Five Film Exercises: Film 2-3

This is one of those abstract animated films in which colored, richly textured light moves in a black, three-dimensional space. The pictures and the...

Uncle Sam has been living peacefully in the American southwest, running a gas station. But when terrorists kidnap the Statue of Liberty, Uncle Sam...

A woman's nightly domestic rituals—from putting her baby to bed to making love—unspool in a playful parade of surreal,...

Short film preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.

An abstract film in which every motion of coloured shapes is in strict synchronization with music. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.

Extraordinarily detailed and beautifully drawn animation of a bizarre and surreal world; the domestic life of a fat man, his wife, a sort of...

This claymation short film uses a real interview for dialogue. Bill Perry relates stories about his youth, his tilted house, and adventures during...

Mother Earth and Father Time converse about the choices humans make. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

"This hand drawn animated film is a tribute to my hands. It was produced between 1977-79 with the assistance of a grant from the Sinking Creek Film...

Music: Carl Stone. Colored pen-and-ink drawings, like topological maps of biomorphic objects, grow and evolve from the red star. Once the master...

A comically ridiculously altered version of the classic tale, in which Don Quixote is victorious over his imaginary enemies and emits Tarzan-like...

A short educational Claymation film about dinosaurs. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

A writer sells his masterpiece to a film company. It gets butchered horribly in the process of getting made into a movie. Preserved by the Academy...

A prototype of modern music videos, this is an animated film set to the music of two popular tunes recorded by Herb Alpert and his Latin-flavored...

A man lives in peace and harmony. But one day his quiet life is interrupted by demons. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

An old bearded man wearing a raincoat walks into a bar and sits down, placing a mysterious box next to him. The other patrons try, with varying...

A small fish doesn’t pay attention in school, and ends up getting caught on a hook. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with...

An Oscar Nominated short film about the adventures of a red pair of legs. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

The film tells of a music hall impressionist who caricatures personalities from the second world war. Animated by Barry Bruce at Will Vinton...

Human fear of technology is portrayed in this very amusing futuristic parody. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.