THEME EXPLORATION

toy animation

12 films · 3 directors

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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
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2
1999 · John Lasseter
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
La Table tournante
La Table tournante
1988 · Jacques Demy
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
2010 · Sergei Eisenstein
So Can I
So Can I
1975 · Abbas Kiarostami
The War Game
The War Game
1963 · Mai Zetterling
Topo Gigio and the Missile War
Topo Gigio and the Missile War
1967 · Kon Ichikawa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lasseter United States

He directed the foundational Toy Story trilogy, which literally gave life to toys and explored their inner worlds, emotions, and relationships with profound depth.

 Lee Unkrich United States

He co-directed Toy Story 3 and directed Toy Story 4, continuing to explore the complex emotional journeys of toys facing obsolescence, loss, and purpose.

 Henry Selick United States

He mastered stop-motion animation with Coraline and other works, creating haunting narratives where inanimate objects and toys become central to surreal, imaginative storytelling.