The Films Within Metronomic & Co: French Animated Shorts
still photo of film Revolutions of the Crabs, The directed by Arthur de Pins
France, Animation, 2004, Computer graphics, Photographs, B&W, Magnetic Stereo, 00:04:50

In the muddy waters of the Gironde, between the rocks repainted by oil spills and the vast sands that harbor the world’s finest oysters, nobody questions the tragedy that has inflicted us for over 125 million years, we the Pachygrapsus Marmoratus, commonly known as the ‘soft crabs’ or ‘depressed crabs’…... more info
still photo of film Caged Birds Cannot Fly directed by Luis Briceno
France, Animation, 1999, 35mm, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:03:18

To answer the question “can caged birds fly?“, Luis Briceno offers a series of scenes in which the heroes are strange birds indeed... ... more info
still photo of film Space on Earth directed by Patrick Volve
France, Animation, 2001, BetaSP, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:03:47

Mister Pod and Ginger Follow are two gay extra-terrestrials that live together in a space ship and dream of making a big egg on Earth. On March 3rd 2007, Mister Pod arrives in Paris… A wacky animated short film that parodies science fiction shot in Super 8 with charactes made of modeled clay.... more info
still photo of film From Dusk to Dawn directed by Mathieu Agnus
France, Animation, 2002, Beta SP, B&W, Magnetic Stereo, 00:08:00

When you have an erotic dream involving a work colleague and the next day you see her, well then you don’t know exactly how to act. You don’t know if she knows that you had this dream, maybe something in her attitude reveals this... Maybe she also had a dream? Sometime in life crazy ideas cross your mind. ... more info
still photo of film Donky Toys directed by Olivier Lefou
France, Animation, 2003, 35mm, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:03:30

In an underground parking lot, a Porsche 356 begins to chase a Ford Galaxy… ... more info
still photo of film Wilde Kartoffel directed by Luis Briceno
France, Animation, 2000, BetaSP, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:02:10

Wilde Kartoffel, the wild potato. One potato. One potato walks. Eh? Another potato? Another potato! …. Potato. Potato. Potato. Potato. Potato. Potato… there are two times in life when a potato gains respect: his birth and his agony…... more info
still photo of film La Danse Des Asperges Sarrasine directed by Christophe Le Borgne
France, Animation, 2001, BetaSP, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:06:00

Robert doesn’t look good in his prisoner outfit. But careful! When he needs to, Robert can transform himself into a prince. Who else would want to fight a horde of Moorish Asparagus?... more info
still photo of film Who Wants Some Pate? directed by Anne-Laure Bizot and Amelie Graux
France, Animation, 2002, BetaSP, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:05:30

WHO WANTS SOME PATÉ is about a skinny little boy and his overweight family who spend all their free time eating pork chops, cow tongue, headcheese, goose liver pâté, sweetbread, and basically anything they can get their hands on. The boy is so disgusted by his family’s grotesque eating habits that he hides himself in the fridge. It’s the tragic destiny of a boy surrounded by ogres. ... more info
still photo of film Gloria directed by Elena Tesei
France, Animation, 2003, 2D and video, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:07:00

“Class, that’s all that matters. If you have class then people will respect you. If you stand up straight you’ve won…” This film is about the moments of glory and humiliation in the life of a man obsessed by others, appearances, and sunshine.... more info
still photo of film Mr. Moth directed by Arnaud Delord
France, Animation, 2002, Beta SP, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:09:00

When I was a little boy, Miss Marple would say if I don’t stop torturing insects, Mr Moth will come and get me in the middle of the night… ... more info
still photo of film Geraldine directed by Arthur de Pins
France, Animation, 2001, BetaSP, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:09:00

One day, Gerald wakes up as a woman… The adventures of a man transformed into woman and who discovers a new life in a new body. ... more info

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