A new surreal animated short from Argentinian director Fernando Livschitz of Black Sheep Films (you’ll recall his insane extrapolated amusement park) wherein everyday activities and scenes are taken to other levels entirely.
Category Archives: Animation
A poignant critique of animal testing in the form of an occasionally funny but overall heartbreaking short for the Humane Society of The United States.
The ‘mockumentary’ features a day in the life of upbeat but ailing product-testing rabbit Ralph (voiced by Taika Waititi) as explained to an interviewer (voiced by Ricky Gervais).
A 2017 short by Denis Walgenwitz and Winshluss in which Death’s son is more interested in becoming a guardian angel than taking over the family business.
A short story by Ala Nunu about living with – and as – a headless person. The question, posed in the context of a supportive relationship between a headless/non-headless couple is this:
Can you fix something that doesn’t want to be fixed?
A dark comedic short by Joseph Bennet telling the story of park ranger Fiona who loses contact with her colleagues during an ice storm in Bigfoot territory.
Necks will be snapped.
https://vimeo.com/126904959
A 2015 César award winning short by Céline Devaux in which a hungover Jean faces probing questions about his life and homosexuality at lunch with his family.
An award-winning 2010 short by Léo Verrier set in New York in 1950 where – fascinated by art – Jack skims museums all day long, then steals paintings which he hides at his home.
Another fascinating animated journey into science with German educational design studio Kurzgesagt. This time, an answer to the question no one except possibly Auric Goldfinger was asking:
…what would happen to you, if Earth suddenly turned into gold?
Previously: Nuclear Death
An interesting little short by Chicago based animator Rohan McDonald exploring the ‘connections between mental and physical spaces.’
A short by Florian Grolig in which a very tiny man and his giant pal face the ups and downs of their unlikely friendship.