Hand Drawn Animation Movies

A teacher spends a day in their classroom where nothing is what it seems.

Just another party of the century as three teenage girls sneak out into the night to meet up with a crew of energy drink bootlegging aliens. The true...

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...

An obsessive, genius programmer sacrifices everything in his personal and professional life to build a computer of unprecedented power.

The Replicant is a ballet of metallic humanoids, their shadows brushing and merging. Endlessly repeating. Bodies multiply in sensual loops. Sweat...

Disney animator Dan Lund documents the studio's decision to shut down its hand-drawn animation department and focus instead on computer-generated...

The experimental animated short is a collaborative work between Keiichi Tanaami and Nobuhiro Aihara.

The stunning princess desires an inextinguishable fair of love as proof of true feelings. Brave suitors fly to the four corners of the world to look...

Documentary about Yasuo Otsuka, famous Japanese animator and mentor of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Featuring interviews with Japanese animation...

A lonely fisherman drifts into haunted waters in search of food and finds much more than he bargained for. Based on an Inuit folktale.

One morning, a girl tries on a pair of new pants, but they won’t zip up. In the mirror she sees herself as the fattest piglet the world has...

It is Christmas Eve. Max is excited. Because he has wished for something very special – but only quietly – he did not dare to wish aloud....

A story of love and sacrifice set in Russia. A 9-year old girl raises a young tiger cub, but as the cub grows up, trouble ensues.

A tenor, in suit and tie, with a receding hairline, sings a ballad to his love, “Your Face Is Like a Song,” to simple piano...

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.

This film explores the distant relationship between an elderly amateur musician, the woman who lives in the apartment above him, and the leaky...

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

A 'toon-hating executive has a hare-raising experience when he meets an out of work 'toon rabbit.

Entering an antique shop, a young man finds an intriguing drawing which is hiding a secret, 70-year-old love letter on the back. After finding out...

The haunting true story of a glove that’s been floating in space since 1968.