Chess Chess  ❤
Шахматы
Shakhmaty
2018 – 00:06:30 – wl(wordless) – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Pochivalov AlekseyPochivalov Aleksey496
2, 21Comedy, War & battles – 6stop motion (3D)
0.00 ws

A chess game in which the pieces are made of plasticine starts begins as per usual, but the board soon turns into total chaos.

Clock Face Clock Face 0
Циферблат
Tsiferblat
2018 – 00:05:54 – wl, yi(wordless), Yiddish – Animos35Animos – Ryss NatalyaRyss Natalya355
7, 16, 20Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Religion, Surrealism/dream-logic – 10digital 2D
0.00 ws

A meditation on Jewish themes (of faith, history and contemporary life), wordless except for a short Yiddish folk song.

Cord, The The Cord 0
Пуповина
Pupovyna
2018 – 00:06:39 – wl, en(wordless), English – Marcus Film81Marcus Film – Bubnov AleksandrBubnov Aleksandr5
4, 22Domestic life, Serious – 10digital 2D
0.00 ws

A mother keeps her son attached to her.

Dinosaur Mon Amour Dinosaur Mon Amour 0
Динозавр мон амур
Dinozavr mon amur
2018 – 00:01:21 – wl(wordless) – (no studio)14(no studio) – Boguslavskiy Yura, Chirkov VasiliyBoguslavskiy Yura, Chirkov Vasiliy440, 441
2, 17Comedy, Romance – 3cutout
0.00 ws

Dinosaurs fall in love.

Eternity Eternity 0
Вечность
Vechnost
2018 – 00:03:00 – wl(wordless) – The Animation Workshop104The Animation Workshop – Melikhova AnastasiaMelikhova Anastasia312
20Surrealism/dream-logic – 10digital 2D
0.00 ws

Abstract animation set to music.

Five Minutes to the Sea Five Minutes to the Sea  ❤
Пять минут до моря
Pyat minut do morya
2018 – 00:07:07 – ruRussian – Peterburg24Peterburg – Mirzoyan NatalyaMirzoyan Natalya21
2, 4, 20Comedy, Domestic life, Surrealism/dream-logic – 10, 8digital 2D, paint
2.30 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan₃)

A mother forces her daughter to take a five-minute break before swimming again in the sea, and those five minutes seem like an eternity to the little girl.

Hoffmaniada Hoffmaniada  ❤
Гофманиада
Gofmaniada
2018 – 01:13:25 – ruRussian – Soyuzmultfilm1Soyuzmultfilm – Sokolov StanislavSokolov Stanislav300
1, 11, 13, 17, 20Biography, Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Musical/Opera, Romance, Surrealism/dream-logic – 10, 4digital 2D, puppet
5.69 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Kevin McNeer, Niffiwan₂), Italian (unknown⭳ – by ?)

Ernst works as an attorney, but cherishes his lofty hopes and dreams far more than his dull daily existence. A film about German Romantic fantasy writer and composer E.T.A. Hoffman, based on his fairy tales, music and journals, with puppets designed by Mikhail Shemyakin.

How a Boy Saved His City How a Boy Saved His City 0
Как мальчик спас свой город
Kak malchik spas svoy gorod
2018 – 00:05:02 – ruRussian – Kyrgyzfilm164Kyrgyzfilm – Abdykerimov DaniyarAbdykerimov Daniyar558
6Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities) – 4puppet
10.08 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)

When a khan threatens to destroy a city, only a crafty boy has the wit to save it. Based on a Kyrgyz folk tale.

John Bottom, the Unknown Soldier John Bottom, the Unknown Soldier 0
Джон Боттом – неизвестный солдат
Dzhon Bottom - neizvestnyy soldat
2018 – 00:07:45 – wl(wordless) – Animos35Animos – Dyomin AlekseyDyomin Aleksey262
9, 17, 22, 20, 21Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Romance, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic, War & battles – 10digital 2D
0.00 ws

A film about the inhumanity of war. Tailor John Bottom becomes a WWI English soldier.

King and the Pear, The The King and the Pear 0
Король и груша
Korol i grusha
2018 – 00:05:03 – wl(wordless) – Pchela87Pchela – Voronina AnastasiyaVoronina Anastasiya251
2, 9Comedy, Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – 10, 6digital 2D, stop motion (3D)
0.00 ws

The story of a young King whose generosity was rewarded. For young children.

Krasnoludki Krasnoludki 0
Краснолюдки
Krasnolyudki
2018 – 00:04:49 – wl(wordless) – Belarusfilm21Belarusfilm – Burmakov Roman, Vinogradov FilippBurmakov Roman, Vinogradov Filipp464, 465
12Misc. – 10digital 2D
0.00 ws

Little house-gnomes come out at night to do good deeds, but must watch out for the house-cat.

Lucky Ticket, The The Lucky Ticket 0
Счастливый билет
Schastlivyy bilet
2018 – 00:04:11 – wl, ru(wordless), Russian – Pchela87Pchela – Andrianova SvetlanaAndrianova Svetlana248
9Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – 10digital 2D
2.79 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)

A puppy gets lost in the big city.

Nagual - Our Boat Nagual - Our Boat 0
нагУаль - Наша лодка
nagUal - Nasha lodka
2018 – 00:03:50 – wl(wordless) – (no studio)14(no studio) – Gopienko IvanGopienko Ivan370
13, 20Musical/Opera, Surrealism/dream-logic – 10digital 2D
0.00 ws

The dark boat carries passengers from this world to the “other bank”. A boatman named Death guarantees a successful delivery...

Old Lady Life vs. Old Lady Death Old Lady Life vs. Old Lady Death 0
Старушка-жизнь vs Старушка-смерть
Starushka-zhizn vs Starushka-smert
2018 – 00:09:23 – ruRussian – Sleeping Luba Productions19Sleeping Luba Productions – Bahurin Andrey, Grofpel Natalya, Maximov Ivan, Mefodin Ashot, Melnikov Igor, Miloslavskaya Yekatirina, Nadtochey Yevgeniy, Yakushina MariyaBahurin Andrey, Grofpel Natalya, Maximov Ivan, Mefodin Ashot, Melnikov Igor, Miloslavskaya Yekatirina, Nadtochey Yevgeniy, Yakushina Mariya16, 22, 12, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25
12Misc. – 10digital 2D
0.00 ws

The second animated jam based on short poems. The theme of this one is life and death. English subtitles in video.

Virgin Wind, A A Virgin Wind 0
Девственный ветер
Devstvennyy veter
2018 – 00:02:58 – en, ruEnglish, Russian – (no studio)14(no studio) – Svirskiy SashaSvirskiy Sasha289
14, 20NSFW / 18+, Surrealism/dream-logic – 10digital 2D
0.00 ws

A surreal animated film based on the verse: "Then I saw new hands and new legs; for the first hand and first leg had passed away, and the ears were no more" which perhaps comes from a Pablo Neruda poem.

Wolfie Wolfie 0
Волчишко
Volchishko
2018 – 00:10:00 – wl(wordless) – Belarusfilm21Belarusfilm – Volchek IgorVolchek Igor211
4, 9, 20Domestic life, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Surrealism/dream-logic – 10digital 2D
0.00 ws

A man finds a wolf cub and takes it to his home, but the cub dreams of his previous life. Based on the eponymous 1936 children's story by Yevgeniy Charushin.