How to Sharpen Pencils

Duck Amuck

The short-tempered Daffy Duck must improvise madly as the backgrounds, his costumes, the soundtrack, even his physical form, shifts and changes at the whim of the animator.

The Matwix

A Looney Tunes parody of the iconic 1999 film The Matrix.

Button Down

2 in the AM PM

Two store clerks slacking off at work (at a gas station) on Halloween go on an acid trip.

Pencil Test

A pencil tool escapes from the Macintosh interface when no one can see it, as it wants to take a closer look to a wooden pencil on a desk. Afterwards, it attempts to get back onto the screen but the computer has been turned off by an unseen human presence. The pencil tool finally manages to turn on the computer but when it tries to return to the software programme is no longer possible and ends up smacking onto the screen. After the credits, you can hear a sound of the screen shattering.

The Missing Pig

A mysterious pig disappearance brings chaos to a small town.

Saving Paradise

A ruthless corporate raider is forced to return to his small town roots where he suddenly inherits his father's nearly bankrupt pencil factory, which is the heart and soul of the depressed community. With the foreclosure deadline looming, he must decide to either let it close, or join the community's fight to save it.

It’s about time

Valérie and Jérôme, a baker-pastry chef couple seeking freedom and a balance between tradition and modernity; Joachim, a watchmaker torn by a distant love and the desire to reinvent his life; Adam, a boilermaker overwhelmed by family and professional life, dreaming of a past freedom. Between introspection and everyday gestures, the film explores their hesitations, desires, and existential dilemmas. By capturing their desires and frustrations with emotion, it weaves a universal tale about the human aspiration for change, revealing how each person tries, at their own pace, to shape their future.

A Short Documentary About A Giant Pencil

A Lake of the Isles homeowner and a Minneapolis chainsaw sculptor shape meaning (and a twenty foot tall pencil) from the twisted trunk of a fallen oak tree. But this pencil isn’t meant to last. Every year, thousands gather to sacrifice a part of the pencil in a sharpening ceremony, and in the process renew the collective promise to “do something.”

Eraserhead

First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

Saq Nikté and the Spirit of the Mask

In a forgotten community, an artisan girl puts an old K'iche' invocation to the test and summons a curious spirit into our world.

Pencil Face

A young girl is playing on some waste ground when she finds a pencil with a face. Whatever she draws with the pencil becomes real. Just an ordinary day.

Jewelry Of India

Mother India is home to many castes, tribes and religions and one common factor that brings this diverse country all together is Jewelry. Come explore the deep history and culture of the jewelry of India dating back more than 5000 years. As we explore the history we also take you into Bangalore, India and talk to local Jewelry Stores and Jewelry Artisans as they share their stories and their family history of their involvement in jewelry going far back into their family ancestry.

The Lost Pencil

After one of the pupils lost his pencil in the classroom, the other children accuse Dika that he stole it. Dika decides to fight for the truth, and luckily his teacher is the only one who believes him.

Onion

A short animation based on the poem "Onion" by Wislawa Szymborska.

The Shape of Cedar

A portrait exploring the enduring craft of wood canvas canoe building, and the quiet philosophy it inspires. "The Shape of Cedar" is both a celebration of craftsmanship, and and a guide to a more intentional way of moving through the world.

In Praise of Hands

This short documentary pays tribute to the craftsmen everywhere whose work adds color and richness to life. Filmed in the Canadian Arctic, Finland, India, Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, and Poland, it shows the special skills of artisans working at their crafts - stone sculpture, pottery, ceramics, weaving, dyeing, puppet making, embroidery. Each indigenous skill is a reflection of the culture of the country.

Dos Antigos aos Filhos do Amanhã

LOOK & SEE: Wesley W. Bates - Wood Engraver

One of the great pleasures of working on LOOK & SEE was collaborating with artist and wood engraver Wesley W. Bates. Wesley's work has long accompanied Wendell Berry's poetry. When he agreed to provide original images for our film we were truly thrilled. Because each image involves such painstaking effort, we asked Wesley to film a block from start to finish. At two hours long, the video is a distillation of three days of his effort. And Wesley provided over ten such engravings along with the film's signature block of Wendell Berry.