Cat Soup (Nekojiru-So, 2001) “is an animated short film directed by Tatsuo Sato.
The surreal black comedy follows an anthropomorphic kitten on his travel to the land of the dead and back in an effort to save his sister’s soul.”.

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“You always have the option to change the road you travel every day
Even if the road is the same you can see different things
Isn’t this enough to live?
Or rather, may not be enough?”

The Sky Crawlers (Sukai Kurora, 2008) “is set in an alternate history where, although the world is at peace, in order to ease the tension of a populace accustomed to war and aggression, private corporations contract fighter pilots to stage combat operations against each other for show.”.

Music by Kenji Kawai. Listen: Main Theme (ending).

Above: screenshot from the official trailer, detail.

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“Just north of where I grew up there was an awesome bay on Lake Superior called Batchawana Bay. You could walk out for what felt like a mile and the water would still only be up to your knees. The water was warm and the sand was perfect. I miss that place.”. (Graham Annable)

Grickle. Illustrations and animations by Graham Annable.

Above: We Sing The Forest Electric, animation, headline.

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August is the coldest month of the year winter moves six months forward and this is not the South Pole here is not the South Pole August The alarm clock breaks the silence Someone is on vacation and she sounds for hours How cold it is August you look out on a sick heart five o’clock in the evening and it’s already pitch dark winter in August The ice settles and covers things the waiting for the warm freezes also the dead How cold it is If it is not true that you’re afraid it’s not true that you feel alone it’s not true that it’s cold then why are you trembling in this August? August is written on your calendar maybe you slept six months but you’re so tired so tired August is the coldest month of the year in the other hemisphere they call it winter August

Agosto (August): a song* of Perturbazione (2002).
Video: Paroles en l’air (1995) by Sylvain Vincendeau**.

*Text in Italian    **Text in French

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“After another two days they concluded Bill was not going to die, so his mother had all the flowers removed from his room. She also had to have his casket returned at greater expense and inconvenience. Bill had to go back to work the following thursday. It rained for the entire bus ride.”.

Everything Will Be OK. A short film by Don Hertzfeldt.

First chapter of a three part story.
With the second part, I am so proud of you, it’s now available on DVD on Bitter Films.

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“Sharply written, an astute view on life and its pitfalls.”. (Ian Lumsden) See: Gustavus and a long life Gustavus interiority complex Gustavus car

Gustavus (Dargay-Nepp-Jankovics, Pannonia Film Studios, 1964)

Above: Gustavus and alienation.

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“What if you watch a film and whenever you pause it, you face a painting?”

Khoda. A short film by Reza Dolatabadi. Animation by Adam Thomson.

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“An android trapped inside of a large maze with no idea how to find its way out.”.

Android 207, the movie. By Paul Whittington.
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A song by (The Real) Tuesday Weld.
Animation by Aleksey Budovsky (Figli-Migli Productions).

“This film* is based on Stephen Coates’ song from the album When Psyche meets Cupid.

The animation tells a story of a prisoner who works in a prison’s gramophone factory and while assembling gramophones thinks of his girlfriend.”.

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