Claude Cloutier

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    Fantasy Claude Cloutier

    Mauvaises Herbes (Bad Seeds)

    Growth goes hand-in-hand with rivalry, and evolution with competition, in this shocking animated duel that’s peppered with allusions to the western film, the Cold War, board games, and much more.

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    Comedy Claude Cloutier

    Sleeping Betty

    Nothing and no one can wake Princess Betty in this playful riff on fairytale conventions.

  • Best of the Month

    Best of the Month: December 2021

    A trio of animations make up the S/W team's final Best of the Month playlist from our 2021 coverage.

  • News

    Oscars Short Films 2022: The Films Battling for an Academy Award

    From 309 to 45, the shortlists for the 2022 Academy Awards have been announced. We take a look at the lists, provide links for where to view them, and share our favorite film in the Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Subject & Live Action Short Film categories

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    Dark Comedy Don Hertzfeldt

    The Meaning of Life

    Evolution is given the Hertzfeldt treatment in 'The Meaning of Life' - a 2005 animation from revered animator Don Hertzfeldt

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    Experimental David Henry Gerson

    All These Voices

    Winner of the Student Academy Award. When a young Nazi SS soldier is discovered by a theater-troupe of survivors celebrating the end of WWII, he is forced to acknowledge his role in their grief.

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    Adventure Mélody Boulissière

    Ailleurs (Somewhere)

    Suffering from consumer’s fever, a young man starts a journey to discover the world, only to find that the trip feels predictable and every place looks familiar.

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    Documentary Michael Kinsella-Perks & Will McBain

    Elephant Food is for the Strongest Teeth

    In Kano City, Northern Nigeria, crowds gather to watch local heroes face off in the ancient Hausa martial art of Dambe. Part battle, part dance, part live mythology, it’s a cultural tradition that has survived and thrived in the region.

  • Interview

    Interview with Tom Stern

    Tom Stern talks to us about the concept and inspiration for his film, The Autobiography of Tom Stern: Chapter Six, The New Science.