Film
Wondrous Animations Made of Quilts, Glass, and Found Objects
Jodie Mack uses materials like no other animator. Now, many of her films are available to the public for the first time.
Animation
Art
Looking Back at Miyazaki’s Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro on Its 40th Anniversary
Released 40 years ago this Sunday, Cagliostro established Miyazaki as a notable talent. Much like his latest film, The Wind Rises, it reflects the director’s changing attitudes towards the animation industry.
Film
Suzan Pitt, One of Animation's Most Imaginative Minds
To commemorate the abrupt passing of the trailblazing animator, Spectacle Theater offers audiences a glimmering portal into the filmmaker's handcrafted worlds.
Film
Signs of Chinese Animation’s Resurgence
This romantic fantasy shows that while Chinese animation still has a long way to go, it is continuing to make progress after decades of lagging behind in relevance.
Art
Modern Fables for a Dystopian World
Wong Ping's animated films present human and animal characters as psychologically complex, as well as fallible and unable to fully control their lives and desires.
Art
Remembering Richard Williams, the World's Greatest Animator
The genius behind Roger Rabbit and The Thief and the Cobbler brought an unprecedented three-dimensional feeling to traditional animation.
Art
The Breathtakingly Subtle Moments in Kyoto Animation's Films
No terrorist attack could diminish the deeply personal work of Kyoto Animation, a firm that has always championed the sophisticated storytelling of its women animators.
Film
A Tribute to the Millions of Lives Destroyed in the Cambodian Genocide
Filmmaker Denis Do used interviews with his mother to craft the animated film Funan, an affecting portrait of a family swept up in the brutal Khmer Rouge regime.
Art
An Animated Teaching Tool That Breaks Down How Criticism and Ideology Work
“(Some of) The Mechanics of Critique” is an instructional video by Lisi Raskin that unpacks how Enlightenment Era philosophies and epistemologies affect how we engage with the world around us.
Art
Hidden Animated Gems You Can Stream This Month
For this month’s streaming recommendations, we’ve gathered a selection of animated films, many of which are out of print and only available online.
Art
A Hand-Painted Animation Tells a Moving Story About Depression
Suzan Pitt’s Joy Street is strikingly unpretentious and emotionally frank — refreshing in an art world that is often emotionally detached and intellectually cool.
Art
A Feminist Animation Festival Launches in Los Angeles
The Association of Hysteric Curators has organized the Soft Bytes animation festival, featuring the work of dozens of artists.