The premise of this short film is a dog and a cat that share the same body: although this sounds complicated, it is a clever use of the visual wordless form, clearly depicting a sense of identity ambivalence that all can relate to. The dog and the … [Lire plus...]
Regeneration
This one-minute long short film was created via the Abingdon Film Unit, a small organisation that works with a school in the UK to produce professional quality short films. The premise is simple: a stop-motion sequence of hand-drawn pencil … [Lire plus...]
Yövuoro [Nightshift]
This short film, made in Finland, has a similar premise as Owl Bat, Bat Owl. A bat is perfectly content in his tree until a new bird arrives. The bird lives in the daytime, while the bat is nocturnal. The bird makes the most annoying noises … [Lire plus...]
Miriami kodutu koer [Miriam’s Stray Dog]
This film is taken from the long-running Miriam series by celebrated Baltic studio Nukufilm in Tallinn, Estonia. This film is important as a realistic stop-motion depiction of contemporary life in Estonia: Miriam and her happy family have a normal … [Lire plus...]
Outremer [Overseas]
An elderly person lives in a beautiful cottage by the beach and passes time painting the sea beyond the window. Unbeknownst to this person, a boy hides in the cottage. The boy is sent into a panic by the pictures of the sea. He runs from the house … [Lire plus...]
Le Trop Petit Prince [Pipsqueak Prince]
It’s a beautiful day, and the Pipsqueak Prince notices that there’s a dirty mark on the sun. This short animation by Russian-French filmmaker Zoïa Trofimova follows the Prince as he endeavours against all odds to clean the sun As the sun sets and … [Lire plus...]
Piccolo Concerto
This film uses musicality to express themes of social cohesion and social identity. A band of instruments are playing their familiar song, but a little flute is unable able to play along. Instead, he must go and find his own music. The focus on … [Lire plus...]
Ice Dream
A penguin at an oceanarium dreams of becoming an ice cream seller. He uses the snow in his pen to imitate the actions of the vendor who sells ice creams on the other side of the glass. He escapes the pen and makes his way into the ice cream stall to … [Lire plus...]
Jubilé [Jubilee]
This buoyant short film is made in France but represents British culture. What begins with the Queen’s hat getting blown into the wind turns into a mad dash around London for one of her dutiful guards, accompanied by her devoted corgi. Although the … [Lire plus...]
