Mangy dogs band together into packs, mark their territory, and recarve someone else’s paths to fit their paws – and old grouch Kolya hates them for it. So he decides to build a Fog Machine that will envelop all the land in white and make the dogs lose each other in the whiteness. An obedient boy called Osya is helping him with his plan. When the machine is almost ready, the dogs attack Kolya, and while he is lying on the ground half-dead, they show Osya their wondrous world. The boy decides to help the dogs save their land from the fog, but neither his desire nor his effort is enough. Kolka gets the upper hand, and the dogs’ land disappears into the fog forever.
The action takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. A lonely man is trudging through sand under the scorching sun. This is Mikhel, a scientist. He is not afraid of strange beasts, or the strange world around him; he got used to all of that long ago. Suddenly his path is blocked by an endless black wall that seems to have appeared out of nowhere. He notices a small opening in the wall and, peeking through, sees a beautiful park with a pond, surrounded by trees. But the most surprising thing is that in the middle of this oasis he sees his wife and daughter whom he had lost in the cataclysm. Mikhel tries various methods to get over the wall. But as soon as he manages to do it, the beautiful world that he was striving so hard to get to always appears on the other side.
What is truly pleasurable is in the simple. Plazer bat is a succession of ordinary actions and situations that are a source of pleasure. How little is needed to feel good!
Feferle, a whimsical and childlike being, awakens one fateful day with the unsettling knowledge that something terrible has happened. The sudden loss of her father shatters her world, leading her into a poignant exploration of family history. Tasked with sorting through the cluttered apartment, Feferle delves into the material remains, with each item revealing the story of generations and encapsulating a century, a region, and the intricate history of a Jewish family wandering through Eastern Europe. "Feferle" unfolds as a touching tale of a young woman's quest to make sense of her past, finding solace amid the artifacts that narrate not just her father's life but the rich mosaic of a bygone era.
A souvlaki restaurant owner tries to deal with a gang of youngsters.
"Kissing Day" is a short animated film based on an interview with the famous Russian journalist and LGBTQ activist Elena Kostyuchenko. It tells the story of the "Kissing Day" action that Elena organized outside the Russian State Duma in 2012 during the first hearings of the law against "gay propaganda" among minors. In total, Russian LGBTQ activists organized four protests outside the State Duma. In June 2013, the law on "gay propaganda" was adopted by a majority vote.
A frog goes on an accidental adventure when a hopping-stone turns out to be a jellyfish.
The Reaper works as a boring office employee. One day he meets a young lady. Decided to approach her without killing her, he decides to refuse to his job. Unfortunately things won't go as he thinks and his life will find a new meaning.
The Return Of Gary - The Journey To Turkey Island After years in the gastronomic wilderness, Gary is about to embark on the ‘fowlest’ escapade of his life! The ‘steaks’ have never been higher, the hunger has never been so huge and the quarry has never been so dangerous. ‘The Journey To Turkey Island’ is quite literally a freezer full of indigestible poultry prose!. Created from a poem written by Richard Guthrie, this is a humorous illustrative animation, narrated by the author himself, about a turkey obsessed anti-hero who sets out on the wildest of adventures, prepared to go to the greatest of lengths to sate his passion.
In a convent in Spain during the dictatorship, nuns provide shelter to young girls in need.
‘X’ embarks on a surreal and mesmerising journey into the vastness of space exploring existential isolation, connection and the profound power of the cosmos.
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