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Stop Motion
Reality and fantasy collide to extraordinary effect when you bring the inanimate to life, one frame at a time.
Since the earliest days of cinema, the trick of “stop motion” – manipulating static objects in front of the camera between filmed frames to create artificial movement – has evolved from a novelty gimmick to a unique and magical form of storytelling. Whether made with toys, household items, plasticine, or purpose-built puppets of increasing complexity, the art of stop motion is a gateway to unique characters and unexpected narratives that emerge from the cracks between our everyday world and our wildest dreams.
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Damaged GoodsDamaged Goods
Animation & Artists Moving Image20089 mins
A tragic story is played out by porcelain figurines residing in a bric-a-brac shop.
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ErsatzErsatz
Animation & Artists Moving Image197814 minsSilent
An affectionate stop-motion tribute to Hollywood and cinema going, by an animator at Cosgrove-Hall Productions
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SupertedSuperted
Animation & Artists Moving Image19759 mins
Don’t tell the Spotty man but Superted has a new friend. A stop motion predecessor of the superhero teddy idea
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Animated PuttyAnimated Putty
Animation & Artists Moving Image19114 minsSilent
Long, long before Wallace met Gromit filmmakers performed malleable magic to bring clay to life
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Short Tribute From Blues To YouShort Tribute From Blues To You
Amateur film19892 minsSilent Location: Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Model music men - an unusual appreciation of some legendary figures of rock.
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South Sea SweetheartsSouth Sea Sweethearts
Advert19386 mins
Say aloha to a Technicolor cinema ad for Horlicks from the master of the Puppetoon, George Pal
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Dinosaurs and ThingsDinosaurs and Things
Amateur film198113 minsSilent
Those “things” being spiders, serpents, pre-historic monsters and God. Stop-motion clay animation inspired by the work of Ray Harryhausen.
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Bee BoyBee Boy
Animation & Artists Moving Image20056 mins
Bee Boy is destined to spend eternity trapped inside a hive on top of a hill.
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Bride and GroomBride and Groom
Amateur film19557 mins
Newlyweds meet a nuisance in an enjoyable mix of cartoon comedy and real-life actors, including Roobarb legend Bob Godfrey.
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UkiUki
Animation & Artists Moving Image20186 mins
A short stop-frame animation following a lonely Inuit who struggles to survive after an oil tanker leaks oil off the coast of Alaska, killing all the wildlife in the area.
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Vote for FrogletVote for Froglet
Animation & Artists Moving Image19747 mins
As the general election is held in the UK, it's polling day for the Clangers on a small blue planet far away.
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Experimental Animation 1933Experimental Animation 1933
Animation & Artists Moving Image19332 mins
Long before MTV, Len Lye crafted this antecedent of the music video with a cheeky monkey singing and dancing to Cuban hit 'Peanut Vendor'
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The Feline FunThe Feline Fun
Amateur film198613 minsSilent
The shenanigans of Cuthbert-Tiggy, the mischievous kitty who enjoys a tipple. An intriguing combo of stop-motion animation and live action.
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O, Hunter HeartO, Hunter Heart
Animation & Artists Moving Image20187 mins
Nature and domesticity collide in this dark love story featuring stop-motion puppets.
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What-ho-she-bumpsWhat-ho-she-bumps
Advert19377 mins
Puppet pirates pray on the sleeping Navy: the crew of HMS Hopeless pay the price of night starvation in this 1930s Horlicks ad.
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Love on the RangeLove on the Range
Advert19396 mins
An animated Western mock-opera about Horlicks? Bring it on!
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Molar MischiefMolar Mischief
Advert19462 mins
Look out, germs at work! These loveable molar mischief making puppets really dig tooth decay.
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To Demonstrate How Spiders FlyTo Demonstrate How Spiders Fly
Animation & Artists Moving Image19091 minsSilent
Charming animated illustration of one of nature's wonders from Britain's most inventive pioneer of wildlife filmmaking.
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The Fabulumperous CarThe Fabulumperous Car
Animation & Artists Moving Image197212 mins
Top Gear meets Trumpton, as Wilf Weasel pimps Bungle Bunny’s ride
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The Story of TimeThe Story of Time
Animation & Artists Moving Image195010 mins
… as brought to you by Rolex, with the help of incredible model animation.
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Change for the BetterChange for the Better
Advert19492 mins
An ageing bobby learns about the Co-op divvy in this gorgeous puppet animation narrated by Stanley Holloway.
