Hand Drawn Animation Movies

It is Christmas Eve. Max is excited. Because he has wished for something very special – but only quietly – he did not dare to wish aloud....

A struggling artist going through a creative block rendering his mind void of inspiration.

"Too embarrassed to accept help, Tabitha lives alone in a (slightly stinky) pit of solitude. But even the stinkiest pits need tackling eventually,...

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.

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

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

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

Documentary about Yasuo Otsuka, famous Japanese animator and mentor of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Featuring interviews with Japanese animation...

Strange places take shape in a torch’s beam of light and the sound of water droplets hitting the ground punctuates our footsteps. In the...

The animals decide they must send a representative after the three wise men begin following the star of Bethlehem. Uno, the Lion, arrogantly decides...

An animation from Ben Holt that follows a turtle as he makes the treacherous journey along a busy street.

A 1-minute short animation about “time for a change,” where a dagger becomes a symbol of transformation, shifting from a tool of violence...

On a lonely night, a girl searching for her missing dog is transported to a magical world, where she reunites with her friend in an unexpected form....

The haunting true story of a glove that’s been floating in space since 1968.

Emerging from the forest, a group of nomadic merchants march to the bank of the river they must traverse. Carrying their cargo on their backs, they...

The harmony performed by players who drawn by lines metamorphose.

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

Disney animator Dan Lund documents the studio's decision to shut down its hand-drawn animation department and focus instead on computer-generated...

While comically depicting the fragility of the end of summer from the perspective of popsicles, this work conveys the smell of the Showa era and the...