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- DirectorNorman McLarenStarsGrant MunroJean Paul LadouceurA surreal story of two neighbours' destructive feud over a flower.
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsClarence NashEsther CampbellPinto ColvigA jealous stump threatens two trees that are in love by starting a forest fire. When the rain comes and puts out the fire the forest revives and celebrates the wedding.
- DirectorEvelyn LambartNorman McLarenAbstract images drawn directly onto the film are accompanied by three pieces of jazz performed by the Oscar Peterson trio.
- DirectorSantiago Bou GrassoPatricio PlazaA man prepares and goes to work in a bizarre world, where the meaning of human workforce is taken to another level.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStones of different shapes and colors live and die together.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerA small, animated figure learns how to use a whip, a pair of wings and a house.
- DirectorWalerian BorowczykStarsLéon BoyerBorowczyk presents two seemingly distinct 'volets'. In the first we see an old farmer and his dog shot in stark black and white. The second features a succession of tableaux vivant in startling colour featuring houseplants and kittens.
- DirectorGraham HeidWilfred JacksonStarsElvia AllmanMarie ArbuckleBarbara BrewsterAs a thunderstorm approaches, birds, mice and other creatures try to stay safe and dry in an old mill.
- DirectorAlexander HammidMaya DerenTwo cats have a litter of 5 kittens and then nurse, teach and play with them.
- CreatorHaruko IchikawaStarsTomoyo KurosawaSarah WiedenheftAi KayanoThe Houseki fight against the Moon Dwellers, beings who attack them and use their shattered bodies as decorations. Each Houseki is assigned a role, and Phos, the youngest, is assigned to create an encyclopedia of natural history.
- DirectorBruce ConnerExperimental short uses Ray Charles' "What'd I Say" as accompaniment to constantly shifting collage of female nude, cartoons, and newsreels of atomic bomb explosions.
- DirectorBruce ConnerStarsTheodore RooseveltClips of atomic explosions, pornography, and B-movies are spliced together to evoke certain emotions.
- DirectorPeter TscherkasskyStarsBarbara HersheyFootage from The Entity (1982) is edited into an abstract nightmare.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsMilos FrýbaJaroslav VozábA mockumentary-style adaptation of the gothic 1764 novel of the same name, which includes Terry Gilliam-like animations throughout.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsPetr CepekIn this animated version of Edgar Allan Poe's story, a traveller arrives at the Usher mansion to find that the sibling inhabitants are living under a mysterious family curse: The brother's senses have become painfully acute, while his sister has become nearly catatonic. As the visitor's stay at the mansion continues, the effects of the curse reach their terrifying climax, and he must choose between his concern for his hosts' safety, and his own.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerA non-narrative voyage round Sedlec Ossuary, which has been constructed from over 50,000 human skeletons (victims of the Black Death).
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsPierre BatcheffSimone MareuilLuis BuñuelLuis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí present 16 minutes of bizarre, surreal imagery.
- DirectorWalerian BorowczykStarsLigia BraniceA haunting, minimalist short that mostly consists of a monologue to camera by the young Rosalie, on trial for the murder of her new-born infant.
- DirectorWalerian BorowczykTo the sound of trumpets, a collection of pulverised antique bric-a-brac begins to reassemble itself, revealing a stuffed owl, a cornet, a hamper, books, a doll, a plate - and a bomb...
- DirectorWalerian BorowczykA bizarre, semi-abstract animated film, based around the theme of angels being processed by a nightmarish factory. It has been interpreted as an allegory of the concentration camp experience and as a portrait of the industrialisation and collectivisation of the Soviet period.
- DirectorWalerian BorowczykChris MarkerStarsMichel BoschetLigia BraniceAnatole DaumanConcerns a scientist's flight into outer space.
