Like childhood, animation is full of wonder and simple pleasures. This carefully chosen programme for our littlest and most special audience contains 10 of the best, wonderful short animated films, full of joy, from all around the world. There’ll be talking animals, seriously fun adventures and wondrous tales to spark those little imaginations.
This delightful selection of films includes a bouncy song about the unlimited contents of a hippie’s bag, a magical ping-pong tournament, peculiar hedgehogs, happy hippos, a fox who can play the most beautiful tunes on a violin and many more charming stories.
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Cornershop “What did the Hippie have in his bag?” – Rude, UK
He had be-bop, German jazz, a dragon that was half-Welsh and a massive, massive cake amongst other things.
2011 4 mins
Magic Cube and Ping Pong – Lei Lei, China
In the city of the Magic Cube there is a ping-pong tournament.
2009 4 mins
Dunder – Endre Skandfer, Norway
Bulder, a wild and funny monster, is playing with his best friend Modika. Their snowball fight is interrupted when quiet Lex invites Modika to study snowflakes.
2016 10 mins
The Adventure Of The Afternoon – Vance Yang & Stella Huang, Taiwan
One beautiful afternoon, a little boy meets an unexpected friend, with whom he starts an adventurous journey.
2016 8 mins
The Kid And The Hedgehog – Marc Riba & Anna Solanas, Spain
A kid is climbing a hill. On the hill he’s about to meet a very peculiar hedgehog.
2016 3 mins
Spider Web or The Gossamer – Natalia Chernysheva, Russia
A mutual friendship is weaved when a small spider finds inspiration in a woman’s knitting patterns.
2016 4 mins
Hippo and Juice – Alexey Minchenok, Russia
Hippo works as an airline pilot and he lives in a comfortable little house, where his refrigerator is always stocked with a blueberry pie and a jug full of juice.
2015 3 mins
The Fox Who Could Play the Violin – Natalya Nilova, Russia
The fox can play the violin really well – and the other woodland animals start to take notice.
2015 11 mins
Tekkol – Jorn Leeuwerink, Netherlands
A dog decides to help a hen and her chicks in crossing the river, but then he lets all kinds of animals walk all over him.
2017 2 mins
The Birdie – Yekaterina Filippova, Russia
Once upon a time the birdie met a hippo. They became friends and built a lovely house together.
2015 2 mins
Murky Papers – Heta Jokinen, Finland
A woman is reading but her cut-out paper is determined to have its own way.
2011 8 mins
Hu Lulu, Hong longlong, Hua lala – Lei Lei, China
A small village is disrupted by heavy rain which threatens to disrupt the people’s peaceful lives.
2010 6 mins
Venue
Opened in March 2022, The Garden Cinema screens repertory seasons and new releases from around the world. Being truly independent, they choose films that are worth seeing, films you’d be happy to see more than once. Films of all genres that are true to life, well made, that left us feeling better or wiser for having seen them. For more information about The Garden Cinema and how to get there, find out more.
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