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A deer, disillusioned by the consumerism that defines his life. A lizard, ostracized from society, forever wandering. A chance meeting in the middle...

In Flesh Flows we see a balance of Beckett’s keen drawing ability, in the probing erotic forms, and his technical acuity, which transforms the...

"I think of Odalisque as my first film. It was completed after film school and I worked with just a graphite pencil, a small group of colored pencils...

An animated comedy short from the 1920s. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.

The bizarre adventures of the cartoon character Foska, drawn by 22 animators working in collaboration. Each animator worked on his or her own...

An animated short consisting of 4 segments: bowl, garden, theatre, marble game. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Harvard...

Two boys go outside at night to capture a bird. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2003.

A village is ruled by the church, but is filled with hypocritical sinners who constantly spy on each other.

A stop-motion animated account of the 1942 Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.

Experimental short film by Oskar Fischinger. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.

When The Hand of God creates Adam, he must learn the ways of the world, and can only hope for company.

"A destitute room, transmuted by the startling magic of stop-motion photography into a luxuriant explosion of color. A new work by D’Avino (THE...