Movies: Cutout animation

Colour cut-out animation inspired by the shape of snowflakes and touched with the airy magic of these fragile designs. While music tinkles invitingly, snowflakes roll and whirl, pulse and glitter, shining with the many hues of twinkling lights. Made ...

There is a hint of an under water circus, and many of the performers are acrobats. The sea water, if that's what it is, is yellowish brown. A full-faced sun rises from the Sun King's cradle, while a moon of Saturn circles the planet. The cut-out an...

"Mouris’s film, YOU’RE NOT REAL PRETTY BUT YOU’RE MINE…, built upon the strongest elements of QUICK DREAM, and added a pop music soundtrack. Mouris says, “I shot another 100 foot roll on classmate Jerry Strawbridge’s home animation stand, and edited ...

A fly is treated to a portion of criticism....

One person makes the long and difficult journey towards finding their own beauty. In trying to mimic the beauty of others around them, they repeatedly fail at their attempts to be something they're not. Only when they muster the courage to look inwar...

The story of the evolution of life on Earth in animated form....

A tiny baroque ode to fleeting darkness and pretty make-believes....

This short, cut-out animation was made by elementary school children at Clark School in St. Louis, MO....

The protagonist dreams of a better life, and his dreams take the form of colorful magazines....

In this cut-out animation, a college student discovers her identity after traveling to her remote West Virginia hometown to work in a discount superstore....

After the adoption of a very unusual pet by this girls mom, she will have to come to terms with living with a seagull named Espanhola....

70-year-old Timo makes the most of his short ride to work. Speeding up on a bicycle ends up in a ditch, but the adrenaline rush leaves a feeling of pleasure....

A collection of mechanical-biological hybrids from the artist's workshop and a variety of rules written on different boards, gathered in order to secure projects and for entertainment....

A small mole is looking for a fallen star in the night forest where everyone else seem to have already found their own treasures....

Edge of Alchemy is the third film in a trilogy examining the psychological terrain of women's inner worlds. In this handmade film, assembled from over 6,000 collages, the actors Mary Pickford and Janet Gaynor are lifted from their early silent featur...

Three women, three generations. This is a Chinese family without love in 1940s....

All until yesterday, three birds didn’t even think of taking a look around, but today they heard some voices for the first time and decided to do something meaningful…...

An animated film made from approximately 1700 laser printed photo(collage)s, manipulated by hand....

"After GYMNOPEDIES, I had long wanted to animate a film specifically for a pre-selected piano piece by [Erik] Satie. MOONLIGHT SONATA is that film. It was totally designed for the 'Gnossienne V' and the movements of the animation are timed to the ove...

An animated horror/sci-fi anthology reminiscent of The Twilight Zone, viewers who enjoy the dark and mysterious will find themselves enjoying this short film....