Flow (2005)
Eight woman, one life. Short animation by Sumito Sakakibara. The 9th Japan Media Art Festival Animation Division Grand Prize Winner
Eight woman, one life. Short animation by Sumito Sakakibara. The 9th Japan Media Art Festival Animation Division Grand Prize Winner
On a little planet surrounded by clouds, two robots dream about seeing the sky
The earth shook. The sea roared. And then… There is a small house solitary standing by the seaside. A young girl has been living there alone since that fateful day. Mail is no longer delivered, but even this morning, she’s hanging out the laundry as usual. She’s unaware that all around her, the clothes pegs are quarreling, the pillow argues with the umbrella about the outside world, and the new toothbrush is unsuccessfully trying to charm the grumpy older ones. Do objects exist to be used until they are consumed or broken? Are they afraid of being thrown away once their life cycle is complete? A delicate story of hope in a cruel and gentle world after an unnamed disaster.
The shift of technology in all our areas of life opens a range of intim encounters between human and machine and is writing over the natural act of creation. Imagination and fantasy are important factors of our sexual desires, nothing seems more personal than our own thoughts. It’s up to us if we share them or keep them for ourselves.
Sonja lives a lonely life as a fishmonger, more at ease with her fish than her customers, until one day a delivery man turns up who looks like a rainbow trout.
A woman who can't stand the passing of time turns herself into a black hole. A thousand unchanging years pass inside her warm and dark embrace until, finally, the Singularity awakens inside.
Greed and hierarchy in the Caribbean reefs.
In this short animation film the triangle achieves the distinction of principal dancer in a geometric ballet. The triangle is shown splitting into some three hundred transformations, dividing and sub-dividing with grace and symmetry to the music of a waltz. The film's artist and animator is René Jodoin, whose credits include Dance Squared and several collaborations with Norman McLaren.
A short film based on the true story of Nigel, the lonely gannet of Mana Island who hopelessly fell in love with a concrete statue. His tragic tale of idealisation and delusion shows us a reflection of our own misconceptions in love. MA Graduation film from Royal College of Art, London.
Trying to understand and communicate childhood learning difficulties.
Anti-war animation about man's passions for self-destruction by experimenting with dangerous chemicals.
A shy young price seeks solace in overeating rather than attempt courtship. Until he begins to suffer from severe stomach pains. A peculiar doctor advises him to drink the waters of a magical spring every day. But it is a thousand leagues from the palace. The prince must go there alone, on foot, otherwise the water will lose its powers to cure him.
The short pilot film for Junkers Come Here included with the DVD release of the movie.
A stylized cartoon inspired by 1940s comics, featuring a detective raised by a tiger who moonlights as a superhero.
A story about a purple boy, a green ball, a red ball, a green girl, a red girl and a purple boy.
Based on Russian folk tale "The Little Magic Mill"
Pete's parents know exactly what to do when Pete's in a bad mood. They turn Pete into the funniest pizza ever.
Once upon a time, there were three hungry Dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur...and a Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway. One day - for no particular reason - they decided to tidy up their house, make the beds, and prepare pudding of varying temperatures. And then - for no particular reason - they decided to go...someplace else. They are definitely not setting a trap for some succulent, unsupervised little girl.
A prince is turned into a frog. Can he be redeemed?
I went to China with hand luggage only. In China, motorcyclists wear the reverse jacket and restaurants serve fish heads, crayfish and eels. The event's employee studies cinema and likes Kung Fu films. I bought vacuum-packed chicken feet.
This town is too small for the both of them. And for their moustache.