or rabbit season. The object of their arguments is hunter Elmer Fudd.
Bugs Bunny single handedly takes on the “Gas-House Gorillas,” a baseball team of hulking, cigar-chomping bullies.
Heart set on becoming a princess, Lisa Simpson is surprised to learn being bad might be more fun.
Donald shows his nephews the moves that won him his hockey trophy. But the boys have a few moves of their own.
This short film continues the adventures of the title character as he tries to retrieve his elusive acorn.
A Pixar short about a lost-and-found box and the unseen monster within.
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.
Bugs Bunny hosts an award show featuring several classic Looney Tunes shorts and characters.
