Põrgu (Hell)
Filed under: animation , 1980s, Estonia, Experimental, hand-drawn, Horror, Joonisfilm, Painted Animation, Rein Raamat, Talinnfilm
Producer(s): Rein Raamat
Release Date: 1983
"Põrgu/Hell is a 1983 animated horror short directed by Estonian animator Rein Raamat. It depicts a party held by a group of wealthy people that soon dissolves into sex and violence, desire and torment. (Porgu/Hell) In this short, Raamat adapts engr..."
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe – Prince Adam No More
Filed under: animation , 1980s, Action, Adventure, Color, Fantasy, Filmation, He-Man, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Rotoscope, Sci-fi, Superhero, U.S.A.
Producer(s): Lou Scheimer
Release Date: 1983
"With only his closest comrades privy to his dual identity as both Prince and Defender of the Castle Grayskull, He-Man's double life seems an allegory for the closet. This episode, dubbed “Prince Adam No More,” is relevant to queer experience, com..."
Three Monks (三个和尚)(1980)
Filed under: animation , 1980s, China, Shanghai Animation Film Studio, Technicolor
Release Date: 01/01/1980
"Based on a Chinese proverb of the same name, Three Monks depicts the perpetual shift between conflict and collabouration among three Buddhist monks regarding water delivery to the temple they live in. The young monk, in red, who is the first to arriv..."
Snow Child (雪孩子)
Filed under: animation , 1980s, Anime, China, Painted Animation, Shanghai Animation Film Studio, Technicolor
Release Date: 1980
"A rabbit mother piled up a snow child as companion to her bunny before going out. The snow child and the bunny became friends, skiing and dancing on icy lake. Later, when the house was accidentally on fire, the snow child rescued the sleepy bunny out..."