Eclectic Shorts by Eric Leiser

The Sad House

2013 · ★ 5

The story of a family told through objects found in junk shops and flea markets.

What Is War?

2013

Marina, a little girl, is trapped in a room after a terrible bombing. The main character will search high and low for a way out of that cold and lonely place.

Animals of Arendelle: Lost and Found

2025

Strange things are happening in Arendelle! Elsa and Anna team up to solve the mystery of the missing magical animals. Follow the clues, explore enchanted lands, and help uncover the truth behind this frosty mystery!

The Black Stain

2024

Marlene's journey is one of rediscovery. Once she saw darkness as the truest reflection of her soul—a place of comfort and identity. But life's trials reshaped her understanding, transforming that darkness into a wellspring of resilience, insight, and unexpected strength.

Plaga Alada

2023 · ★ 6

No synopsis available.

Dirty Fred, the Captain

After getting injured in a fight, the steward of the luxury steamer Honolulu Star encourages Smiling Jimmy to take over the job of the beaten stoker and waiter, in exchange for both of their wages. On the ship, he meets Mr. Irving, who is incognito, playing the role of the Archduke St. Antonio, as he wants to get to know the "underworld" from the inside. They teach each other how to avoid being exposed during their few-day adventure, and eventually, they switch roles. But the real adventure is only just beginning.

Second to None

2016 · ★ 6.7

Frederick Butterfield has always been runner up to his twin brother Herman. When Herman, the older by a mere minute, becomes the world's oldest man, Frederick finally sees an opportunity to be first place.

So Absent-Minded

1975

Based on a poem by Samuil Marshak about an incredibly absent-minded man from Leningrad.

The Adventures of a Little Cucumber

1970 · ★ 8

Courageous Cucumber travels and helps animals and birds.

Ruth

1996

This is the story of a woman whose name has become synonymous with love and fidelity. In a moving tale, Ruth follows her mother-in-law Naomi back to Naomi's native Bethlehem after the sad deaths of both women's husbands. Working hard in the fields to feed herself and Naomi, Ruth finds her feelings for her kinsman Boaz run deeper than gratitude for his help with the work. Prepared to marry him for Naomi's sake, Ruth's loyalty touches Boaz and he decides to challenge the claim of a closer relative for Ruth's hand. The grace and simplicity of Ruth's story are conveyed perfectly by wonderful model animation.

Shinsetsu Kachikachi Yama

1936 · ★ 7

An early, heavily Disney-inspired cartoon, written and directed by Kon Ichikawa. A bandit kidnaps a member of a concert audience as an act of revenge, and the concert's conductor, the Momotaro-esque Dangonosuke, goes to her rescue.

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.