1. Pat Gets a Cat
This is a student film made while Adam Bertocci was enrolled at Northwestern University, but compared to many other student films I have seen, it is head and shoulders better. It has excellent writing, direction and a professional quality about it you might not normally expect--plus the film is cute as can be with a really clever story. However, given that I have seen another of Adam Bertocci's excellent short films, LOVE: THE MOVIE, I actually was expecting something special--as LOVE was a heck of a fresh and entertaining film as well. Both films, it turns out, have already received awards and I certainly am not surprised. In fact, I can't wait until Bertocci "turns pro" so to speak--in other words, moves to Hollywood and makes a bazillion bucks making more nice little films--but with bigger budgets. Keep an eye out for this guy.
It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.
2. She and Her Cat (彼女と彼女の猫)
She and Her Cat details the life of a cat, entirely from the cat's perspective, as it passes time with its owner, a young woman.
It has an average vote of 6.642 on TMDB.
3. L'incendie (L'incendie)
Back country of Provence. Summer 1972. In the distance, a fire. Alain leaves with the men of the village to fight the fire while waiting for the firemen to arrive. Left alone with her son Simon, Chantal must continue to run the cheese dairy and look after the herd. The fire is getting dangerously close to the family farm... and no news from Alain.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
4. Eternal Flame (無限の火)
In the pitch darkness a man cannot see anything. Only light source is a light lit with a match by someone else. The light is lit and put out. This repeats sometime and eventually the man makes up his mind.
5. March Fool (Poisson de mars)
Struggling with depression, Louis finds out that his family is planning a prank on him for April Fools' day. Problem is: we're still in March...
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
6. Alice in Label Land
Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' stories are used to explain certain sections of the Labelling of Food Regulations 1970.
7. Werewolf Orderlies (Санитары-оборотни)
A young sailor descends from a local train. He goes to a nearby forest, which is full of strange men in medical uniforms behaving in an absurd and eccentric manner. The sailor falls under their influence and masochistically gives himself up to them only to be disemboweled by the werewolf orderlies. The sailor’s last unconscious image is a “white ship sailing towards the horizon”—a Soviet symbol for happiness and joy.
It has an average vote of 3.3 on TMDB.
8. Touch
Made when the director was at the Royal College of Art, an animated film illustrating that life is made up of a succession of meeting and partings.
9. The Linear of Nightmare
Linear of Nightmare is a tongue and cheek piece about the pointless of fear. The film is a surreal self-inflicted mental infliction that ultimately leads to its own demise. Fear is worry magnified leading to disconnection between the mind and the body. Fear is just about the worst form of mental activity there is—next to hate, which is deeply self-destructive. Worry is pointless. It is wasted mental energy. It also creates bio-chemical reactions that harm the body, producing everything from indigestion to coronary arrest, and a multitude of things in between.
10. Cigarettes and Ashes (たばこと灰)
During another routine day at the farm, a chicken refuses to part with her egg. The supervising rooster resolves the issue in one shot. The other chickens furiously escape with their eggs, but freedom is a luxury.
It has an average vote of 4.8 on TMDB.
11. Burglars of "Baghdad" Castle (馬具田城の盗賊)
In order to win the hand of a princess, a man must defeat an evil dragon and claim its treasured magic stone. Upon his return, Baghdad has been invaded and he must use the stone to defeat his new enemy.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
12. Ghostboy
Arriving at their new house, Alfie's family have very different ideas about their new home. 'Ghostboy' teaches the very important lesson that some things aren't always what they seem.
13. My First Analyst (Première séance)
Ivan has an appointment with a psychologist for his first session.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
14. White Death (Muerte Blanca)
Impressionist portrait of a landscape forged by tragedy. A ghostly wanderer among the vestiges of a story where 44 young soldiers and a sergeant were pushed to their deaths
15. A Film from My Parish: 6 Farms
An animated film shot on location in North Tipperary. It consists of six stories by six farmers from one parish.
16. Burp
Computer and clay; dedicated to the Amazon rain forest. The first animated short to combine 3D computer animated characters with clay animation. As seen on MTV's Liquid Television.
17. Food Additives
A cartoon "whodunit" questioning the safety of what we eat.
18. Verify Your Clock (Проверьте ваши часы)
A creative political short animation calling for saving time and increasing efficiency in national economic construction.
19. 40 Messerstiche
The daily horror in your mailbox. The best headlines of a popular tabloid, collected and presented for your edification.
20. Hungry
Impressions and experiences of the author during his study stay in Liverpool.