Previewing All 45 Animated Shorts Longlisted for Oscar 2012

La Luna
Directed by Enrico Casarosa



La Luna is the timeless fable of a young boy who is coming of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. Tonight is the very first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. In an old wooden boat they row far out to sea, and with no land in sight, they stop and wait. A big surprise awaits the little boy as he discovers his family’s most unusual line of work. Should he follow the example of his Papa, or his Grandpa? Will he be able to find his own way in the midst of their conflicting opinions and timeworn traditions?

Little Postman
Directed by Dorota Kobiela

Little Postman is a scout who is delivering mail around the war-torn city during the Warsaw Uprising. Set to Chopin’s awe-inspiring Revolutionary Etude, Little Postman has our hearts beating fast as he shows his determination to deliver the mail whatever happens, with a little help from the flying machine…

Luminaris
Directed by Juan Pablo Zaramella



Short film made in pixilation.

Luna
Directed by Donna Brockopp

Luna, a short film produced by Rainmaker Entertainment and released in August, 2011, is the story about the power of attraction and unrequited love.

You can watch the complete short film right here.

Maska
Directed by Timothy and Stephen Quay



Based on Stanislaw Lem’s novel of the same title, with music composed by the renowned Polish classical composer Krzysztof Penderecki, Maska is a beautiful dark, terrifying yet poetic fairytale set in a technologically developed but, at the same time, feudal world. Beautiful Duenna was created in order to carry out a certain mission. However, she will be forced to choose between accomplishing the task she was created for and love.

Muybridge’s Strings
Directed by Koji Yamamura



The destiny of photographer Eadweard Muybridge and that of a Japanese mother clash poetically in this exploration of the irrepressible human desire to make time stand still.

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