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A gif from a short animated film depicting a young girl reading a letter at a desk

Hope and Love Prevail During a Terrible Historic Era in the Short Film ‘Father’s Letters’

January 6, 2026

A gif from a short film produced by the V&A showing two miniature 17th-century table replicas being stacked on the original

Terry Facey Painstakingly Replicates a 17th-Century Marquetry Table at 1:8 Scale

January 2, 2026

a gif of swirling partially figurative drawings from a music video

Rotoscoped Memories Animate a Dynamic Music Video of Growth and Loss

December 12, 2025

A gif from a short film by Apple featuring woodland creature puppets in a snowy forest

Woodland Puppets Sing an Ode to Friendship in Apple’s Refreshingly Analog Holiday Ad

December 2, 2025

a still from the short film "Some Interesting Apples" showing plates filled with a variety of apples with numbers near them

‘Some Interesting Apples’ Delves into the World of Feral Fruit

November 22, 2025

a Pakistani girl playing soccer with the mountains in the background

‘Girls Move Mountains’ Is a Bold Portrait of the Women Playing Soccer in Remote Pakistan

November 21, 2025

a gif of a stop motion figure riding a horse in a film by Swoon

A Stop-Motion Fairytale and Oracle Deck by Swoon Conjure an Artist’s Magic

October 30, 2025

a gif from the short animated film "Madeleine" by Raquel Sancinetti, featuring a stop-motion puppet of an old woman pointing a camera toward her own face, which then cuts to a real video of an elderly woman's eyes

‘Madeleine’ Chronicles a Poignant Road Trip and a Unique Friendship

October 28, 2025

a gif from a short animated film of a young woman moving a dark curtain aside to reveal a wide landscape

A Poignant Animation, ‘Sisters’ Explores What It Means to Set Ourselves Free

October 15, 2025

a gif with a drawing of a woman opening her hands to reveal flowers

An Animated Guide to Using Art to Get in Touch with Your Emotions

September 30, 2025

a still from a video showing Beau Miles walking through a field that he planted with trees

Beau Miles’ Marathon, Single-Day Planting Project Sprouts a New Forest in an Australian Field

September 24, 2025

a white man with gray hair touches a wood hive

Meet the Hive Architect, the Carpenter Independently Installing Homes for Honeybees

September 19, 2025

a gif from a music video by OK GO showing a computer animation of an abstract, cartoonish figure with word bubbles floating around their head

Interact with OK Go’s Innovative Open-Source Animated Music Video for ‘Impulse Purchase’

September 16, 2025

a gif from an animated short titled 'Springrise' featuring a sun rolling up into a dark sky past a few people

In a New Hothouse Animated Short, the Sun Wakes Up After a Long Winter

September 3, 2025

a still from a video titled "A Ffern Fairytail" featuring children in flower costumes and one tall costume of a "frost queen"

Celebrating Spring in ‘A Ffern Fairytale,’ Children Imagine Quirky Characters

August 11, 2025