cubits.

A short film by Al Jarnow, titled Cubits (1977), which explores the relationship between animation and numerical operations.

your words are dynamite for nazi bombs.

A short World World II propaganda animation by Norman McLaren urging Canadians to Keep Your Mouth Shut (1944).

the singing teacher.

Russian animation titled The Singing Teacher from director Anatoly Petrov, 1968.

coffin factory.

Czech animation short titled, Rakvickarna or Coffin Factory (1966) by director Jan Svankmajor. A surreal capatist vs. communist satire in which the director uses traditional folk puppetry to act out a battle between the Jester and the Buffoon over a live guinea pig. I'm a big fan of the tone setting opening sequence of rusted wind-up toys in an eerie drone of mechanical repetition.

basketball jones.

1970 animated short based on Cheech and Chong's Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces from the album Los Cochinos.

la faim.

Animated cautionary tale of greed titled, Hunger (1974), produced by the National Film Board of Canada and directed by Peter Foldes.

prometheus garden.

Excerpt from Bruce Bickford's stop-motion short, Prometheus' Garden (1988).

quod libit.

Animation short titled Quod Libit by artist Gerrit van Dijk (netherlands, 1977).

the skeleton dance.

1929 Silly Symphonies short produced and directed by Walt Disney with musical score by Carl Stalling.

ray harryhausen.

4 minute video compilation of every creature created by legendary stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen.

the devil's ball.

Excerpt from Polish stop-motion animator Ladislas Starevich's The Mascot (1933).

+The Devil's Ball+

midnight.

Groovie Goolies cartoon (1970-1972), the Midnight song.

robot manga.

Mechanical monsters from the manga television series Mazinga Z (1972-1974).

karel zeman.

Screenshots from Baron Prasil (1961) by Karel Zeman the Czech animator/filmmaker. Watch the whole thing with english subtitles.