Mother Pluto (1936)
Pluto accidentally hatches a bunch of chickens and looks after them until the hen returns.
Top billed cast
Pinto ColvigPluto (voice) (uncredited)
Florence GillThe Hen (voice) (uncredited)
Similar to Mother Pluto
The Baby Birds of Norman McLaren (2014)
A short kaleidoscopic homage to Norman McLaren from Japanese artists Mirai Mizue and Yukie Nakauchi on the 100th anniversary of birth in 2014.
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)
In this feature-length film combining footage from classic Warner Brothers cartoon shorts with newly animated bridging sequences, Daffy Duck, after having induced laughter in an ailing millionaire and forestalled the millionaire's death for a time (as chronicled in Daffy Dilly (1948), is the beneficiary for the deceased millionaire's assets. But the millionaire's will clearly stipulates that Daffy must use the money for the common good, by providing a service, and should Daffy think of pursuing selfish aims, the millionaire's ghost will "repossess" his millions by making them disappear from Earthly existence. Under the pretense of community service, Daffy opens an exorcism agency and employs Porky Pig, Sylvester Cat, and Bugs Bunny to track and eliminate ghosts, ghouls, and other monsters, while Daffy secretly schemes to use his learned "ghost-busting" talents to rid himself of the millionaire's nagging spirit.
Microsoft Judgment Day: Doom (1995)
Bill Gates gives a speech about Windows 95 and DirectX, starring as the marine from the hit game Doom. This video was screened exclusively to attendees at a Microsoft 1995 promo party, and then leaked a decade later on YouTube.
Glasha and Kikimora (1992)
Night. In the hut Glasha rocking his little sister Dunechka. There is a black cat on the stove, who has lost all his teeth due to his old age, which is why the mice are bothering him. Suddenly strange shadows crawl along the walls, and an old woman appears in the hut. She asks to spend the night, but Glasha says that her parents, when they left for the fair, were severely asked her: do not let strangers into the house. But the old woman persuades Glasha to leave her, and when Glasha goes to bed, the old woman kidnaps little Dunechka and takes her to the forest. The animated film is based on the tales of Aleksey Nikolaevich Tolstoy "Kikimora" and "Vas'ka the Cat" (both written in 1910).
The Little Witch (1991)
The youngest witch is preparing for the magical exam.
Ivashka from the Palace of Pioneers (1981)
Animation film about boy Ivashka's adventures in the country of fairy tales.
Man with Pendulous Arms (1997)
On a moonless night, a character with overlong arms walks. Preceded by his shadow, he goes to an arena where he is about to perform a ritual.
Le papillon (2002)
In medieval Japan, "Le Papillon" is the story of a young woman's fight to protect her boyfriend's memory , a samouraï killed during the war.
Lumaaq: An Eskimo Legend (1975)
An Inuit tale of familial revenge.
What Pee Boners Are For (1998)
Stand-alone cartoon by Spümcø's John Kricfalusi.
Spotless Dominoes (1991)
A child, a cat, a starry night but, in this world of innocence, dream and magic, obscure forces of evil awaken. This animated short revolves around the adventures of a young, horned boy and a group of six devil-like vermin that can combine themselves to make one large creature.
Digging to China (1977)
Slated for inclusions on the Boston based Infinity Factory educational program alongside Map Projections, Digging to China explores a familiar childhood activity on a global scale.
Map Projections (1977)
In what would become a familiar theme throughout his carrer, Jarnow explores the earth from above, invoking Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion and the Gnomic map to illustrate different geometric and compromise projections.
Perspectives (1977)
Jarnow regularizes a child's primitive sketch of a house into increasingly firmer architecture, showing how the same place might by rendered by different hands. Objects twist and turn, a drawing resolving into a wall painting, as the perspective shifts, boxes within boxes, until the viewer is back outside
Shorelines (1977)
After a day of gathering hundreds of seashells and rocks from the beach, Jarnow uses the found objects to construct a stop motion commentary on how we look at nature through various cinematic techniques.
Experimental Animation (1933)
Len Lye scraped together enough funding and borrowed equipment to produce a two-minute short featuring his self-made monkey, singing and dancing to 'Peanut Vendor', a 1931 jazz hit for Red Nichols. The two foot high monkey had bolted, moveable joints and some 50 interchangeable mouths to convey the singing. To get the movements right, Lye filmed his new wife, Jane, a prize-winning rumba dancer.
The Jetsons: Father and Son Day (2001)
George and Elroy play hooky and George teaches Elroy how to shave.
Mermaids and Rhinos (2018)
Eight-year-old Tilda’s memories of her family as surrealistic visions come into life: the circus member ex-mermaid grandmother, the erotically overheated mother and the disappeared father whose broken heart, anger and jealousy manifest as a rhino. Tilda’s life is full of grotesque, bizarre characters hungry for love.
You Take Care Now (1989)
You Take Care Now, an early student film, is a perfect exemplar of Ann Marie Fleming's idiosyncratic vision and stands as one of her signature works. Made on 16mm, and incorporating found footage, original material, animation, and processed images (Vancouver's groundbreaking avant-garde cinema of the 1970s is a decided influence here), Fleming's film offers a visually dazzling, emotionally wrenching, oddly humorous account of two profound personal traumas.
Speeding, of Course (2025)
70-year-old Timo makes the most of his short ride to work. Speeding up on a bicycle ends up in a ditch, but the adrenaline rush leaves a feeling of pleasure.