Movies Like Imprints

Firefly

2003

Otis, a young firefly, is in trouble. He wants a girlfriend and he can't get his light to shine as bright as the others.

Far from the Tree

2021

On an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.

King of Prism: Pride the Hero

2017

Here and the Great Elsewhere

2012

This abstract yet compelling philosophical tale uses the Alexeïeff-Parker pinscreen as a metaphor for the particles that make up the universe. Through 4 tableaux that explore her character’s thoughts, filmmaker Michèle Lemieux takes a look at the profound reflections of this everyman, whose questions are part of humanity’s eternal quest for meaning.

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

2012

After a hurricane levels his city, a young man wanders into a mysterious library where books literally come to life. This film won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2012.

The Little Guy

2022

Groot discovers a miniature civilization that believes the seemingly enormous tree toddler is the hero they’ve been waiting for.

Beyond

2003

While looking for her cat, a young woman and some kids find an abandoned building where strange things happen and the rules of physics don't always apply. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

Destino

2003

Short film to a song of love lost and rediscovered, a woman sees and undergoes surreal transformations. Her lover's face melts off, she dons a dress from the shadow of a bell and becomes a dandelion, ants crawl out of a hand and become Frenchmen riding bicycles. Not to mention the turtles with faces on their backs that collide to form a ballerina, or the bizarre baseball game.

Groot's Pursuit

2022

Groot investigates a spooky noise that’s been haunting the Quadrant, which leads to an intense dance off.

The House

2022

Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.

SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone

2023

GrandPat travels through alternate dimensions and timelines to get home.

The Night Boots

2024

The forest can be full of scary creatures, Eliot’s parents caution, but the mystery might be too tempting for a kid who doesn’t want to go to bed.

Pretty Cure All Stars GoGo Dream Live!

2008

A special included in the Eiga Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! Okashi no Kuni no Happy Birthday movie.

Trois exercices sur l'écran d'épingles d'Alexeieff

1974

Animated short film made in three parts on the pin screen by Alexeieff-Parker. With these three exercises, director Jacques Drouin experiments with the play of light and shadow alone. Original, this experience presents us with a reality that is not truncated although it may appear as follows: the faculty of wonder will be able to create the necessary link between everyday life and the way it was rendered.

Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie

2020

The assassin Deathstroke tries to save his family from the wrath of H.I.V.E. and the murderous Jackal.

Gandahar

1987

On the planet Gandahar where peace reigns and poverty is unknown, this utopian lifestyle is upset by reports of people at the outlying frontiers being turned to stone. Sylvain is sent to investigate this mysterious threat.

Program

2003

Cis and Duo discuss leaving the real world while during a samurai sword fight. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

The Boxtrolls

2014

An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.