Movies: Cutout animation

A fly is treated to a portion of criticism....

In order to win the hand of a princess, a man must defeat an evil dragon and claim its treasured magic stone. Upon his return, Baghdad has been invaded and he must use the stone to defeat his new enemy....

Short experimental animation by Jules Engel...

We aren't only created with free will, but also with responsibility. The responsibility to listen to our gut feelings, follow our intuition, the wise part of us. According to the old definition, a magician is a wise person. So we can all be magicians...

A series of vaudeville acts inserted in images of reality, meant to demonstrate the ephemeral nature of all things....

This short, cut-out animation was made by elementary school children at Clark School in St. Louis, MO....

This short piece is somewhat romantic, despite its title. We do see the ogre however. He inverts himself into the action throughout the film. As usual, the action is partly symbolic, partly surreal....

A square dances....

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A boy, along with his companion, explores a secret passage....

A tiny baroque ode to fleeting darkness and pretty make-believes....

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Three women, three generations. This is a Chinese family without love in 1940s....

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A comical animated opera. A chicken leaves to get birch branches for sauna while the rooster stays to warm the sauna. On her way she sees a clear-watered well, a tired cow and other creatures that sing along "Finland's best animal actress" Elina Salo...

Conquerors land on a newly discovered planet and try to colonize and explore a new discovered planet....

A winter dread gnaws at the anxieties of a young couple....