Tempo Trem (2024)

The Last Solution

Within the confines of a massive wall, a group of children plays as if there were no tomorrow

The First Temptation of Christ

Jesus, who's hitting the big 3-0, brings a surprise guest to meet the family. A Christmas special so wrong it must be from comedians Porta dos Fundos.

Dereliction

Elias is an I.T. technician preparing for an overnight gig. He thinks he's totally alone in the building and is about to find out he's wrong.

Purple Dictatorship

Yeda, the green-faced woman, sells homemade bread to support the house where she lives with her sick husband. Through the context of green-faced people, we know the reality of those who live on the fringes of a purple-faced society.

A Sentença

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You're Not Real Pretty but You're Mine...

"Mouris’s film, YOU’RE NOT REAL PRETTY BUT YOU’RE MINE…, built upon the strongest elements of QUICK DREAM, and added a pop music soundtrack. Mouris says, “I shot another 100 foot roll on classmate Jerry Strawbridge’s home animation stand, and edited that into the best sequences from QUICK DREAM. The whole film was a tongue-in-cheek series of odd couples/couplings, which the title suggested. The FRANK FILM photo collage animation evolved here.” - Yale

I Seek Your Help to Bury a Man

Empire of Brazil, 1870. A queer indigenous body slowly dies on the cross while a transgender gypsy woman is banned by her people. A half-breed soldier stands in the middle of the way. A child and an old woman cross their stories like destined lines on the palm of a hand.

Desatando o nós

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Alexander the Grape

ALEXANDER THE GRAPE, an unfinished cut-paper animated short from Jim Henson from 1965, relates the fable of a young grape with big ambitions who learns that it is better to accept yourself than to try to be something you are not. The short was reconstructed from film and audio elements; images from Jim’s storyboard fill in missing segments of the animation.

Speeding, of Course

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.

The Extinct Suite

An animated film made from approximately 1700 laser printed photo(collage)s, manipulated by hand.

Mask of the Red Death

An animated adaptation of Poe's famous short story.

A Mala

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Shinbone Alley

Suicidal poet Archy tries to end his life by jumping off a bridge, but awakens to find he has assumed the life of a cockroach and has become a part of a community of creatures living in a newspaper office. He also discovers that he can still write poetry, using a typewriter, and begins to enjoy his new life. Archy develops deep feelings for the lovely but self-destructive cat Mehitabel, but will have to fight to win her from bad-boy tomcat Bill.

Get Fatter Now

Aliens Nico, Gilly and Franny accidentally get involved in a hit and run involving loving father William Denning. Shenanigans ensue as they try to revive him while keeping the cops from suspecting them.

Princes and Princesses

In this episodic animated fantasy from France, an art teacher interprets a series of six fairy tales (each involving a prince or princess) with the help of two precocious students. Princes and Princesses was created using a special style of cutout animation, with black silhouetted characters performing the action against backlit backdrops in striking colors.

Quem Não Mexe

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The Prince's Kiss

A Gothic Horror retelling of "Sleeping Beauty", in which Frankenstein's hunchbacked assistant falls in love with his master's latest monstrous creation, and tries to bring it to life through a true love's kiss.

The Fox and the Hare

Hare enlists four brave friends to help him reclaim his home from the wily Fox.

SPIRIT – A Symphony of Chaos

Three parallel stories depict the everyday insanity of the German capital, between motion and gridlock, the ticking clock and money trouble.

Lord of the Sky

In this animated environmental parable, we find a people living in harmony with nature, until carelessness leads to the ravens' revenge. We follow a boy's courageous journey to the spirit world to find the only one who can save his village from the resulting darkness--the Lord of the sky. An artistic unity of form and content, Lord of the Sky is a dazzling combination of 3-D models, puppets, special effects and cut-out paper animation. Its intricate, beautifully rendered drawings reflect the natural environment and cultural heritage of the Pacific Northwest. The film speaks strongly of the need for ecological balance in the world.

O Disco das Histórias

After a flying saucer containing all the stories of humanity crashes in his backyard, a young artist seeks help to interpret its messages.

The Three Inventors

In a white lace universe, three inventors create machines which are both pretty and useful. Unfortunately people do not understand them...

The Tain

A cut-out animation musical adaptation of the Irish mythological epic Táin Bó Cúailnge.

La Malesa

Jana, a girl suffering from depression, escapes to her grandmother's country house in a desperate impulse to escape from her increasingly destructive thoughts. She is searching for the warmth emanating from her grandmother Helena and the home that saw her grow up between summers and holidays, but nothing tears her away from her unease. The forest that surrounds the house further immerses Jana in her loneliness, taking her to the limits of her own darkness.

In the Shallows

Walking down the street or sitting on a commuter train, few of us can resist the siren song of that small, illuminated device in our pockets. Through a carefully choreographed collision of hand-made sculptural collages and ink and paint animation, In the Shallows, by first-time NFB filmmaker Arash Akhgari, takes us on a deep dive into the shallow and fragmented world of news, entertainment and ads, where we can easily drown in the dangerous allure of mass media intoxication.

The Other Side

Two teenage boys are cursed by a witch to swap bodies after an accidental encounter. To break the spell, they must work together before the switch becomes permanent.

Wasteland

Wasteland is a five-part anthology film that deals with isolation, mental illness, and the subjectivity of reality. Each of the five parts can be watched individually, but when viewed in sequence, each story brings out a more interesting and distinct context to its respective pieces.

Lorenzo Delgado, Private Investigator

Lorenzo Delgado is a former police officer who, after being fired, becomes a private investigator, the tough kind straight out of film noir. He dresses in a suit, uses a magnifying glass, and smokes cigarettes like there's no tomorrow. He hates chases, doesn't trust cops or butlers, and is convinced that the world needs an iron hand to deliver justice—he thinks of himself as that hand. Lorenzo is being stalked by an organization conspiring against him while he tries to solve his cases.

No Es Serio Este Cementerio

A tribute to Mexican animation, with the characters of The Leyends, Villainous and Frankelda. Inspired by the music of Mecano.

Beyond Oil

Documentary on industrial lubrification.