Animated films provide a source of joy, inspiration, and creative storytelling that can be enjoyed by whole family.
Road rage with an elderly driver! An animated road-movie set across the vast and barren landscape of Australia’s Nullarbor Plain. The Oscar choices for Best Animated Short left me and the audience at the theater confused and annoyed when we saw them this morning. Never before had I gone to a showing of the Oscar-nominated…
The carefree forest animals imagine spring will last forever. However, winter comes and the animals soon realize that their lives are in danger. What they need is a hero; what they need is Crow: The Legend. An old legend about sacrifice, duty and friendship. Remembering the taste of childhood, preserving the fascination for great animation…
Japanese monkey team-bulding! Two japanese monkeys fight for an onsen (natural spring water), but after an unexpected disaster they’ll have to help each other to survive. Onsen by Carlotta Bourdonnais, Thibaud Garrigos, Carla Gharbi, Bastien Hamidi, Linda Neang, Lucas Planchon
Sad and heartwarming animation! A young boy who loves to draw and build ferris wheels encounters strange creatures that turn his life upside down. It is only animation. A good one, a beautiful one, impressive not only for realism of details or for lovely storytelling, but for something defining it as one of the most…
A Dazzling Showcase of Animated Ingenuity and Visual Brilliance “Genius Party Beyond” (2008) is a tour de force in the realm of animated anthology films, pushing the boundaries of creativity and visual storytelling. This kaleidoscopic journey, directed by a cadre of visionary animators, is a celebration of artistic innovation and experimental narratives. Each segment offers…
Sweet animated short film! A black girl has dreams of all sorts of wonderful hair styles for herself…but her hair is a huge and unruly mess. Her father has no idea how to style the hair…and fails miserably. Matthew Cherry’s book, “Hair Love” is a very sweet story. So sweet that a Kickstarter campaign was…
Another time, another place. An activation test of a decisive weapon was underway. With its development and operational trials shrouded in complete secrecy, the Another Number – Unit Null, suddenly breaks free of human control and goes berserk. For what purpose was Another Number – Unit Null created? The story of an Evangelion’s activation, rampage…
Impeccable instruments of torture for start of the day! Snooze buttons, sunlight…the inescapable cacophony of alarm alerts: waking up in the morning is a battle between the present and the future state of mind. A dream-like war with yourself and other objects that seem to take a life of its own. Directed by Moo-Hyun Jang…
