Animated Media Catalogue
A curated media catalogue, which highlights films and multimedia works with compelling material sensibilities.
Reframing animation history and aesthetics
This catalogue focuses on animated works that embrace the artistic and sensory qualities of chosen materials. Although most of the catalogue focuses on short films, multimedia installations and “protoanimation” objects (such as flipbooks or optical toys) are also included. We do not host or stream films, but we provide curatorial notes and illustrative images for each entry. Films produced by our workshop are accompanied by more comprehensive notes and online viewing links.
We hope that the catalogue will serve as a place of research and inspiration, offering a valuable resource for students, scholars, and film enthusiasts alike.
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6m 0s
2010
AustraliaDr. Mermaid and the Abovemarine
Jack McGrath, Mark Eliott
This whimsical glass animation creates a dazzling underwater world that reflects on ecological harm caused by humans.
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3m30s
2020
Canadaseeing her
Lindsay McIntyre
Using stop motion animation on hand-processed celluloid, this silent exploration of an inherited heirloom crafts a portrait that invites tactile intimacy over display.
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4m
1952
CanadaColor Cry
Len Lye
Cameraless animation using textiles and stencils transform celluloid film into layered synthetic cloth.
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16m
2012
BelgiumOh, Willy…
Emma De Swaef, Marc James Roels
Using felt puppets to capture the soft melancholy of grief, this film explores a man’s return to his childhood home.
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6m
2019
USAForeign Exchange
Corrie Francis Parks
Collaging grains of sand and banknotes from over 50 countries, this film transforms national histories into fluid landscapes where political and cultural boundaries begin to dissolve.
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12m 0s
2010
IndiaTanko Bole Chhe (The Stitches Speak)
Nina Sabnani
Through textile and digital appliqué, this animated documentary maps the stories of Kutch embroidery artisans finding their footing across histories of displacement and disaster.
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13m 18s
2011
JapanWritings Fly Away
Ryo Orikasa
This animated translation of an Oscar Wilde story uses charcoal drawing and erasure to explore the graphic qualities of written and spoken language.
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5m 30s
2018
USAMom’s Clothes
Jordan Wong
This replacement animation of a personal fabric archive reflects on the proverbial queer closet.
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6m 14s
1999
CanadaLe Chapeau (The Hat)
Michéle Cournoyer
Seamlessly morphing ink figures connect past and present in an exotic dancer’s traumatic flashbacks.
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11m 0s
2008
IndiaUKFlood of Memories
Anitha Balachandran
Flood of Memories recounts the devastating floods in the desert region of Barmer district in Rajasthan during the 2006 monsoons.
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2m 50s
2012
USAPersian Pickles
Jodie Mack
Persian Pickles utilises a rapid replacement animation method to create a strobing effect with different samples of paisley-patterned fabric.
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