Hand Drawn Animation Movies

A short animated film about a little boy named Less and his trip through the forest.

The train just runs. A collage of various images, including cel animation and drawing, animates smoke emitted from trains. The title comes from...

An obsessive, genius programmer sacrifices everything in his personal and professional life to build a computer of unprecedented power.

Made by 21st Cinetics and Billy Budd Films for the Morris County, Pennsylvania Division of Drug Control and Intervention, “Holy Smoke in Three...

Tune in to the blind date woes of Rick and Becky.

A film that "exposes" the creators of abstract, constructivist, surrealistic painting. The horrors experienced by the artist in the world of...

A plucky canine fends off an obese dog, attacking oysters, and a wayward killer violin bow, while trying to win the love of his heart's desire.

"Button Eyes" is a 2D animated short film set from the abstract perspective of a strange beast born without eyes who travels across the land hoping...

The best animation compilation on this side of the thrift store! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtFTfsNnVdY

An indie documentary exploring the art form of hand-drawn animation through a contemporary lens in the digital era. Featuring insights and anecdotes...

A girl who believes she is too fat is invited to the "Kingdom of Slimbuttlandia".

Jasmine, a young Syrian artist, is preparing a meal with her mother when a bomb goes off, destroying their home and all their belongings. After a...

This film explores the distant relationship between an elderly amateur musician, the woman who lives in the apartment above him, and the leaky...

The experimental animated short is a collaborative work between Keiichi Tanaami and Nobuhiro Aihara.

A short-animated film interpreting famous war photographer Don McCullin's contemplation on his professional experience and impact it had on his...

A journey to an unknown star, a children's theatre play, an untalented writer and the fear of becoming the worst version of oneself. A mixture of...

A man known only as The Emperor has seized control of the world, and seeks to stamp out all religion. As his armies march on the last church on...

In a return to the Out of the Inkwell format, Betty Boop invents a pep formula to speed up lazy Pudgy, but it escapes into the real world with rapid...