The first ever comprehensive history of animation worldwide. Animated with hosts created by Bill Plympton, this films includes over 160 films from 26 countries.
The Nose is a surreal animated short film based on the novel by Nikolai Gogol. It tells the story of a man who wakes up one morning to find that his nose has mysteriously disappeared. As he tries to find his missing nose, he encounters strange characters and bizarre situations.
Mindscape is a mesmerizing animated short film that takes the audience on an artist's journey through a dreamlike landscape. With beautiful pinscreen animation, the film explores the relationship between the artist and their art, capturing the ethereal nature of the creative process.
A Night on Bald Mountain is an animated horror short film that takes place on Bald Mountain, where a witch conjures up evil spirits and demons in a twisted and haunting display. The film combines unique pinscreen animation with negative footage to create a dark and surreal atmosphere. The story explores themes of darkness, power, and the supernatural.
Pinscreen animation makes use of a screen filled with movable pins, which can be moved in or out by pressing an object onto the screen. The screen is lit from the side so that the pins cast shadows.
Animated film about father and son.
Based on Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. This film used two pinscreens. In front of the main pinscreen, they installed a second, smaller one. This second pinscreen could be rotated thus giving more of an illusion of three-dimensionality
The last film made by Alexander Alexeieff and Claire Parker. Trois thèmes was made on the pinscreen, and first shown in Milan, Italy, in March 1980. It was based on three works by Mussorgsky.
Pinscreen animation short made for the NFB's "Chants populaires" series of French-Canadian folk songs. En Passant illustrates the song "Et moi je m'enfouiyais."
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