Another fascinating animated science class from German educational design studio Kurzgesagt. handing the reins to anthropologist John Green, who discusses the extraordinary discovery made by 18-year-old French mechanic Marcel Ravidat in 1940 thanks to his dog, Robot.
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An award winning 2017 space romance by Janice Chun. To wit:
The Asteroid Belt. An unrequited romance. They are coworkers.
A fantastical short by Russ Etheridge influenced by Hindu mythology. To wit:
A woman secretly watches her crush from across the factory floor. The moon disappears. Things start to fall apart.
A magnificent, dark tale by Alberto Vázquez in which Arnold – a neurotic bear is convinced a bizarre cast of characters is involved in a conspiracy to undermine his sanity.
Not suitable for kids. Or some grown-ups, probably.
A wonderfully sleazy, languorous, unhinged award-winning short by Sophie Koko Gate. To wit`:
A day in the life of Tanya, a curious woman who has developed a taste for lab made lovers.
You might want to shut the curtains.
An animated short by Argentinian director Fernando Livschitz in which the Austrian capital becomes an absurd, floating, Slinkified carnival city.
An imaginative exploration of love and loss by London-based animator Lizzy Hobbs. To wit:
Following the end of a stormy love affair, Expressionist artist Oskar Kokoschka enlists in the First World War. After suffering serious injuries in battle, he experiences a series of memories and visions as medics transport him through the forests of the Russian front.
TLDR? Adenosine Triphosphate.
A sobering reflection on life, the Universe and everything from the always fascinating German education design studio, Kurzgesagt. To wit:
Picture yourself as a slinky falling down an escalator moving upwards – the falling part represents the self replicating processes of your cells, the escalator represents the laws of physics, driving you forwards. To be alive is to be in motion but never arriving anywhere. If you reach the top of the escalator there is no more falling possible and you are dead forever.
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