A trembling line tells a story of family relationships. Sometimes, it's worth letting go, both: for yourself and for others. A short animation by Marcin Podolec, the author of 'A Documentary Film'
Toni grows oranges. He loves them, they are his treasure. Until one day, strange cargo ships dock in the valley. Cargos loaded with... GREEN oranges!
A teenage girl, Ulyana, faces the difficulties of adolescence and becomes the object of ridicule at school. The girl begins to grow a strange shell on her back, which protects her. One day in biology class, unable to stand the bullying, she runs off to the park, where she meets Rita, who has the ability to see Ulyana's shell. The girls become friends, but Ulyana does not trust Rita. After a quarrel, Ulyana accidentally plunges into Rita's inner world, where she sees her hidden problems. They both realize that each has their own difficulties. Ultimately, they gain mutual understanding and support.
Locked up in a room that has an awning window, a Bird teaches a Little Bird how to fly, even if he has no wings. The appearance of a mysterious briefcase will ruin his plans, and reveal to Little Bird an unexpected possibility to escape.
From cave drawings to echo chambers: The history of humankind is a history of storytelling.
A woman stands at her window, staring out into the summer night, when a luminous body enters and bursts into the atmosphere. Time is suspended, and the woman takes a journey through space and time, at three hundred thousand kilometres per second...
A pirate crew embarks on a daring heist, braving a perilous island to gather the ingredients for their captain's perfect refreshment.
A Winter Faerie brings the snow to two Elves sharing gifts.
DAGON is a stop motion animation short film freely inspired by the story of the same name by cult author H.P. Lovecraft. In 1919 San Francisco, a man is standing on the ledge of a building ready to jump. Desperate, he relives in his memories the absurd and shocking episode that led him to the brink of suicide: the encounter with the monstrous and mythological Great Old One, DAGON.
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