Save Virgil

Virgil, a cartoon character born into the real world, recounts his life story to a news reporter as he is preparing to take his life.

2004-03-04 | en

Look Again

When Fiona wakes up in the hospital, unaware of the events that had transpired and resulted in her being hospitalized, she feels abandoned by her family and all around her. She lashes out at Anna who is forced to reveal the horrifying truth. Written by Wanjiru Njendu

2011-08-15 | en

Darkened Room

Two young women find themselves in a dark room where there is a distinctly strange feeling.

2002-04-12 | en

Dots

An experimental film in which both sound and visuals were created entirely by Norman McLaren drawing directly upon the film with ordinary pen and ink. The main title is in eight languages. Rereleased with multilingual titles in 1949.

1940-01-01 | en

The Lamp

In waning winter light, a doll maker works in his shop, a kerosene lamp beside him, a jumble of dolls and doll parts, whole and broken, surrounding him. There are noises, too: a cuckoo clock chirps the workday's end. The artisan completes a repair and leaves, shuttering the shop from outside. Back inside, whispering begins. What else is in store for the shop's seemingly lifeless denizens?

1959-01-01 | pl

Daffy's Rhapsody

Elmer Fudd attends a musical concert, only to find it's Daffy Duck performing a song about escaping hunters, and Elmer is unable to contain himself, donning his hunting gear and chasing the duck as he finishes his song.

2012-02-10 | en

Robin Hoodlum

Fox is Robin Hoodlum and the Crow is the Sheriff pursuing R. Hoodlum and his merry band. He escapes one trap after another until he is lured into an archery contest at the Palace---everybody plays the Palace sooner or later---and gets caught.

1948-12-23 | en

The Magic Fluke

The Fox and Crow have a band-act in a nightclub, but the Fox walks out on his partner when he gets the position of a symphony-orchestra conductor. The Fox becomes while his old partner is on skid row, cold and hungry. One night, the Crow appears backstage at the concert Hall and hands a magician's wand to the Fox as he goes onstage. Using the wand as a baton, everything that can go wrong goes wrong for the snooty maestro.

1949-03-24 | en

Ragtime Bear

At the Hodge Podge Lodge, a crotchety, near-sighted Mister Magoo takes a banjo-playing bear to be his nephew, Waldo.

1949-09-29 | en

The Miner's Daughter

A Harvard grad tries to start a gold claim, but is immediately beset by the amorous daughter of a rival miner.

1950-05-25 | en

The Family Circus

Five-year-old Patsy has competition for her father's attention from the family's new baby. Her attempts to win her father's praise receive instead a rebuke.

1951-01-25 | en

Georgie and the Dragon

Georgie, a young Scottish lad, befriends a baby dragon and takes it home as a pet and companion.

1951-09-27 | en

Norman Normal

Norman Normal is pressured to act in ways he finds uncomfortable by his boss, his father, and the people around him.

1968-02-03 | en

Allegretto

In the 1936 short Allegretto, diamond and oval shapes in primary colors perform a sensual, upbeat ballet to the music of composer Ralph Rainger. The geometric dance is set against a background of expanding circles that suggest radio waves. [Early Version and Late Version preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999].

1936-01-01 | en

After the Ball

A woman arrives home after the ball. Her servant helps her undress and bathe.

1897-01-01 | fr

The Eye of the Wolf

1998-09-14 | fr

Inauguration

Satire on the vicissitudes of a politician who should inaugurate a bridge, and the problems he finds. The inauguration of a new bridge is traditionally a big event. The orchestra play, crowds of people, kids waving flags, media. A prominent person has the honorary assignment of cutting off the red ribbon. But the band resists all attacks by scissors, knives and axes and the resolution becomes macabre and unexpected.

1969-01-01 | hu

Chernokids

In Ukraine, three deformed orphans decide to visit their mother. The first one has several eyes on his head and a disgusting fish in his aquarium; the second has deformed legs; the third one has two heads. They walk to a Nuclear Power Plant that they believe is their mother. However they are rescued and brought back to the orphanage where a boy with deformed teeth mocks them all.

2010-01-14 | en

The Life and Death of 9413, A Hollywood Extra

This short experimental film tells the story of a man who comes to Hollywood to become a star, only to fail and be dehumanized. He is identified by the number 9413 written on his forehead.

1928-06-16 | en

The Last One

A man races against time to prevent the unthinkable from happening to the one he loves. The Last One is one man's journey home, where the consequences of the choices he's made slowly begin to unravel in front of him. As Alex recovers from a gunfight and comes to his senses, he realizes that his life and that of his girlfriend Abbie are in grave danger. Unable to reach her, Alex must now make the long journey back to Abbie before the people he's crossed get to her first. It won't be an easy task, as Alex is confronted by police and hunted down by a lone gunman. His only hope lies in the form of a stranger, whom he has taken hostage. As they drive into the night, Alex begins to realize just how important his relationship is, and now, he can only hope he is not too late to save it.

2009-07-24 | en