The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
The late Fujio Akatsuka is revered by many Japanese artists and scholars for his developments to early comedy manga, but his contributions aren't just limited to the world of print media. Featuring commentary from family, friends, colleagues, and celebrity fans, Fujio Akatsuka's story is told with archival footage and animation, showcasing the life of the man who went beyond manga.
How the Telephone Talks
"All sounds travel in waves much the same as ripples in water." Educational film produced by Bray Studios New York, which was the dominant animation studio based in the United States in the years surrounding World War I.
Dieci Cadute
An underground fight is taking place in a painter's studio between the artist and the ten tyrants.
Platos Vacíos por Gerser Gelly
A girl is faced with the feeling of losing someone she once loved and the need for this person to try to make amends for the mess that remains after severing a bond.
Eureka
Headspace
An office intern journeys through the bureaucratic mind of a depressed adolescense, desperately convinced that the root of the problem is somewhere hidden in the head.
Implication
Young ant is coming back home after a hard-working day and performing his evening routine rituals. Suddenly, someone wants to disturb him.
Les primevères
A grandfather tells his granddaughter about the origin of the name Hemelbloemetje: Peter once dropped the key of the gate of heaven in his sleep. At the place where he fell to the earth, Celestial flowers grew.
Alice's Day at Sea
Alice's trip to the sea inspires her to dream of a visit to an animated underwater world.
Men at Arms
Year 1208. The first Eastward enlargement of Europe is under way. Brutal forces of the Teutonic Order are steadily marching on. In their path live a simple and peaceful people, whose main pastimes include cultivating the earth, singing and, if possible, doing both at the same time. They are the Estonians. Ignorant in the ways of war, they find an unlikely leader in a young boy with Catholic upbringing. In their fight for freedom, the Estonians encounter numerous obstacles, including the Germans, French, Russians and, worst of all, the Latvians. Will they succeed in defeating their enemies or will they experience a cultural awakening?
Futuropolis
The heroes of futuropolis are Captain Garth, Spud, Liutenant Luna and Cosmo. These four space cadets are sent to investigate series of mutations and destructions of peaceful worlds. The brain behind this chaos is Lord Egghead, the inventor of the "mutation ray".
A Symposium on Popular Songs
Professor Ludwig von Drake plays a variety of popular music, all of which he wrote. First, ragtime: the Rutabaga Rag, with vegetables dancing in stop-motion. Next, the Charleston, with cut-out animation of a singer and dancers. Dixieland and more cut-out animation; the crooner/love ballad; 50's doo-wop; and finally, rockabilly.
Liyana
A talented group of orphaned children in Swaziland create a fictional heroine and send her on a dangerous quest.
Katokino
Lustful Japanese Sex Night Story
A rarity that erotically parodies the fairy tales "Issunboshi," "Kaguyahime," and "Tsuru no Ongaeshi." Blends live action and animation.
Are We Still Friends?
Three boys are asked to call a friend they haven't seen or contacted in a long time. Their conversations reflect on childhood memories, feelings, and the meaning of friendship.
Tina, Photographer And Revolutionary
Tina, Photographer and Revolutionary is a documentary that blends animation and live action to chronicle the life of Tina Modotti, a pioneering photographer and committed activist. The film delves into her artistic journey and political passions, revealing a woman whose legacy continues to inspire.
Frog Dog Log: Live à Laval
Dog attempts to sleep in the hills of Laval, Québec, Canada.
Yuzu-Justice est en Péril
When Isaac is left alone by his father in a family restaurant, Yuzu-Justice, his best-friend, will try to cheer him up.
Lost in Vyond
Cesar Rosas Jr. knows that making animation is hard, and using specific websites may limit your imagination on how you want to make animation. Once he discovered Vyond, he was thrilled. Once his computer uses hypnosis and knocks Cesar out, he wakes up in a 2-D universe. Cesar is inside the Vyond world. Tom Doe tries to help Cesar return to his home universe by using the untested theme portal. but after Cesar destroyed the portal, the Virus-Bot was summoned, and Cesar is now wanted by the Vyond community, who wishes to sacrifice Cesar's life to the Virus-Bot so it would spare their world. Cesar can't return home as a criminal, first he must make up for his mistake and save Vyond.