Weird & Wondrous Animated Shorts
Not your usual cute animated short film, more the challenging, odd, weird, experimental, conceptual, surreal and thought-provoking animation. A selection for the daring viewer. Not for children. All of them are available for free on Vimeo and/or YouTube.
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- DirectorFrédéric DoazanAn update of our classic human anatomy.
- DirectorJean ConstantialNicolas LaverdureLucas VigrouxA nameless guy (god of war?) marches people to destruction in a surreal tale.
- DirectorDominica HarrisonStarsKenny BlythBarney Mumby-PriceAmandine VincentA surreal tale about the serendipitous meeting of two lonely souls who live in their own imaginary world.
- DirectorDaniel BirdBen RichardsonA surreal film set in a rubble world where we witness the mating and reproductive process of a mutant crow species, and how its male and female halves get together through music radio waves.
- DirectorJames CalvertEddie WhiteStarsJohn WatersAn antacid fable about the dangers of gorging on meat -or veggies- set in the 19th century.
- DirectorMichael FreiA conceptual piece about the ways of connecting between a female socket and a male plug and what turns them on.
- DirectorSantiago Bou GrassoPatricio PlazaA man prepares and goes to work in a bizarre world, where the meaning of human workforce is taken to another level.
- DirectorCesar Diaz MelendezA surreal rendering of the soundtrack lyrics, which speak about the fluidity, shortness and interconnectivity of life, about the pace of living, and about where Art comes from.
- DirectorJoe BennettCharles HuettnerThe spaceship of couple of scientists going to set a station on the planet Vesta Minor gets lost and they fall on a wondrous world full of amazing creatures.
- DirectorSimon CartwrightStarsGordon PeastonGlen is barely a man. In a desperate attempt to tap into his masculinity he attends a primal scream therapy session, surrounded by wailing men he cannot even make a sound. When another member of the class pushes Glen too far he finally lets something out- a miniature version of himself which does whatever it wants, regardless of the consequences.
- DirectorJoe BennettStarsBen KronbergA homeless man speaks nonstop about posh restaurants at a bus stop.
- DirectorTomek DuckiA tree is uprooted after a storm and wanders through the forest trying to keep in touch with the rest of the trees.
- DirectorGeorges SchwizgebelA solitary man without a shadow rises from his desk, dons his hat, and leaves his apartment. He walks through a city to a large door, knocks, shows his invitation, and is admitted to a colorful scene. He walks through drawing rooms and gardens. He speaks with a man in a top hat who offers him a life of romance, but in that life there is betrayal. Is there a place in the world for our man without a shadow?
- DirectorTomek DuckiA conceptual semi-abstract approach to what life is for any individual.
- DirectorSong E KimStarsGudrun Cram-DrachRob WolpertBen ZelkowiczLife is a constant struggle for a husband and wife. She is suffering from stomach pain, and the doctor has no clue about a cure. Meanwhile, her husband is on his own journey of hunting a snake.
- DirectorNina GantzA stop motion film about an oddball felted character who slips through floors into the past and the deepest parts of his psyche in his pursuit of self-understanding.
- DirectorDaniel SousaStarsElsie McKendryBrett TobaskyA wild boy is found in the woods by a solitary hunter and brought back to civilization. Alienated by a strange new environment, the boy tries to adapt by using the same strategies that kept him safe in the forest.
- DirectorDaniel SousaA woman and man's passions are overshadowed by their predatory instincts.
- DirectorPESMetal objects of the past come to life in the depths of the sea.
- DirectorBill PlymptonA man follows footsteps in search of a mysterious visitor to his house.
- DirectorBill PlymptonStarsBill PlymptonThe perilous road to kicking the habit is explored in twenty-six vignettes that include various professionals and contraptions.
- DirectorYangzi SheStarsRebecca DavisRebecca DavisReid MillerDurian was born with his facial expressions opposite to everyone else.The film shows a time span of this little boy growing into a young adult, by displaying milestones in both his real life and his imaginary world.
- DirectorJérôme BoulbèsIn an uncertain time and place, a group of animated shy rock cubes come out from the anonymity of their quarry to mate. Powerful and indescribable forces made them move towards others in the sky, in a sort of dance that attracts some cubes to others, until those compatible latch on each other and produce a fresh new rock cube.
- DirectorJérôme BoulbèsIn the middle of the desert, a fierce combat between two warriors is taking place. Only one can survive, and the tribe is watching.