Ammamma Cheppe Neethi Kadhalu (Grandmom's moral stories) is the first ever stop frame animation film inspired by Kondapalli Art. Kondapalli toys are handmade by the Artisans of Andhra Pradesh. The aim of our series of short stories is to showcase some unknown stories of Indian Folklore. It is aimed at children. The story presented here is about a bear, a tiger and hunter and how their fates intertwine one day.
Mountain the dog, the guardian of a mountain village, falls in love with a visiting young woman. When she leaves, he ventures into the City to find her. The faceless sky-high buildings, crowds of people, automobiles… all of this combined overwhelms the Hero so much that he forgets even who he is and why he is there. But the herd of sheep from the village comes to his rescue.
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.
Drawing from the conventions of post-apocalyptic road cinema and adventure video games, the story follows the journey of the Wanderer, traversing a wild landscape in search of the mythical Mountain. The world, inspired by Lower Silesia region of Poland, is filled with oniric scenery, mysterious forests, misty fields, overgrown ruins and unsettling glitches – rifts in a deteriorating reality. Overcoming numerous obstacles, the Wanderer strives to reach his goal at any cost, attempting to fix what is seemingly irreparable.
An alien woman responds to a half-forgotten message of interplanetary friendship. A film about communication, and the fingers that stir the digital.
A frog goes on an accidental adventure when a hopping-stone turns out to be a jellyfish.
Inspired by the poems and drawings of Henri Michaux about his experience with Mescaline, Miserable Miracle explores the limits of language and perception, creating connections between sound, meaning, shapes and movement.
A short animated documentary exploring the immigration experience through the eyes of children learning how to swim with clothes on in the Netherlands.
Stop-motion music video for the song "Staircase Stomp" by punk/new wave band The Clamor. The music video tells the story of a man grappling with his inner turmoil, represented by a haunting female figure in a storm-battered cabin. Through surreal stop-motion animation, the video explores themes of identity, psychological conflict, and self-reconciliation, blurring the lines between external chaos and internal struggles.
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