With a Smile

Metamorphism

2021 · ★ 8

Under great pressure, humans undergo similar steps of metamorphism.

Dimensions of Dialogue

1983 · ★ 7.6

Three surreal depictions of failures of communication that occur on all levels of human society.

Virile Games

1988 · ★ 6.8

A man sits down to watch a football match, which seems to consist of the players being violently mutilated in various inventive ways. The players then leave the football pitch and invade the spectator's flat.

The Flat

1968 · ★ 7.3

A man is trapped in a sinister flat, where nothing seems to obey the laws of nature.

Scala!!! Tentacles

2023

Tentacles is a 90 second animated short that brings a magic mushroom trip by a staff member at the Scala vividly to life. Inspired by classic Sci-Fi, Horror and B-movies, Tentacles is crafted in-camera using real Octopus tentacles, objects and cut-out photographs in stop-motion. The film is an experimental and playful attempt to explore how animation, particularly mixed media animation can be used to communicate narratives in unexpected and exciting ways that enhance the original story.

We Drink Too Much

2017

An unapologetic take on the vicious cycle of earning too little and consuming too much.

The Old Man Movie

2019 · ★ 6.5

An outrageous road movie about The Old Man and his grandkids in a 24 hour race against time to stop a milky madman hell bent on killing his prized cow to save the world.

God is a Pelican

“God is a Pelican” follows two queer middle-school girls, Madi and Josie, who both recognize they are different from other students, and don’t fit into the religious white suburbia around them. They decide to create their own religion, a religion for the weirdos and “others” of the world.

This Land Is a Woman

2025 · ★ 6

Inspired by the poem Hamza by the great Palestinian poet Fadwa Tuqan, compares and connects the mystery of the fertility of the Palestinian land to the mysterious power of it's women.

Stuffed

2022

Stuffed is a short stop motion animated film that follows Blu, a teddy bear, in their curious journey inside an abandoned fairground.

Siena

1999 · ★ 8

Opening with dreamlike images of the city of Siena at night, this short sand animation evolves into a symphony of waving banners, distant voices and galloping horses. Created especially for Italy’s Siena International Short Film Festival.

A Cold Dinner

2020

A cold dinner is a dish with bad news. Today it will be more disgusting and destructive than yesterday; and tomorrow will not come at all.