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A Mug's Game, Or, How to Squash a Lemon HeadA Mug's Game, Or, How to Squash a Lemon Head
Animation & Artists Moving Image19674 mins
Yo-yo, Pogo and Splat (guess which one's the lemon head?) feature in this innovative stop-motion railway safety film
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Animated Doll and Toy Town CircusAnimated Doll and Toy Town Circus
Animation & Artists Moving Image19123 mins
Roll up, roll up! Come witness staggering feats in what might be the earliest surviving animated film made in colour.
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The Red Box FantasyThe Red Box Fantasy
Advert19353 mins
A colourful cavalcade of cancer sticks, in this 1930s cinema ad
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Tufty - Safe Places to CrossTufty - Safe Places to Cross
Animation & Artists Moving Image19731 minsSilent
Road safety guidance for kids from Tufty the squirrel and friends
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Tufty - ShoppingTufty - Shopping
Animation & Artists Moving Image19731 minsSilent
The lure of a toy shop proves almost too much for Tufty the squirrel
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Tufty - Playing Near the RoadTufty - Playing Near the Road
Animation & Artists Moving Image19731 minsSilent
Tufty and friends - a road safety classic remastered!
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BureaucatsBureaucats
Amateur film19786 mins
Behind closed drawers what other worlds lie? A bureau with tenants from the pleistocene (or plasticine) era offers ‘documentary’ potential.
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Animated Doll and Toy Town CircusAnimated Doll and Toy Town Circus
Animation & Artists Moving Image19123 mins
Roll up, roll up! Come witness staggering feats in what might be the earliest surviving animated film made in colour.
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Goodwill To All DogsGoodwill To All Dogs
Animation & Artists Moving Image19606 mins
An animated xmas with paper dog Snap
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Ladder to YouLadder to You
Animation & Artists Moving Image20184 mins
Eric misses his Elsie, but in his darkest moment she shows him that true love never dies.
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LFF Trailer 1995LFF Trailer 1995
Animation & Artists Moving Image19951 mins
Aardman turn the cinema screen into a mirror and offer this delightful portrait of the typical film festival audience
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Dreams of ToylandDreams of Toyland
Animation & Artists Moving Image19087 minsSilent
Decades before Toy Story, a young boy’s toys come to life through animation
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Trouble in ToytownTrouble in Toytown
Animation & Artists Moving Image194614 mins Location: Poole
An immensely charming toy story in which a distracted pupil becomes an attentive teacher and explains road safety to dolls
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Little Red Riding HoodLittle Red Riding Hood
Animation & Artists Moving Image19808 mins Location: Wolverhampton
A big, bad, but very stylish, wolf meets his match in this model animation of a traditional fairy tale.
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Matches AppealMatches Appeal
Animation & Artists Moving Image19141 mins
An innovative animated appeal film for donations to send matches to troops in the First World War
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Fun on the FarmFun on the Farm
Advert19355 minsSilent
What seems a charming stop-motion rhapsody for Bourn-vita chocolate reveals some unpleasant racial insensitivity.
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Silver LiningSilver Lining
Animation & Artists Moving Image19471 mins
Bread today and jam tomorrow? Cheerful puppet cartoon with a catchy song sweetens the pill of post-war austerity.
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Jealous Doll, Or, The Frustrated Elopement Jealous Doll, Or, The Frustrated Elopement
Animation & Artists Moving Image19094 mins
Toy Story meets Fatal Attraction in this tale of an Edwardian childhood romance scuppered by poor finances and a stalking dolly
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Mousewife's ChoiceMousewife's Choice
Advert19482 mins
An animated ‘mousewife’ finding a way to ease her washing day woes may not be very progressive, but it's delightfully sweet.
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Wooden AthletesWooden Athletes
Animation & Artists Moving Image19125 minsSilent
Stripped-back wooden dolls put on the greatest show on Earth via the marvel of stop motion
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Kitchen KaperKitchen Kaper
Amateur film19635 mins Location: Wakefield
The clinking of the milkman doing his daily rounds turns into a moving tale of romance between the contrasting beverages of day and night.
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QuarantineQuarantine
Animation & Artists Moving Image201813 mins
A post-Brexit pagan dance fantasy about a troupe of Morris-dancing badgers forced to confront the animals quarantined in a facility built above their burrow.
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Stop-motion animation season supported by Laika
We’re also celebrating hand-crafted animation on the big screen, alongside a major exhibition showcasing the wizardry of Laika, at BFI Southbank from 1 August to 9 October.