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All Nothing: Poetic 1978 Animated Allegory about Mankind’s Greed
All Nothing: Poetic 1978 Animated Allegory about Mankind’s Greed

Frédéric Back’s beautiful short film about harmony and the tragic entitlement of our species.

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Whale Fall: A Lyrical Paper-Cutout Animation about the Cycle of Life in the Microcosm of a Whale
Whale Fall: A Lyrical Paper-Cutout Animation about the Cycle of Life in the Microcosm of a Whale

75 years of existential generosity, or what the ocean floor can teach us about existence, ego and impermanence.

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Everything is a Remix: Creative Influences in The Matrix
Everything is a Remix: Creative Influences in The Matrix

Tracing the line from Doctor Who to Morpheus, or what Neo has to do with Alice in Wonderland.

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What Makes Hitchcock’s Films Great: An Animated Recipe
What Makes Hitchcock’s Films Great: An Animated Recipe

A scoop of suspense, a sprinkle of dry wit, a pinch of love, half a MacGuffin, and one whole cameo.

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New York and the Dawn of Cartoons: 7 Animation Pioneers
New York and the Dawn of Cartoons: 7 Animation Pioneers

What lovable dinosaurs have to do with chalkboard, Cab Calloway and the hypocrisies of Hollywood.

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Spike Jonze’s Handmade Stop-Motion Love Story for Bibliophiles
Spike Jonze’s Handmade Stop-Motion Love Story for Bibliophiles

How to punch a whale, or what Dracula has to do with Faulkner and Macbeth.

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s Turns 50: Celebrating Audrey Hepburn
Breakfast at Tiffany’s Turns 50: Celebrating Audrey Hepburn

One of Old Hollywood’s most charismatic personalities, captured through the affection lens of a dear friend.

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Lessons for the Living from the Brink of Death
Lessons for the Living from the Brink of Death

How to take life one ephemeral dinner party at a time, or why hope is a gift of the hopeless.

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An Animated Adaptation of “The Giving Tree,” Narrated by Shel Silverstein Himself
An Animated Adaptation of “The Giving Tree,” Narrated by Shel Silverstein Himself

Never-before-seen treats from the beloved children’s author, and a rare chance to hear his spoken voice.

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1951 Black-and-White Animation on How Different Drugs Work
1951 Black-and-White Animation on How Different Drugs Work

From poppies to paupers, or what Cold War politics have to do with the social psychology of addiction.

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