Down the Mine (2023)

Hen Hop

This joyful short animation features a dancing hen that transforms into an egg. The film was made without a camera by Norman McLaren, who drew directly onto 35 mm movie stock with ordinary pen and ink. Colour was added optically.

Hrnečku, vař!

While all the inhabitants of a small rural village are working hard to survive the harsh daily routine, the mayor and his wife are gorging themselves to death. Without generosity, they even refuse alms to a penniless old lady. Among the hard workers trying to subsist, a little girl works courageously to help her exhausted mother. One day, during her lunch break, she goes into the forest to fill her cup of water in a river. There, a poor old lady asks for alms from the young lady, having nothing but her little piece of bread, willingly offers it to her. It is then that the old lady, as a reward, enchants the cup of the little girl ...

Rising Hope

The path is known to all, but few follow it. Rising Hope – once the fastest horse in the race, tries to be one of the few.

Kiki of Montparnasse

'Kiki de Montparnasse' was the unwary muse of major avant-garde painters of the early twentieth century. Memorable witness of a flamboyant Montparnasse, she emancipated from her status as a simple model and became a Queen of the Night, a painter, a press cartoonist, a writer and a cabaret singer.

Big Underground Ball

A 20 minute masterpiece with no dialogue necessary. A King of the Forest gathers elves, sprites, and other assorted woodland spirits for a night of festivities. The spirits frolic, dance, drink, and romance. Conflicts arise and are resolved. The puppetry here is top-notch, and the rear-projections of fire and water add an extra depth to the magical world. A trip to a mysterious and happy world.

Bug Diner

A dissatisfied marriage, a secret crush, and workplace fantasies come to a head in a diner run by a mole with a hot ass.

The Bleacher

The disappearance of her sock at a local laundromat sends a fragile Rita over the edge. Hellbent on finding it, she searches deep and gets sucked into a washing machine, entering an otherworldly cycle from which she may never escape.

The Lost Season

As the world experiences its final winter, desperate measures to hold onto the season awaken a radical labor consciousness.

Bob's Funeral

Searching for the root of generational trauma, the director takes a camera into his estranged grandfather’s funeral.

Le roman de mon âme

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Viqueens

After their husbands’ defeat, a group of viking women decide to fight the Scottish enemies to provide for the need of the clan.

As Sombras Cantantes

Wachiwi and her little brother Peopeo live alone inside a fenced garden. While Peopeo dreams of novelty, Wachiwi determines the boundaries that should ensure their protection.

Les escargots de Joseph

Joseph is a shy, introverted little boy who collects snails. One day, he is swallowed by his belly button and discovers a disturbing world, that of the belly buttonists: these people, by communicating only with their belly buttons, curl up into themselves and turn into snails...

Pourvu qu'ils me laissent le temps

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Les petits gars

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

John Carradine narrates the Washington Irving story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman.

Piston

A man in a wheelchair finds himself pursued by a policeman on a motorbike.

Anima

A native American is hunting and stalks an animal through a strange and mysterious forest.

In a Nutshell

Love, war, and the myriad state of humanity and the world condensed into a visual summation that's a treat for the eyes.

Bibi

Eight-year old Bibi is chosen to represent her clan in a tournament for Viking warriors. When she eats a lollipop she is able to see the world as candy and she uses her power to make it through the challenges. But will she be able to defeat the terrible Arfur, chief of the Bear clan?

Europe by Bidon

Biodun is Nigerian. In this animated documentary, he tells the story of his journey on foot from Lagos to Paris, how he survives with a container (un bidon) and thanks to his courage. With his amazing patter, he transforms the events into extraordinary adventures.

Castling (An Aquarium Confession)

One decent citizen was having lunch and indifferently looking at the fish in his aquarium. But suddenly a real monster emerged from the muddy water. However, unwillingness to strain even to save his own life led the hero to slavery. Or maybe nothing has really changed in his life?

Wings

In this story of kindness, friendship, and the fear of being left behind, a friendship takes flight as a mouse that wants to fly and an injured bird cross paths.

La Fuente de La Princesa

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Farewell

After the loss of a woman's baby during pregnancy, the strange arrival of a hand-drawn bird opens the mind of this young artist for a new start.

Résistance

Dominated by an Insect's totalitarian regime, the staff of a restaurant organizes a plot to knock down the established order.

The Wrong End of the Stick

Malcolm Fetcher is a neurotic, middle-aged teacher lost in a dull marriage with his wife of twenty years, Beverly. As he faces an all-consuming identity crisis, their marriage disintegrates and he is forced to express a deep, hidden desire...

Dead Line

Ethan is electrocuted in the lift of his building. The Reaper comes to get his soul, but it is without taking into account madam Bompas's intervention, sparkling neighbor of Ethan.

Modern Love: A Kiss, Deferred

Nikolina Kulidžan was twelve years old when she fell in love for the first time. Not long after, the Bosnian War changed her life forever.

Midnight's Garden

The moon shines, a young couple plays in the forest. Their game leads them to an unfamiliar garden, in the middle of a clearing. Unaware of danger, the young lovers enter the maze of a garden at midnight. Little by little, they are submerged by a intoxicating spell. They lose themselves in the strange labyrinth. Will they manage to break the spell that keeps them prisoner?

Afterwork

Cartoon rabbit lives in an endless loop.

Eden

In the garden of Eden, Adam is attracted to Eve. Not knowing what is happening to him, he has to find a way to remedy it.

Gdansk

First in a series of medieval giants. Inspired by the artwork of Jakub Różalski.

Coin Operated

A CG tale spanning 70 years of one naive explorer's life, as he works to earn enough money to take a coin-op rocket ship ride to outer space.

Lapsus

A curious nun ventures into the darker side of her animated world.

Pokémon - The Journey of One Dream

A story of a child's dream of the world of Pokémon. While his father works, the son explores the worlds of Pokémon throught he father's old collection of Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS games and, as he does so, builds a bond with his father.

The Door

The residents of a building have found novel ways to enter and exit as their front door is broken. However, once the door is repaired they continue to avoid the door.

Dream

Dream (1988) is a somnambulist short about dreams taking over reality and rendering protagonists inactive.

Six Coups

An interesting assembly of people decides to play a deadly game of greed for a suitcase full of money.

Raphaël

One night, while his master was out, a young page notes that the door of his private workshop remained open. Out of curiosity, he goes through the door and ventures into the workshop, but he will discover what he should never have.

Something to Remember

A bittersweet look at life’s many challenges, albeit as experienced by furry, feathered, and slimy creatures who sound and feel all too human.

Toomas Beneath the Valley of the Wild Wolves

In this decidedly cheeky and deliriously fun animation, a decent, hard-working wolf must rely on his physical gifts in order to make ends meet for the sake of his family.

Why Slugs Have No Legs

Slugs have a hard time keeping up with the pace of life in the city of insects. When a financial crisis hits, the industrious bees only see one solution. Droll imagery and a jaunty soundtrack converge in this clever modern parable.