A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the Black Freighter, but his struggle to return home to warn it has a horrific cost.
Lipsett Diaries (2010)
A descent into the maelstrom of anguish that tormented Arthur Lipsett, a famed Canadian experimental filmmaker who died at 49. A diary transmuted into a clash of images and sounds charting a prodigious frenzy of creation, a tableau depicting an artist’s dizzying descent into depression and madness: with LIPSETT DIARIES, Theodore Ushev renews his filmmaking aesthetic and explores what happens when genius is on a first-name basis with madness.
A Viral Spiral (2021)
Climate change seems like a problem of a far distant future. We just go on with business as usual. But climate change, just like the loss of biodiversity and the current pandemic, is a consequence of how we treat nature. Corona is a wake-up call that has disrupted all of our lives. All attention goes towards solving the current problem: controlling the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But prevention is better than cure. To do this, we have to look at how infectious diseases emerge and spread. World-renowned artist Steve Cutts created an animated film for the Nicolaas G. Pierson Foundation, in which he not only visualizes the factors that cause pandemics, but also points at the urgent measures that are needed to reduce the risk of future pandemics.
Crusoe (2021)
This sci-fi action-comedy follows the adventures of Crusoe, an astronaut stranded on an alien planet teeming with hostile life.
Ignore It (2021)
A family struggles to cohabitate with a malevolent spirit that becomes violent whenever its presence is acknowledged. Based on the viral NoSleep story "You're Going to Notice a Woman in Your Home, You Must Ignore Her...".
The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005)
During the holiday season, when the animals of the Central Park Zoo are preparing for Christmas, Private, the youngest of the penguins notices that the Polar Bear is all alone. Assured that nobody should have to spend Christmas alone, Private goes into the city for some last-minute Christmas shopping. Along the way, he gets stuffed into a stocking
The Flesh (2010)
A debate arises between Jesus Christ and a beautiful nun about her nightlife and whether the scriptures address any punishment for her sins.
Bottom Feeders (2014)
Bottom Feeders offers a glimpse into an imagined ecosystem generated from stream of consciousness doodlings. Divided by a barrier of fog, two disparate species fight to adapt and survive in a deliciously unsympathetic world.
67 Aluminum Plates (1998)
Animation created and premiered during the Ottawa International Animation Festival in 1998 at the National Gallery of Canada
Big Underground Ball (1987)
A 20 minute masterpiece with no dialogue necessary. A King of the Forest gathers elves, sprites, and other assorted woodland spirits for a night of festivities. The spirits frolic, dance, drink, and romance. Conflicts arise and are resolved. The puppetry here is top-notch, and the rear-projections of fire and water add an extra depth to the magical world. A trip to a mysterious and happy world.
Break! (1985)
This cartoon is directed against the brutality of professional Boxing. In parody form it ridiculed unworthy methods and means used to achieve victory.
Intruders (2021)
A seven-year-old boy notices a strange activity in his room at night. Sometimes it is better to stay in bed than to try to escape.
Siren (2014)
Two people struggle to find protection against gas that causes temporary amnesia before it is re-released into the air again, while also evading deadly enemies that are hunting them.
El Mito (2021)
In Querétaro at the end of the 17th century, a spanish maiden has given birth to a creature.
El Inquilino (2021)
A miserable office worker finally finds a cheap place to rent, the only problem is that it is a haunted apartment.
Diarrhea (2021)
A man trapped in a public toilet is struggling between fierce diarrhea and being trapped by zombies.
Acid Rain (2019)
After running away from her depressing village in eastern Europe, a teenage girl meets a new friend under a bridge.