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Commotion at Ikedaya

Commotion at Ikedaya

Independent film by Yanagihara Ryouhei, member of the Animation Sannin no Kai pioneer group of independent animation. It tells the story of the Ikedaya raid by the Shinsengumi from the point of view of the neighbors of the Ikedaya.

1984

A film commissioned and conceived by the artist Eduardo Paolozzi using drawings and photocopies provided by him. A non-narrative film focusing on Paolozzi's themes about modern man.

Shrinking Violet

Shrinking Violet

When class bully Irwin taunts Violet about her fat knees (they're not) or deadly sewer gas smell (she doesn't), all she wants to do is shrink away. The thought of being in the class play about the solar system makes her itch and scratch and twirl her hair. But when she's alone or with her best friend, Opal, Violet is a master performer, mimicking her classmates and retaliating against Irwin with razor-sharp wit. Her chance for real-life revenge comes at last during the play, when she plays the offstage role of Lady Space. On opening night, when Irwin, a.k.a. Mars, starts to spin out of control and forgets his lines, Violet saves the day (but not without a little of her savage humor).

Giraffes Can't Dance

Giraffes Can't Dance

Gerald, the giraffe, wants nothing more than to dance. With crooked knees and thin legs, it's harder for a giraffe to dance than the other animals. Gerald is finally able to dance to his own tune when he gets some encouraging words from an unlikely friend.

Sissy Frenchfry

Sissy Frenchfry

The annual Student Body President election at wildly eclectic and diverse West Beach High pits the quirky, much-beloved incumbent Sissy Frenchfry against handsome, charismatic -- and socially intolerant -- transfer student Bodey McDodey, who enacts a devious plan to restore the "status quo."

The Birth of a Mall Goth

The Birth of a Mall Goth

May's sister Gemma has become a goth overnight, causing May to explore the fantastical reasons for the sudden change, while also going on a journey of self-discovery.

I’m Afraid

I’m Afraid

The artist brings her skill in illustration and collage to this feminist music video for singer Maria Rodés.

Snail, Cabbage, Cabbage

Snail, Cabbage, Cabbage

A psychotic killer with an affection for snails is welcomed by an abused wife in this gruesome comedy.

Houseboat

Houseboat

An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.

All We Need for Christmas

All We Need for Christmas

Christmas is just around the corner. But everything changes one winter night when an unexpected visitor arrives at the Sullivan's door seeking shelter. A stray dog is the last thing Harry needs - with seven daughters to care for there is simply no room in his life for another mouth to feed. As Harry's sorrow-hardened heart begins to soften he learns a life-changing lesson; there is always room for the lost and lonely especially at Christmas time.

Parenthood

Parenthood

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.

Lammbock

Lammbock

Stefan and Kai run a thriving business: a home-grown cannabis trade disguised as a pizza delivery service. For now they just have to fight aphids.

Homage to Tarzan

Homage to Tarzan

Avant-garde analog animation techniques in stark black and white dramatize the effect of white men’s violence on an African jungle.

The Hare

The Hare

A short Estonian animation about a rabbit who creates a mechanical being that struggles to navigate a frantic, pop-art world.

Monster

Sara helps her little brother Tomas to overcome his fear of the monster under the bed, but it is harder to protect him from his violent and authoritarian father.

Liar Liar

Liar Liar

Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell the truth for the next 24 hours.

Not Even Nothing Can Be Free of Ghosts

Not Even Nothing Can Be Free of Ghosts

Rainer Kohlberger’s abstract film was created entirely without a camera. Through digital algorithms, he precisely arranged a rhythm of light and shadow that pulsates off the screen into our physical space with blinding intensity. The presence of light is almost felt as we are sucked into the image to become its ghostly accomplice. As we leave the theatre, the optical vibrations continue to haunt us.

It's a Date

It's a Date

It’s a Date is a culmination of his preoccupations, a weird but humanistic look at a couple on a first date. It seems to be going well until the man decides to really open up and get (sur)real.

From the Room to the Cinema to Outside

From the Room to the Cinema to Outside

An experimental short where a character sends a series of progressively desperate emails asking for a job.

The Purge: The Morning After

The Purge: The Morning After

In comedian Johnny Ray Gill's parody of the Universal horror flick, actor Daniel Rubiano has to face the music when he reports to work the next morning.