A man wakes up in a blue room. He's stuck and he can't escape. A window is his only connection to the outer world. It filters the reality in a very mysterious way.
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (2005)
One of the most exciting and memorable stories in the history of the World Trade Towers is that of Philippe Petit, a French man who walked a tightrope between the massive monuments in 1974. Narrated by Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, this is an animated adaptation of the lyrical Caldecott Award-winning book by Mordecai Gerstein. Directed and animated by Michael Sporn, with music by Michael Bacon (of the Bacon Brothers).
Ivashka from the Palace of Pioneers (1981)
Animation film about boy Ivashka's adventures in the country of fairy tales.
Experimental Animation (1933)
Len Lye scraped together enough funding and borrowed equipment to produce a two-minute short featuring his self-made monkey, singing and dancing to 'Peanut Vendor', a 1931 jazz hit for Red Nichols. The two foot high monkey had bolted, moveable joints and some 50 interchangeable mouths to convey the singing. To get the movements right, Lye filmed his new wife, Jane, a prize-winning rumba dancer.
The Paintjackers (1959)
When the clock strikes twelve in a toy store a bunch of paint tubes come to life.
Caminandes: Gran Dillama (2013)
A young llama named Koro discovers that the grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence).
Achooo Mr. Kerrooschev (1960)
A cut-out of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev sails over newspaper articles as they take place. Combines live photography and collage animation in one film.
Teeny-Tiny and the Witch Woman (1980)
A deliciously scary story about a boy who outsmarts an old witch-woman before she can have him and his brothers for dinner.
Steve's First Bath (2014)
Flint must quickly alter his plans for a romantic date with Sam after his monkey-cleaning invention goes awry.
Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear (2014)
Flint's mischievous gummy bear grows to 50-feet by using his new food-modifying invention.
Mad God: Part 1 (2014)
Mad God is a fully practical stop-motion film set in a Miltonesque world of monsters, mad scientists, and war pigs.
Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969)
Bambi is nibbling the grass, unaware of the upcoming encounter with Godzilla. Who will win when they finally meet? Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.
The Birthday Party (1931)
Mickey's friends throw him a surprise birthday party at Minnie's house. The chef brings out the cake (with 2 candles); Mickey manages to blow all the cake onto the chef's face, while the candles stay lit. He unwraps his present: a miniature piano. He plays a duet of I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby with Minnie, followed by an instrumental version of The Darktown Strutter's Ball, which everyone dances to (including Mickey and Minnie, while the piano stools keep playing). Mickey then plays There's No Place Like Home on the xylophone, then accompanies Minnie on another piece, after which the xylophone gets frisky and eventually dumps Mickey in the fish bowl.
GOOD-BY ELVIS and USA (1971)
A trippy pop-art collage of phallic objects, naked women and American icons, most notably Elvis Presley.
Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
Ebenezer Scrooge is far too greedy to understand that Christmas is a time for kindness and generosity. But with the guidance of some new found friends, Scrooge learns to embrace the spirit of the season. A retelling of the classic Dickens tale with Disney's classic characters.
Pockets (2012)
A homeless bum, bored of eating the same food every night, promises his girlfriend a special dinner. He plans to take her out with money robbed from a passing stranger. But the bum’s in for a surprise when the man he targets for his mugging turns out to have special – and hilarious – powers.