Cortos

An animation documentary describing the tragic consequences of the A-bomb explosion in Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. The flash of the A-bomb, 100 times brighter than the sun, is called "PICA", and the enormous shock wave which came right after the flash is called "DON". At the time this film was completed, it was the very first attempt in the world to deal with such a sensitive subject of Hiroshima using animation media. Because of this short film, the City of Hiroshima decided to establish the Hiroshima International Animation Festival in 1984, appreciating animation art as an effective medium.

A delicate and secluded ceramist sees his orderly life turn upside down, when a gigantic hand in a white glove invades his space, demanding that a sculpture of itself is made. When will the hand's obstinate demands stop?

A town is doomed to endless torment by the Hangman, who continues to kill off the town one by one. As more die, the town becomes more and more in disarray as the gallow grew each day.

In 1862, during the American Civil War, a Southern civilian is about to be hanged for attempting to sabotage a railway bridge. When the execution takes place from the bridge, the rope breaks and he begins his escape toward home.

Transforming familiar objects into fresh guacamole.

Extracts from the journal of Pastor John Deitman, Strathmoor, Georgia. June & July, 1927

A small child takes small leaps, which progress into huge bounds over buildings, forests and continents.

A human body gradually reconstructs itself as its various component parts crowd themselves into a small room and eventually, after much experimentation, sort out which part goes where.

Three surreal depictions of failures of communication that occur on all levels of human society.

Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams which annoys his mother.

In the desolate landscapes of an unforgiving desert, a desperate for water wanderer summons up the strength to follow the muffled sound of dripping liquid, only to pay the high price of pursuing a dream. Is all hope lost?

Examines the human relationship with food by showing breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

A factory worker creates a pair of goggles that puts its wearer in a state of bliss. But is that true happiness?

A fine day in the life of a fly presented completely from the fly's point of view. A fine day until something dreary happens, that is.

A surreal story of two neighbours' destructive feud over a flower.

A humourous and thought-provoking view of what animals in zoos might be thinking about their captivity and surroundings.

A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.

An ordinary man lives in constant motion, in a desperate attempt to escape the passage of time.

A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.

An old fisherman goes out on his fishing trip and makes a huge catch, the biggest of his life.

A couple is brutally murdered in the working-class district of Paris. Later on, the narrative follows the lives of their two daughters, both in love with a Parisian thug and leading them to separate ways.

The ironic, heartbreaking and acid "saga" of a spoiled tomato: from the plantation of a "Nisei" (Brazilian with Japanese origins); to a supermarket; to a consumer's kitchen to become sauce of a pork meat; to the garbage can since it is spoiled for the consumption; to a garbage truck to be dumped in a garbage dump in "Ilha das Flores"; to the selection of nutriment for pigs by the employees of a pigs breeder; to become food for poor Brazilian people.

A man sits down to watch a football match, which seems to consist of the players being violently mutilated in various inventive ways.

A madman tells his tale of murder, and how a strange beating sound haunted him afterward.

A young blind girl, Chico, goes on a search to find her missing dog Gogo.