The Films of Yuri Norstein (2017)

A Hedgehog Came Out of the Fog

Norstein conquered the world 36 years ago with the creation of the legendary Hedgehog in the Fog. It was recognized as the best cartoon of all times and peoples according to a survey of film critics and animators from different countries.

The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland

The cuddly Care Bears and their cousins star in this charming third feature-length film incorporating characters from Alice in Wonderland. A young girl named Alice and the Care Bears travel together into the whimsical land of the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat. In this magical story about friendship and self-esteem, they try to thwart an evil wizard's attempt to become the King of Wonderland.

Marmaduke

Great Dane Marmaduke epitomizes the overgrown lapdog, with an irascible streak and a penchant for mischief that is tempered with a deep sense of love and responsibility for his human family, the Winslows. The new animation is set in the world of elite dog shows, rife divas, rivalries and slapstick comedy.

Poppy

Poppy is a Performance-Captured CGI drama set on France's western front in World War One. Two New Zealand soldiers are trapped behind enemy lines and are trying to find their way to safety. They find an orphaned baby under it's dead parents in a ditch. One of the men wants to save it, the other does not.

Do Something

BC12, a red blood cell, lives and works in a body that is currently struggling with dehydration. He is given the task of traveling to Brian, the brain, and convincing him to drink some water. BC12 sets off on the journey and encounters various organs along the way, all of which have an opinion (sometimes more, sometimes less helpful) about Brian and his passivity.

The Mojicons

The movie is based on The Mojicons series and tells of the behind-the-scenes world of the Internet, populated by Mojicons — innumerable emoticons we routinely use in messaging. When a digital villain steals the “@” sign — thus electronic correspondence — the Mojicons have to embark on an awe-inducing and dangerous quest to restore their system. Many a jaw will drop on both sides of the screen as the Internet universe reveals its secrets to Mojicons and kids watching their crazy adventures.

Nobody Nose Cleopatra

Irascible Cleopatra has a problem. Nobody can draw her nose to her satisfaction. Ahmes, an apprentice painter used to menial chores, is asked to take the master's painting to the queen. At the palace, his troubles begin. The corridors resound with the screams of those who have disappointed Cleopatra!

Gokurōsama

Early in the morning in a Japanese shopping center, a shopkeeper gets stuck. In order to help her, her young employee decides to cross the shopping center with her.

Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish

When Sunflower Valley needs a new sports stadium, there's only one team for the job. It's Bob the Builder and his Can-Do Crew! Can Bob build it? With the help of his new friends, Gripper and Grabber - YES, HE CAN! Join Bob, Wendy, and the Can-Do Crew as they race to the finish line in their biggest construction job yet. See how teamwork and fun go hand-in-hand in this colossal building adventure.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

Young Rudolph suffers a childhood accident that sees his nose turn from the publicly accepted norm of black to a glowing red colour. His parents worry about him getting teased, and indeed he does in the end. When he is beaten in the reindeer games by his rival for a doe he fancies, Rudolph runs away and moves into a cave with Slyly the Fox. However can he overcome his fear and reach his true potential?

Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap

The pig Desmond and his friends are haunted by the terrible monster Träskpatraske. Granted, they are not sure he even exists, but who else could have snatched evil Wille's electric guitar, Sebastian Hare's boxing gloves and Bittan Cow's stock of makeup?

B.O.B.'s Big Break

Dr. Cockroach comes up with a brilliant plan to break themselves out of Area 52 – but to implement the plan, he has to trick B.O.B. into thinking it’s his birthday.

Kid's Story

A high school student is haunted by thoughts of "The Matrix" and a person named "Neo".

Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore

Winnie the Pooh and friends decide to throw a birthday celebration for gloomy, old Eeyore.

Matriculated

The human resistance works to convert a sentinel to their side. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

Program

Cis and Duo discuss leaving the real world while during a samurai sword fight. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

World Record

A record-breaking competitive runner begins to stretch the limits of the Matrix. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

Broken Lance

The remnants of Knight House Corvec fight for survival against the forces of Chaos while dealing with power struggles that pit their High Queen against her niece – the rightful heir.

Toys Storage 3

A silly bum and a little blue bird both have a craving for something to eat. The little bird enjoys chocolate chip cookies the most, and the bum likes to eat... Little blue birds! This and a few other short stories in this animation compilation.

The Addams Family

The Addams family's lives begin to unravel when they face-off against a treacherous, greedy crafty reality-TV host while also preparing for their extended family to arrive for a major celebration.

Dance of the Goofys

As they do every night, the Goofy Fairies come out to close all the flowers. When the goofiest Goofy Fairy causes his boss to be captured by a young boy with mad scientist ambitions, he must overcome his goofy shortcomings and come to the rescue before his boss becomes a science project.

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis

Children are lured to Metropolis only to find that the renowned, mythical city may not be the happy-go-lucky utopia they'd thought it would be.

Kool-Aid Man in Second Life

Kool-Aid Man travels through a variety of worlds from the video game Second Life.

Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru: Trinkle Stars The Animation

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Liz and the Blue Bird

In their last year of high school, two girls in the brass band club perform a song inspired by a fairy tale that parallels their friendship.

