Chikotan (1971)

The Storm

Global pandemics are like prairie thunderstorms. Full of terror and havoc, they eventually pass. Bringing a new baby into the world can also feel like a storm.

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.

Have a Nice Trip, Dimitri!

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Picnic

British animation short from Paul Vester.

Tales of the Salt Water

Under the last summer days' sun, a young man gets ready to leave his family home.

The Shift

Many years ago tech giants lost control of AI robotic technology. By kidnapping and monitoring newborns, the Ai robots are now trying to master the one thing they have yet to understand… Creativity.

Magic Hock

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Stars

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Apartment is as Quiet as Paper

A small film based on a poem by Osip Mandelstam. What the poet is thinking about, sitting in his apartment.

Spud

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A Cycle of Cloud and Rain

An anthropomorphic cloud shares how it achieves small wins in this natural cycle of life, one that dwells on the commonality that suggests “mga ulap tayong nagiging ulan".

Weitzenberg Street

A man dreams of a woman. The woman is, in turn, interested in someone else. The man abandons his attempts to attract the woman's attention because he has discovered a new object of desire. The woman, in turn, becomes interested in the man. The man, though, is interested only in his new favorite, due to whom the man soon finds himself in danger. The man barely escapes ...

The Musical Dragon

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The Return

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The Days that (Never) Were

Three characters are about to have the time of their lives… until a strange phenomenon shows up to interrupt everything.

Des trésors plein ma poche

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How to Stay Calm Under Pressure

Your favorite athlete closes in for a win; the crowd holds its breath, and at the crucial moment ... she misses the shot. That competitor just experienced the phenomenon known as “choking,” where despite months, even years, of practice, a person fails right when it matters most. Why does this happen, and what can we do to avoid it? Noa Kageyama and Pen-Pen Chen explain why we choke under pressure.

The Source of the Mountains

The Paccha-Picchus are festive little creatures. They live a carefree daily life in sync with the mountains. When the mountains come, their oasis rises and they are lifted up into a winter climate. The Paccha-Picchus are very fond of the winter climate, which is vital for them. But one day, the mountains stop coming and the restless Kinko decides to go looking for them.

La grogne

A child by all means tries to gain her father's affection, but the family dog proves to be a fierce rival.

Une Pincée De Sel

A man whose daily life reveals the indifference of modern society will have an encounter that will turn his life upside down...