Potion: Dark Matter

Episodes in Disbelief

2000 · ★ 7.7

Is it possible to know if a seed discovered after a thousand years is that of a now vanished magnolia or instead that of a virulent presently extinct weed? A film which explores childhood speculations on various issues such as time and space, sight and sightlessness, trauma and hope.

Azumanga Web Daioh

2000 · ★ 6.7

Chiyo brings a video camera to school for a class project. But when Tomo gets a hold of it, heaps of trouble happen all over campus.

Metamorphose

2018

When one butterfly falls, a wave is born from it, the wave becomes a bubble, and various lives are born and disappear.

Roar

2017

A good-natured dinosaur has to stand his ground against a nasty opponent.

Bonifacio in Summertime

2011 · ★ 7.3

Love has packed up and left the castle. The queen has snuck back to her Kingdom of Skedaddle. But one person’s loss is a scoundrel’s gain: Bonifacio, a teller of tall tales, sees in the forlorn queen the perfect target for his hackneyed charms. As summer approaches, he changes himself into a sweet talker and sings her praises. Things would have worked out perfectly if only Princess Molly hadn’t arrived on the scene. While visiting her mother, she quickly discovers the hoax: the queen thinks she’s found a new husband in Bonifacio. But the swindling storyteller is really only interested in the kingdom’s legends.

Bsss

2000 · ★ 8

A fly lands on a table to drink some spilled liquid; spotting an open children's book, it flies over and tries to emulate the picture of an elephant balancing on its trunk.

Patches

Patches, a ragdoll, finds himself damaged in a bin. He notices a needle and thread on a desk above him, but in order to get there, he'll need to face some challenges.

Adrift

2024

Floating in nothingness without direction or purpose. Existence at bay either in a physical space or a mental prison. Like a fish out of water or whale in a tank. What it means to fear support, accepting it with the risk of vulnerability and the ability to be empathic towards others even if they lack the tools to help escape out of your own prison. „Adrift“ distills those feelings while simultaneously dealing with the immensely frustrating reality of large sentient animals held in captivity for our own amusement. Dive in but don’t forget to come back up to inhale the air.

Study No. 8

1931 · ★ 7.3

An experimental short from Oskar Fischinger

Letter from a stranger

2023

A short film about the difficult relationship between two library employees.

Monster Encounters

2021 · ★ 10

Humans encounter various monsters, but each encounter has a consequence.

Apart

2019 · ★ 4

Adults reflect on the experience of losing a parent at a young age.