Unstable Fables: Goldilocks and the Three Bears

When Goldilocks, a sassy reality TV star decides to film her next show at the humble home of the Bears, she gives them a taste of the celebrity sweet life they've never had before

The Legend of Lady Godiva

Ancient English legend. The early Middle Ages: Lady Godiva was a noblewoman, who according to the legend, took pity on the people of Coventry, who were suffering grievously under her husband's oppressive taxation, and rode naked through the streets of Coventry, in England, in order to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation imposed by her husband on his tenants.

Belarusian Sayings

This lively piece uses the traditional Belarusian vycinanka (papercut) style to illustrate eight well-known proverbs through humorous visual vignettes. To complement the folklore-based storytelling, it features music by ethno‑trio Troitsa.

Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night

Buster and Chauncey - the world's greatest Mouse-icians - have arrived in Oberndorf for their shot at the big time: performing for the queen at the annual Christmas Pageant! But on Christmas Eve, Burghermeister Huffenmeir finds all the preparations for the festivities destroyed and the treasure of Oberndorf missing. When he accuses Buster and Chauncey's friend Christina - an orphan in search of her long lost family - it seems certain that Christmas will be ruined. Now it's up to the Moustroes of Mistletoe to help Christina reveal the real culprits, return the treasure and show the town of Oberndorf the true meaning of Christmas.

Spring and Chaos

Set in the beginning of the 20th century Japan, the film follows the bright and eccentric Kenji from his late student years through his adulthood. Kenji suffers the tragedy of being an artist whose art isn't recognized during his lifetime. Based on the life of the author Kenji Miyazawa, the film depicts his brief but intense existence.

Lumaajuuq

This animated short is a tragic and twisted story about the dangers of revenge. A cruel mother mistreats her son, feeding him dog meat and forcing him to sleep in the cold. A loon, who tells the boy that his mother blinded him, helps the child regain his eyesight. Then the boy seeks revenge, releasing his mother’s lifeline as she harpoons a whale and watching her drown. Based on a portion of the epic Inuit legend “The Blind Boy and the Loon.”

Me and My Moulton

A seven-year-old girl longs for a bicycle so that she can be more like the other kids in her Norwegian town, but her embarrassingly unconventional, modernist architect parents see things differently. Academy Award-winning animator Torill Kove weaves memory and fantasy together in this droll and charming look at the pain of childhood alienation.

Mynarski Death Plummet

A completely hand-made historical micro-epic about the final minutes in the life of Winnipeg's doomed Second World War hero, Andrew Mynarski (1916-1944). Combining wartime aviation melodrama with classical and avant-garde animation techniques (including stop-motion, silhouettes, bleaching, scratching, hand-painting and rubbing letratone patterns directly on the celluloid) Mynarski Death Plummet is a psychedelic photo-chemical war picture on the theme of self-sacrifice, immortality and jellyfish.

A Giant Adventure

A Giant Adventure tells the story of Sebastian, Sophia and little Wawa, who will embark on an unexpected and extraordinary journey that will take them to an unknown world inspired by the Nazca culture.

Pepee: Birlik Zamanı

Pepee disappears in the skies of Turkey with the technological hot air balloon he produced in his grandfather's laboratory. This flying technological balloon takes Pepee first to Adıyaman-Nemrut, Urfa-Göbeklitepe, and finally to Cappadocia. Will Pepee be able to escape all the trouble he has gotten into and return home? Will he be able to find the truth? Most importantly, will he be able to understand how important and valuable love and unity are?

Thomas & Friends: Christmas on Sodor

Enjoy a true-blue Christmas with Thomas & Friends! Terence takes a shortcut across a frozen lake while collecting Christmas trees for the holiday market. Disaster strikes as the ice begins to crack, leaving Terence nervously waiting to be rescued! Meanwhile, Daisy is sad when Christmas doesn't go as planned, and Spencer and Gordon upset their passengers when their competitive behavior gets out of hand. Poor Emily gets stuck in the middle while helping bickering brothers Donald and Douglas, and when a big freeze hits Sodor, Diesel finally proves himself to be a hero. Warm up this Christmas with Thomas and his friends!

Cedric

Death as a global service provider? Unthinkable! So far Death has thought that too. But then his nephew Cedric had the crazy idea of founding the company AFTER LIFE while his uncle was away. This company takes over the craft of death with the latest technology and markets it worldwide.

Nightmare

Animated short.

Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special

Donald decides to stay home for the holidays instead of migrating somewhere warmer. To celebrate this special time, Mickey hopes to make Donald’s first Christmas the greatest ever!

Virgin Beasts

Blending live action with twisted animation, this film tells the story of a gang of young surfers struggling to survive in post-apocalyptic Sydney

Spider-Man: The Return of the Green Goblin

The Webslinger faces the ultimate challenge when his arch-nemesis discovers his identity and kidnaps his one true love, Mary Jane Watson.

Daredevil vs. Spider-Man

Spider-Man and Daredevil team up to fight Kingpin.

Wolfsong

A mother wolf breaks into a hunter's den and takes back her cub, only to find it a motionless trophy. She sings a lullaby hoping that the cub would finally sleep. Little does she know that a young hunter stalks them back from the den.

Spruce Apple

About how the Hedgehog, the Little Fox and the Crow went to the Land of Happiness. But it turned out that happiness is nearby, in everyday life, and you don't have to go far for it.

The Wishing Jar

One starry night, a little girl chases a star streaking across the sky in the hopes of capturing it in her jar so that she may make one more wish.