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THEME EXPLORATION

hand-painted animation

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fantasia
Fantasia
1973 · Isao Takahata
Ani*Kuri15
Ani*Kuri15
2008 · Mahiro Maeda & Makoto Shinkai
Film ist Rhythmus: Rhythmus 21
Film ist Rhythmus: Rhythmus 21
1921 · Hans Richter
My Mother’s Garden
My Mother’s Garden
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
demonlover
demonlover
2002 · Olivier Assayas
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
2010 · Sergei Eisenstein
La Table tournante
La Table tournante
1988 · Jacques Demy
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
1966 · Jean Rouch
So Can I
So Can I
1975 · Abbas Kiarostami
Topo Gigio and the Missile War
Topo Gigio and the Missile War
1967 · Kon Ichikawa
Appetizers
Appetizers
1960 · Arthur Lipsett
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Isao Takahata → Japan

A pioneer of hand-painted animation who elevated the medium through films like 'Grave of the Fireflies,' using traditional techniques to create emotionally profound narratives.

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