Nix's Symphony (2024)

The Night Watch

A couple rushes out of a glamorous party. On their way home, an argument leads to a brutal car accident. When George regains consciousness, Christina has disappeared. He will then experience a real descent into hell.

Phonorama

Manhattan, New York. Confined to his wheelchair, José Antonio enjoys a pleasant afternoon of reading.

...And Plays Tricks

A tiny green bear (the Trickster) tries his best to impress a group of animals with his annoying tricks.

The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper

During the holiday season, when the animals of the Central Park Zoo are preparing for Christmas, Private, the youngest of the penguins notices that the Polar Bear is all alone. Assured that nobody should have to spend Christmas alone, Private goes into the city for some last-minute Christmas shopping. Along the way, he gets stuffed into a stocking

SIX GUYS

SIX GUYS is an exploration of horror, grief and the mind and is inspired by works from Junji Ito as well as Charlie Kaufman's "I'm Thinking of Ending Things".

Dilution

Dilution is an experimental short film that explores the transit between resistance and (di)ssolution, between holding and releasing and a path towards obsessive repetition. They are layers, exposed pores, matter that oscillates between remaining or disappearing. The sound is not a background, but a puncture: friction, tearing, water that drags what still persists. A sensorial testimony of what refuses to vanish completely.

Shannon Amen

Shannon Amen unearths the passionate and pained expressions of a young woman overwhelmed by guilt and anxiety as she struggles to reconcile her sexual identity with her religious faith. A loving elegy to a friend lost to suicide.

Robots

Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.

The Prince of Egypt

The strong bond between two brothers is challenged when their chosen responsibilities set them at odds, with extraordinary consequences.

A

A writer is persecuted by an enormous and abusive letter 'A'.

Down the Mine

Gordon is in disgrace, and Thomas enjoys teasing him about it – until his foolishness sinks him into his own hole. An adaptation of the story by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry.

Rejected

A hilarious collection of animated television commercials that were rejected because of their creator's failing grip on sanity.

Vincent

Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams that annoy his mother.

Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom

Professor Owl gives a lecture on the evolution of Western musical instruments, starting with the advent of rudimentary brass, woodwind, string and percussion instruments by ancient cave dwellers at the dawn of history.

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.

Résistance

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

Imago

One of the moralities of the trio of authors Milos Macourek, Adolf Born and Jaroslav Doubrava. It deals with the topic of implacability of human optimism and fantasy. In a sad manner it tells us a humorous story of a man living double life: one of a beaten little clerk, humiliated by his arrogant boss, imperious wife and misbehaved descendant; the other of a spoiled hero of a dream empire full of beautiful and tender women, flowers and fantastic figures. From artistic point of view is the film based on Adolf Born's lithographs.

Gdansk

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

Cliffhanger

A sheriff's shootout turns into an adventure through the wondrous world of film.

Logorama

Two cops portrayed by Michelin Men chase an armed Ronald McDonald through the streets of a fictionalized, stylized city.

The Puppetoon Movie

Animated characters introduce a compilation of George Pal replacement animation Puppetoon short films from the 1930s and 1940s.

Lonesome Ghosts

On a dark and stormy night, four bored ghosts decide to have some fun by calling the Ajax Ghost Exterminators.

Everything Will Be OK

A series of dark and troubling events forces Bill to reckon with the meaning of his life… or lack thereof.

Genre

In Don Hertzfeldt's second student film, a hapless cartoon character is dragged through a spectrum of cinematic situations by his frustrated animator.

Johanne

Inspired by Joan of Arc, Johanne follows a day in a life of the eponymous heroine. While set in medieval fantasy town, it explores the very current and urgent theme of preserving one’s humanity while struggling against inhumane environment, from modern feminist perspective.

Explorers

Explorers is a idealistic look at the future of space travel, seen from the perspective of those who dare to venture into the unknown.

