Movies: Hand drawn animation

A girl who believes she is too fat is invited to the "Kingdom of Slimbuttlandia"....

A chimney sweep and his beloved shepherdess are aided by Wonderbird in their escape from a ruthless dictator...

Why do dogs bark at such innocent creatures as pigeons and squirrels... what are they afraid of? This film answers that eternal question. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive....

As an astronaut mourns the death of her canine companions, a pet shop employee sees to help her fill the fluffy void. Unsuccessful, they both despair until a comet an an unexpected visitor descend destructively upon the city. They hatch a plan to sav...

Based on Elizabeth Swados’ picture book of the same name, this animated short film charts one woman's struggle with depression....

An English dreamer experiences both the beauty and harshness of nature when he relocates to the Canadian prairie....

Documentary about Yasuo Otsuka, famous Japanese animator and mentor of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Featuring interviews with Japanese animation legends such as Masaaki Osumi, Youichi Kotabe, Sadao Tsukioka and Isao Takahata....

One night, Reine, a young loner, sees among the urban chaos a moving oneness that seems alive, like some sort of guide....

A cartoonist falls asleep at the drawing board and into the clutches of his own villains, until Beans the Cat comes to the rescue....

While comically depicting the fragility of the end of summer from the perspective of popsicles, this work conveys the smell of the Showa era and the atmosphere of downtown....

A socially awkward girl uses the local swimming pool as a wormhole into fantasy. She dives underwater where she imagines herself as a marine creature, alternately graceful and predatory. (As described by Simon Sellars, 2008) Created as part of the SB...

A plucky canine fends off an obese dog, attacking oysters, and a wayward killer violin bow, while trying to win the love of his heart's desire....

Bingo, a cartoon dog, lands in the jungle after a hot-air balloon accident....

Irrational Numbers is a 2008 hand drawn animation film by artist Eric Leiser exploring hierarchies of infinite numbers and accompanying paradox's written about by mathematician Georg Cantor (1845-1918)...

A meditation on childhood, loss, and the desire to recreate one’s innocence; the recalling of memories....

An indie documentary exploring the art form of hand-drawn animation through a contemporary lens in the digital era. Featuring insights and anecdotes by hand-drawn animation artists from around the world....

Two boys play poker on a dull afternoon. As one boy inadvertently touches and makes eye contact with the other, it sparks a beautiful, imaginative dance....

After Isaac's (Griffin Puatu) long-term girlfriend, Ava, (Ashley Bell) is killed, he struggles to continue. Months later he is visited by Ava in a dream, who takes him on a journey reliving their relationship, leading him to the realization that she ...

A journey to an unknown star, a children's theatre play, an untalented writer and the fear of becoming the worst version of oneself. A mixture of live-action footage and animated scenes. A stream of (un)conscious stereotypes....

A man goes on a journey finding the literal Paradise in hope of resurrecting his late wife, only to face with a horrifying truth about the reality he's living in....