- DirectorWalerian BorowczykA light-hearted animated romp through the alphabet (in French), with each letter indentified by both a word and a visual interpretation of that word, by the crudely-drawn Joachim.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsIvan KrausJuraj HerzA nondescript man is trapped in a sinister flat, where nothing seems to obey the laws of nature.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsMonika Belo-CabanováOlga VronskáAleksandr LetkoA little girl goes down to the basement cellar to fetch some potatoes, and finds all her hidden fears about the cellar depicted in animated form.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerAn eight-part portrait of animal species in the different biological classes, accompanied by a different style of music. Each animation mixes drawings, pictures, real animals and animated skeletons.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsJan ZácekA horrifying, surrealist version of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" directed by the masterful animator Jan Svankmajer.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerLewis Carroll's poem is read and followed by a free-form animated depiction of images and toys from childhood, repeatedly overturned by a live cat.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerA bust of Stalin is cut open on an operating table, leading to an elaborate animated depiction of Czech history from 1948 (the Communist takeover) to 1989 (the Velvet Revolution). Some knowledge of the subject is essential in order to understand the film, which is entirely visual.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerTwo magicians, Mr. Schwarzwald and Mr. Edgar, try to outdo each other in performing elaborate magic tricks, leading to a violent ending.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsVáclav BorovickaA man, apparently on the run, takes shelter in a dilapidated house. Every day, he drills a hole through a wall and looks into one of the rooms, each time seeing a different surreal vision...
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsFrantisek FilipovskýThe age-old story of Don Juan, played by giant puppets.
- DirectorWalerian BorowczykJan LenicaStarsLigia BraniceA short film in which a woman living alone in an apartment has a series of bizarre hallucinations.
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsMakoto ShinkaiMika ShinoharaA lonely young woman adopts a cat on a rainy day.
- DirectorWalt DisneyStarsWalt DisneyCarl W. StallingThe clock strikes midnight, the bats fly from the belfry, a dog howls at the full moon, and two black cats fight in the cemetery: a perfect time for four skeletons to come out and dance a bit.
- DirectorWalerian BorowczykJan LenicaThe misadventures of two strange creatures in a background that mixes childish hand drawn images and collage pictures.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsAbel JacquinAlexandre O'NeillA surrealist film, a pseudo-documentary portrait of Las Hurdes, a remote region of Spain where civilisation has barely developed, showing how the local peasants try to survive without even the most basic utilities and skills.
- DirectorYuri NorsteinStarsAleksandr KalyaginDistant, well-worn memories of childhood are inhabited by a little gray wolf. Through astonishing imagery, the memory of all of Russia is depicted.
- DirectorAyumu OdaStarsAsamiDaisuke GotôMasahide IiokaThis short documentary explains the unique Japanese film genre of Pink Films (or: Pinku Eiga, as they're called in Japan) - a short-form, independently produced, Japanese erotic movie subculture. Shot on 35mm film with high production values, creativity and artistry, PINK EIGA consistently pushes the boundaries of cultural commentary, giving unique insight into Japanese sub and pop culture.
- DirectorKevin Jerome EversonStarsShadeena BrooksEric MansfieldHeather HoneycuttDuring an Ear, Nose and Throat examination, Shadeena Brooks recounts a horrible event that she eye witnessed.
- DirectorJon WangStarsJon WangA drone's-eye-view recording leads the audience through Hong Kong's dragon gates, a series of gaps in high-rises that allow dragons to fly from the mountains to the sea while a character relates their relationship with geomancy, remote-selves and therianthropy (the mythical ability to shift shapes).
- DirectorCaroline LeafStarsMort RansenSarah DwightJohn HoodThis film deals with a Jewish family in Montreal, Canada as they care for a dying grandmother and the young boy who is impatient to get the room he was promised as soon as she kicks the bucket.
- DirectorStephen QuayTimothy QuayStarsFeliks StawinskiInside a box full of curio, a puppet who is recently freed from his strings explores a dusty and forlorn commercial area. The explorer becomes ensnared into miniature tailor shop by baby-faced dolls.
- DirectorCaroline LeafAn owl marries a goose. They have off-spring, but somehow their habits of life are not compatible.
- DirectorKôji YamamuraStarsTakeharu KunimotoBruno MetzgerA sad rakugo of a stingy old man experiencing the unforeseen consequences of eating a few cherries whole, without throwing the pits away.
- DirectorKôji YamamuraStarsPeter BarakanA very old crocodile is shunned by his family after eating one of them.
- DirectorSylvia SchedelbauerSynopsis: Gushing colors. A time disjointed, yet synchronous. A transcendent turn, a quest for agency, a reunion with currents of the forest.
- DirectorKunio KatoStrange things happen to a traveller.
- DirectorOsamu TezukaA cowboy is hampered by the imperfections in the film print showcasing his story.
- DirectorKôji YamamuraStarsKotaro TsukamotoA surreal piece that shows how small children may see the world and themselves.
- DirectorOsamu TezukaIn a totalitarian society where daydreaming is forbidden, an imaginative boy fantasies about catching a mermaid and playing with her.
