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8 movies and shows
No. 7 Cherry Lane
Mon, 02 Sep 2019
Set in Hong Kong in 1967 — a time of complex politics when it was still a British colony — No. 7 Cherry Lane revolves around a love triangle between a university student, a single mother and her teenage daughter.
Your Face
Fri, 01 May 1987
A tenor, in suit and tie, with a receding hairline, sings a ballad to his love, “Your Face Is Like a Song,” to simple piano accompaniment. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
Gemini
Wed, 02 Oct 2024
Sarah and her two cats go about their separate lives. The cats have strange dreams about their desires, and Sarah develops an unshakable paranoia that something is wrong with them. Sarah's paranoia bleeds into her social life, and her two cats have their dreams come true.
Cadaverous Dreamscape of an Unborn Maggot
Tue, 12 Aug 2025
Experimental animation made with nails, hair, teeth and a doll.
Mexican Standoff
Mon, 27 Jul 2009
"Mexican Standoff" is a Bill Plympton cartoon set to the music of Dutch band Parson Brown. The story is about a 3-sided love affair that goes absolutely wrong, and the hearts that break along the way. The technique is pencil drawings on paper, which were then scanned and composited digitally.
Axolodyssey
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An animated adventure about Jojo the Axolotl, taking on the world to find his family, set in a fantastically inspired Mexican lakeside.
Drawing of a Tree
Wed, 10 Dec 2025
A man tries to draw a tree from his childhood with the same wonder and enjoyment as when he first saw it. But as he tries, it just isn’t right.
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying
Tue, 07 May 2024
Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying is a short meditation on love, grief, and imagination. The hand-drawn animated documentary was created through a collaboration between mother, elder and narrator Edith Almadi and filmmakers Natalie Baird and Toby Gillies. This poetic piece celebrates life and the transformative ability of art to elevate and transcend us. Through vivid drawings and Edith’s simple yet magical words, the film explores our enduring bond with loved ones who have passed. In honouring her son’s life within the cosmos, Edith’s artworks embody colours, shapes and metaphors that remind us of the timeless power of love, gravity, and grace until our final breaths.