DRAWN & QUARTERED

Marvel at the diversity of human expression in our annual celebration of animation in all its varied forms and styles. From furry fables, to verite speculative fiction rendered with glass and soil, to monochrome meditations on would-be parenthood, and colorful, psychedelic alien romance, there’s no limit to the handmade pleasures to be found in this sampling of animated wonders from across the globe.

*Please note: films listed in alphabetical order, not in order of appearance in the block.

EIGHT UNCOMFORTABLE ROBOTS - Dir. James Reinebold

Feel free to browse The Optimax Corporation’s new product catalog, showcasing an array of robots plagued by technical problems and existential afflictions.

INSECTICIDE - Dir. Paula Gallego González

When a grotesque insect succumbs to his kinky attraction to a strange TV screen, he bears witness to a lustful and chaotic world that leads to deadly consequences. Yes, you read that right.

THE MAGICIAN - Dir. Joe Garber

Unlock a new fear you didn't think you had in you: spider-like magicians that kidnap babies and make terrible life-partners.

PENGUIN - Dir. Kaspar Jancis

When a hunter returns from Antarctica with a stuffed penguin, an impulsive act of carnal desire leads to an unfortunate accident and an irreversible, bizarre shift in their relationship.

PRE-PARENTING - Dir. Yu Yu

In the near future, special glasses allow expectant parents to see what their child’s life might look like, but an accident turns this gift into a curse for Shu-Han. A delicately rendered stop-motion drama about learning to live with lost potentialities.

SHAPE OF YOUR HEART - Dir. Leonid Shmelkov

This hypnotically mind-warping tale of an Earth after alien intervention leaves us with few remnants to hold onto: the shape of our own hearts, and the ankles of towering, all-powerful dominatrix.

STARLIT - Dir. Shannon Lee

Three young women on the hunt for booze discover intergalactic romance in this dreamy, day-glo reverie that feels like your favorite fuzzy poster come to life.

VISIT INTO IRRADIATED LAND - Dir. Anne-Sophie Girault

Eight years after a nuclear disaster, Sophie takes tour groups through the affected zone, witnessing after effects, survivors, and ongoing decontamination efforts. Utilizing animated earth on backlit glass, the filmmaker's art hauntingly mimics radiation breakdown throughout. A 2026 Cannes Critics Week selection.

WOLPIE OF THE WOODS - Dir. Kat Messing

Wolpie the Wolpertinger’s taste for berries gets him into heaps of trouble with his fellow forest oddities in this furry, scaly, feathery stop-motion fable.