Animation, Documentary
An animated satire on the question of self-image for African American women living in a society where beautiful hair is viewed as hair that blows in the wind and lets you be free. Lively tunes and witty narration accompany a quick-paced inventory of relaxers, gels, and curlers. This short film has become essential for discussions of racism, African American cinema, and empowerment.
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Starlight
The Seashore
Autumn Evening
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Vincent
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
Robot Carnival
Denok & Gareng
Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World
Cornell, 1965
Uprooted
Voyager
Winter Light
The Noise of Time
To Build a Fire
Logorama
The Puppetoon Movie
Lonesome Ghosts
Everything Will Be OK
Genre
SIMILAR MOVIES
Starlight
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2023
A golden sunrise brings light to the foggy hills and meadows of late summer.The Seashore
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2023
A study of the seashore in mid-coast Maine.Autumn Evening
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2022
As the day comes to an end deer graze on a hillside, wild turkeys pass through a grassy field, and the full moon rises.Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
IMDB 7.1 | Sep , 2004
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.Vincent
IMDB 7.9 | Oct , 1982
Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams that annoy his mother.Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 1953
Professor Owl gives a lecture on the evolution of Western musical instruments, starting with the advent of rudimentary brass, woodwind, string and percussion instruments by ancient cave dwellers at the dawn of history.Robot Carnival
IMDB 6.7 | Jul , 1987
An anthology of various tales told in various styles with robots being the one common element among them.Denok & Gareng
IMDB 9 | Dec , 2012
In the constant stream of hoping, failing and making new plans, Denok and Gareng stay united in their passionate struggle to make it up the hill one day. In the modest house of Gareng’s mum, these young, ex-street urchins Muslim couple starts a small pig business, looking for the lucky streak to come over the family. But new challenges constantly arise, putting their cheerfulness and patience on trial. In an entirely observational approach, ‘Denok & Gareng’ explores a strong loving relationship inside a strikingly vivid family that sticks together, fights back and laughs, about what others would call a Sisyphus fate.Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World
IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 2014
An account of the life and work of Swiss painter, sculptor, architect and designer H. R. Giger (1940-2014), tormented father of creatures as fearsome as they are fascinating, inhabitants of nightmarish biomechanical worlds.Cornell, 1965
IMDB 0 | Sep , 1978
Lawrence Jordan's portrait of the reclusive artist Joseph Cornell.Uprooted
IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 2015
A magic axe and ecological vengeance.Voyager
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 2016
After meeting with misadventure, a space probe from the Voyager mission crashes back to Earth, centuries after it left. But Earth is a very different place now, and there’s only one person around to witness the Golden Record’s message.Winter Light
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2026
Sunlight in a winter forest.The Noise of Time
IMDB 7 | Jun , 2024
In the town of Xoco, the spirit of an old villager awakens in search of its lost home. Along its journey, the ghost discovers that the town still celebrates its most important festivities, but also learns that the construction of a new commercial complex called Mítikah will threaten the existence of both the traditions and the town itself.To Build a Fire
IMDB 7 | Oct , 2016
To celebrate Jack London's 100th death anniversary, director Fx Goby adapted his famous novel, "To Build a Fire", tragic tale of a trapper and his dog in the freezing Yukon, into an animated short film.Logorama
IMDB 7.1 | May , 2009
Two cops portrayed by Michelin Men chase an armed Ronald McDonald through the streets of a fictionalized, stylized city.The Puppetoon Movie
IMDB 7.6 | Jun , 1987
Animated characters introduce a compilation of George Pal replacement animation Puppetoon short films from the 1930s and 1940s.Lonesome Ghosts
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1937
On a dark and stormy night, four bored ghosts decide to have some fun by calling the Ajax Ghost Exterminators.Everything Will Be OK
IMDB 7.7 | Jan , 2006
A series of dark and troubling events forces Bill to reckon with the meaning of his life… or lack thereof.Genre
IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 1996
In Don Hertzfeldt's second student film, a hapless cartoon character is dragged through a spectrum of cinematic situations by his frustrated animator.