- DirectorHilary AudusPumpkin Moon is a magical half hour animated special. It tells the tale of a black cat who gets caught up in a Halloween battle between an army of good pumpkins and a hoard of evil witches and their spells. Set in the American mid-west in the 1950s, it's a classic story of regeneration and the triumph of good over evil, and at its centre is the special relationship between the cat and one of the pumpkins.
- DirectorPatricia ChicaStarsJennimay WalkerAnnabella HartSamuel NadeauA reclusive woman holds the secret to a series of mysterious child disappearances in a small northern community.
- DirectorSergey A.StarsSergey A.Georgy RashoevAleksandr Schepochkin2 guys go to the rail station into the woods. They don't know, that evil of this forest awakened.
- DirectorEsteban BravoBeth DavidStarsNick AinsworthKelly DonohueA boy has a crush on another boy and he is too shy to confess, but his heart is not so reticent.
- DirectorShigeru TamuraStarsHiroyuki AokiEric JacobsenNoboru MitaniOn what apparently is a parallel world, time flows in a much slower pace than normal. The ocean remains on a solid state of matter as the eccentric individuals who inhabit this land casually wander over it.
- DirectorSergey A.StarsSergey A.Mykola YeriominThe film is a chaotic memory of a man who did not get enough sleep and woke up early in the morning.
- DirectorClaire TailyourStarsJohn BoweOlivia CookeMark EnticknapLondon 1865. Ruby discovers a dark secret about herself that her inventor father Derby has been keeping quiet for her entire life.
- DirectorPhilippe McKieStarsAllie HanzawaKazuya ShimizuYuka TomatsuIn tomorrow's Tokyo, the technologically-enhanced body of a young mercenary hacker is overrun by a sentient data weapon. Wanted, the parasitic A.I becomes her only ally as she is chased across the city by those seeking to salvage it.
- DirectorPat MoriaritySeth ZeichnerStarsJohn KeisterJohn PaulsenTwo teenage brothers find themselves in the middle of the woods on their first day of work at an isolated pizzeria, where things are not what they seem to be. They find themselves in the realm beyond reason.
- DirectorShihyun WangIs warning of UK Manchester attack revealed in this May 21, 2017 crop circle?
- DirectorOsamu TezukaStarsKiyoshi KobayashiThis film has the look of a tongue-in-cheek production, done on a small budget by animators who wanted to make fun of great works that cost enormous sums of money.
- DirectorOsamu TezukaStarsShinsuke ChikaishiAdolf HitlerExplores the pros, cons and the nature of memory.
- DirectorYusaku SakamotoEiichi YamamotoIn a small and colourful town, a little girl, a tiny grey mouse, a plentiful sycamore tree, a troublesome moth and a vivid community of posters coexist in a forgotten street corner.
- DirectorDayan D. OualidStarsBen AboulkerMarc AllalSophie AramaDan, a pious man is tasked by Sarah to examine her husband Eli. Dan thus brings together a "Minyan", a group of ten Jewish individuals, in order to perform an exorcism according to a strict and tiresome ritual.
- DirectorSergey A.Ivan LachanceMike LachanceStarsSergey A.Ivan LachanceMike LachanceThe manager of an apartment building cannot get out the rents of some tenants. Then he decides to call on the brownie to free up space for new people.
- DirectorSergey A.StarsSergey A.Mykola YeriominHorror anthology consisting of three stories executed in the style of silent cinema. First story is about Satan, who torments souls. Second story is about the man who made the soup of money. Third story is about king of death in museum.
- DirectorSergey A.StarsSergey A.Oksana VeselukhinaThe killer is hiding in the forest. Earlier, he killed a girl with an ax, but his body no longer belongs to him. His body now belongs to Satan, who continues the bloody craft.
- DirectorMaria JohnsenStarsCarina VelvaTor Inge LangbergA nature photographer accidentally captures a beautiful but sinister Huldra that is not what she seems.
- DirectorScott LyusStarsJohnny VivashSophia EleniCharlie BondThe story of a bereaved family, a father and his two adopted daughters, as they try to come to terms with the loss of their mother, all while haunted by a demonic presence known as Darkness.
- DirectorArjun DuttaStarsDebjani ChatterjeeVerity DanboldKunal Karmakar"The 6th Element'' depicts love, companionship, friendship, attachment and above all liberation.