Move Mountain

A girl journeys through a vibrant, pulsing, macrocosmic landscape, but a precipitous incident compels her to venture up a mountain in an attempt to save herself. A story about illness, perseverance, and our connection to everything around us.

The Pocket Man

A little man lives in an old suitcase. One day he finds a new friend - an old blind man. The little man jumps into the blind man's pocket. With music, the pocket man helps the blind man walk and see things in the street. Both are very happy together.

Saudade

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Unlucky Charms

Late one night, a bored cashier collects all three toys from a box of Magic Munchos and unwittingly unleashes the ancient evil that lies within…

Sitara: Let Girls Dream

Pari, a 14-year-old girl, dreams of becoming a pilot while growing up in a society that doesn’t allow her to dream.

The Button

Every time a Soviet apparatchik presses a button, something explodes.

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

Drop by Drop

The last habitants of a village refuse to let themselves sink into oblivion.

ash

a teenage boy falls in love with an amazing but broken girl. he believes he can fix her, but her priorities leave him obsessed with unfulfilled dreams and desires.

Stuck Together

A bus full of people on a trip is stopped by a policeman who isn’t satisfied with the bribe he is offered for granting the bus passage. To continue on their journey, the passengers will have to join forces.

Steakhouse

The steak has been marinating for a few days now. The pan is heated. Franc's stomach is rumbling. But Liza's co-workers surprise her with a birthday party. Will she be home on time?

Happiness

The story of a rodent's unrelenting quest for happiness and fulfillment.

Der Fuehrer's Face

A marching band of Germans, Italians, and Japanese march through the streets of swastika-motif Nutziland, serenading "Der Fuehrer's Face." Donald Duck, not living in the region by choice, struggles to make do with disgusting Nazi food rations and then with his day of toil at a Nazi artillery factory. After a nervous breakdown, Donald awakens to find that his experience was in fact a nightmare.

Pikachu's Vacation

Pikachu and the gang learn responsibility, teamwork as well as cooperation during their Summer vacation at Pokemon Island.

Have a Nice Trip, Dimitri!

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Kernel

When the world has been pushed past breaking point, an aging neurobotanist collects and preserves what little of value remains.

Spinning

Guido discovers he has a hidden talent as a street corner sign spinner.

Carl's Date

Carl Fredricksen reluctantly agrees to go on a date with a lady friend—but admittedly has no idea how dating works these days. Ever the helpful friend, Dug steps in to calm Carl's pre-date jitters and offer some tried-and-true tips for making friends—if you're a dog.

Picnic

British animation short from Paul Vester.

The Mew-sician

A rather musical romp ending in friendship.

Iizuna Fair

In the midst of the frenzy night a man finds himself lost in the crevasse of time. It was not the grotesque beings nor the monsters, but it was he who “was here, but wasn't here”. He was the phantom. Buried under memories full of inhibition and promises that never kept – words washed up on the shore – time keeps him at a distance from the “place”. And he hears poems coming on the waves from the other side rhyming and lapping against the shore. A 360° scope video Installation commissioned by Nagano Art Museum.

The House Spirit

A greedy fox steals the presents from Santa’s sleigh.

Shadowlands

Shadowlands is an animated short film about darkness that won't let go. About the constant fear that something terrible might happen. It describes a journey into the inner world and psyche of a young person in distress, a world far from "normal".

Drums West

This newly rediscovered short was created in Jim's home studio in Bethesda, MD around 1961. It is one of several experimental shorts inspired by the music of jazz great Chico Hamilton. At the end, in footage probably shot by Jerry Juhl, Jim demonstrates his working method.

Bugged

Red's peaceful morning routine is interrupted by a pesky visitor.

The Lighthouse

Father, son, the lighthouse as the center of their lives. Both grow up, the son leaving every day to pursue his studies, then returning to an increasingly elderly father who welcomes him with the same warmth, taking him, as he has always done over the years, to the piano to play together.