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Technology will not make you a better artist.

My Galactic Twin Galaction

My Galactic Twin Galaction

Good and evil, utopia and dystopia, narrative and post narrative collide in a mortal battle.

By Sasha Svirsky

Schrodinger's Cat - Intergalactic Super Spy

Schrodinger's Cat - Intergalactic Super Spy

The nefarious General Emmanuel Eduardo Estophelos Emu the Third is determined to pull off a daring heist when his plan is unexpectedly interrupted by the coolest cat in the espionage business,

CorkScream

A "CorkScream" lost in the forest faces an old enemy.

By Felipe Barreto

Seeking

A dark side in my mind

Daily Commute

An introspective of public transport through the horrors of normalized behavior and the apathetic view of such. An animation done completely traditionally with pen, paper, and watercolor.

By Scott Palazzo

Abra os ouvidos e Escute. � sua volta e dentro de si.

Another Song About the Sea

Another Song About the Sea

Explores the stalled domestic relationship of a dysfunctional couple. The characters' descent into the watery abyss becomes a metaphor for examining their relationship darkened by deep emotional turmoil.

By Jeremy Bessoff

Lovely Journey

Combining religion and socialism with sexual feelings.

By Carolina Hindsj�

Stoned Ape Theory

Stoned Ape Theory

Animation by Will Carsola of daybyday for the Comedy Central pilot THUNDERBRAIN.

By ideólogo monofóbico

FOI O FIO

A yarn ball woman, an old woman who spends her days looking out the window and a seller of clothes that fall from the clotheslines are connected by a thread. The three women lead the actions of other characters and the inevitable fate of a woman with ...

karouma

Karouma is a Unique gift striving to break through and to leave his parent�s nest to live pursue his dreams and live his life in its full potential

By boubaker boukhari

About Killing The Pig

About Killing The Pig

While the pig is being dragged out from the sty it has the chance to see the sky. ANIMATION 6 min. Italy - Simone Massi

By ideólogo monofóbico

Bubble Bubble Meows & the Lame-O Baby Jib

Bubble Bubble Meows & the Lame-O Baby Jib

Bubble Bubble Meows and his buddies work to reverse a new fashion trend's unfortunate side effects.

By Matt Orefice

Fin De

Jacobo, a premature bird, desires to fly but his failed attempts are unknowingly watched by a mythological Aztec bird who has the power to grant Jacobo�s wish.

By Federico Cuatlacuatl

Nautia

Set in the distant future, after sea levels around the world have risen drastically, humanity appears to be on the brink of extinction. One girl, Nautia, has made a life for herself under the water, living with the help of a futuristic breathing app ...

By Michelle Rakar

Dustin

animated comedy about a pug who, much to his chagrin, has to arrange with an automatic cleaning robot as his new roommate.

By Michael Fritzsche

junk girl

There once was a girl who was made up of junk.She looked really dirty, and she smelled like a skunk.She was always unhappy, or in one of her slumps-perhaps 'cause she spent so much time down in the dumps.The only bright moment was from a guy named St ...

By mohammad zare

Dron (Zombie Penguin)

Dron (Zombie Penguin)

Antarctic oil has cooperated with Googlygoo Inc. and together have created a malware called Microdot Widows that has been encrypted in the most popular video game of all times, Space Arachnoids. With this malware they have managed to copyright everyt ...

By Michail Adamis

Zona de banhas

Once upon a time there was a farm from which two pigs fled from. In a bar, one pig gave the girl the address to the farm. In turn, she gives the address to Te'co to get rid of this boring conversation about computers. On the next day, Te'co searches ...

By S�rgio Carvalho

Land

Abstraction and metamorphoses.

By Patrick De Carvalho

Juste de l'Eau

The story takes place in Lisbon at the time of the great maritime discoveries. Explorers, looking like pigs, arrive in the harbour after a long voyage across the oceans. Everywhere in the city small groups gather and congratulate each other. They org ...

By Patrick De Carvalho

Yin and Yang

Yin and Yang - are polar opposite to each other, but yet related forces or principles. White yang - hard, hot, male, active and the black yin - dark, soft, cold, female, passive. In Greek mythology the male symbol is a bull, a female in German legen ...

The Legend of Narcissus

The Legend of Narcissus

The Legend of Narcissus is in a new arrangement. Narcissus meets the nymph Echo in a magic forest. She falls in love with him at first sight, but she is an outcast. It breaks the nymphs heart. Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a mag ...

He Ain't Heavy He's A Leaf!

He Ain't Heavy He's A Leaf!

It�s spring again! The bees are buzzing around pollinating the new flowers, the crickets are chirping� and the ants are working hard. It's a race against time as the worker ants carry leaves back to their colony for the late spring feast.

By Andrew Porterfield

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The Last Photo
The Model
Fourteen Days
La Descorrupcion
Yomigaeru To Live Again
Veni Etiam
The Servant
Young Syrian Lenses
Brazil is Not Copacabana
Forest of Copper Columns
About Killing The Pig
The Caramel Corn Riot
Fiona Humphrey: A Family Album

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