Animation Highlights
From the surreal to the sublime, whimsical to the cosmic, and fantastical to the utopian, this curated film series journeys through the outer edges of animated storytelling. This collection brings together bold new voices and visionary classics, weaving a tapestry of animated works that challenge perception, explore existential depths, and celebrate the medium’s limitless potential.
A Magnificent Life
- Today, Mar 28
- Sun, Mar 29
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Sylvain Chomet Run Time: 90 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025
Starring: Géraldine Pailhas, Laurent Lafitte, Olivia Gotanègre, Sophie Maréchal, Thierry Garcia
His story is that of cinema.
Render Me Softly: Experimental Animation in Latin America
- Thu, Apr 16
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Run Time: 73 min. Format: DCP
Render Me Softly and Porosa Animación (Bogota, Colombia) present Trátame Suavemente, a screening of experimental animation in Latin...
Deaf Crocodile, Animated: Gwen and the Book of Sand & The Bubble Bath
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: György Kovásznai, Jean-François Laguionie Run Time: 146 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1985 Language: French
Starring: Armand Babel, Lorella Di Cicco, Michel Robin, Raymond Jourdan, Saïd Amadis
Celebrate the boutique label Deaf Crocodile’s fifth anniversary with two animated marvels from their library! Gwen and The...
Bubble Bath
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: György Kovásznai Run Time: 79 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1979 Language: Hungarian
Starring: Albert Antalffy, Anna Papp, Katalin Bontovics, Katalin Dobos, Kornél Gelley
Touching on a wide range of styles from 1920s Art Deco to 1960s Psychedelia and 1970s Roxy Music-style...
Gwen and the Book of Sand
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Director: Jean-François Laguionie Run Time: 67 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1985 Language: French
Starring: Armand Babel, Lorella Di Cicco, Michel Robin, Raymond Jourdan, Saïd Amadis
“Why search the sand for answers? It has told us everything,” whispers Roseline, the 173-year-old desert nomad narrator...
Deaf Crocodile, Animated: Gwen and the Book of Sand & The Bubble Bath
- Fri, May 1
- Sat, May 2
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights,. so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.
Run Time: 146 min.
Celebrate the boutique label Deaf Crocodile's 5th anniversary with two animated marvels from their library!