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Each frame is created by manipulating powder (typically sand or salt) on a flat, backlit or frontlit surface.
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Apnoea
Апноэ
Apnoe
2022 – 00:04:25 – (wordless) – SHAR School-Studio – Kononova Aleksandra
Surrealism/dream-logic – digital 2D, mixed, powder
0 ws
A film about the loneliness and confusion of existence.2023-10-04 -
Boomerang
Бумеранг
Bumerang
2002 – 00:09:45 – (wordless) – Uzbekfilm – Hachaturov Eduard
Surrealism/dream-logic, War & battles – cutout, paint, powder
0 ws
Military industry gradually degrades the environment, until nature fights back. An anti-war film.2022-11-07 -
Compromix ❤
Компромикс, Компромікс
Kompromiks
2002 – 00:05:30 – (wordless) – Ukranimafilm – Sivokon Yevgeniy
NSFW / 18+, Surrealism/dream-logic, War & battles – powder
0 ws
A wordless depiction of the battle between black and white.2021-07-29 -
Door
Эшик
Eshik
2003 – 00:09:08 – (wordless), Uzbek – Uzbekfilm – Chufarnov Sergey
Misc. – cutout, powder
1.13 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Three skits featuring some cartoon men and other creatures: "Door", "Shadow", "Goods".2022-11-052022-11-07 -
E=mc2
E=mc2
E=mc2
1996 – 00:04:22 – (wordless) – Borisfen, Millimages – Churikova Alla
Romance, Surrealism/dream-logic – powder
0 ws
A story of two fish animated with sand.2022-03-12 -
Evenki Lullaby
Эвенкийская колыбельная
Evenkiyskaya kolybelnaya
2007 – 00:03:05 – Evenki – MetronomeFilms – Skvortsova Yelizaveta
Domestic life, Musical/Opera – powder
6.75 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by MetronomeFilmsComp)
A lullaby of the Evenki people of North Asia. Sung by Valentina Kalyundzyuga.2022-04-112022-04-11 -
Forest Tales ❤
Сказки леса
Skazki lesa
1997 – 00:14:15 – Russian – Belarusfilm – Petkevich Yelena
Surrealism/dream-logic – powder
10.19 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by ?), Italian (unknown⭳ – by Anna, Fabiojappo₂)
A little grasshopper runs away from home into the dark forest to discover the wider world, and how to behave in it.2015-02-072020-12-21 -
Frost Patterns
Морозный узор
Moroznyy uzor
1974 – 00:04:30 – (wordless) – Ekran – Ardov Boris
Christmas/New Year, Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic), Misc. – cutout, drawn (cel), drawn (not cel), mixed, paint, powder
0 ws
Little Frost lightens up the gloominess of a rainy day into the most delightful snow and frost patterns.2021-09-29 -
The Garden of Chrysanthemum
Сад хризантем
Sad hrizantem
1986 – 00:10:00 – (wordless) – Uzbekfilm – Smirnov Nikolay
Folklore & myth (non-Rus./USSR), Romance, Serious – cutout, mixed, powder
0 ws
After a hunter kills a fox, everything in his life starts going wrong. Based on Chinese folklore. Art direction by Sergey Alibekov.2023-06-25 -
The Guardian Angel
Хранитель
Hranitel
1989 – 00:08:42 – (wordless) – Sverdlovsk Film Studio – Petkevich Vladimir
Comedy, Religion – drawn (not cel), powder
0 ws
A guardian angel's efforts to help people only cause greater and greater disasters.2022-04-29 -
Horse, Violin... and a Little Nervous ❤
Лошадь, скрипка... и немножко нервно
Loshad, skripka... i nemnozhko nervno
1991 – 00:26:38 – (wordless) – Lenfilm – Yevteyeva Irina
Biography, Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Surrealism/dream-logic – direct-on-film, live-action, mixed, powder
0 ws
A surreal film-portrait of poet Vladimir Mayakovsky based on his eponymous poem.2024-07-24 -
How To Become a Human Being? ❤
Как стать человеком?
Kak stat chelovekom?
1988 – 00:18:50 – Russian – Sverdlovsk Film Studio – Petkevich Vladimir
Literature (Rus./East Slavic), Religion, Serious, Surrealism/dream-logic – cutout, mixed, powder
4.64 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000), English (good⭳ – by Eus, Niffiwan, Chapaev₂), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella)
A demon, sick of sin's monotony, asks a priest for instructions on how to become good. Based on Leonid Andreyev's story "The Rules of Good" (1911).2023-02-052023-02-04 -
The Last Gulp ❤
Последний глоток
Posledniy glotok
2011 – 00:14:38 – (wordless), English – SHAR School-Studio – Boguslavskiy Georgiy
Misc., Surrealism/dream-logic – live-action, powder
0 ws
A pilot makes a crash landing among the desert sands, and attempts to escape, having with him only a flask with several draughts of water.2021-06-01 -
The Magic Pipe ❤
Волшебная свирель
Volshebnaya svirel
1998 – 00:49:34 – Russian – AF Centre, F.A.F. Entertainment – Tumelya Mihail
Folklore & myth (Rus./USSR minorities), Literature (Rus./USSR minorities), Romance, Serious, War & battles – drawn (cel), live-action, mixed, powder, puppet
7.21 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by ?, Niffiwan), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Don Medina), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
A magical fairy tale based on the Ossetian national epos that tells us about the rivalry of strength and art, ancient evil and kind magic, pride and anxious love. Two suitors apply for the hand of the king's daughter: a famous warrior and a simple shepherd.2025-06-302025-07-10 -
Night Has Come
Ночь пришла
Noch prishla
1998 – 00:05:30 – Russian – Master-Film, School of Advanced Studies for Screenwriters and Directors, SHAR School-Studio – Filippova Svetlana
Domestic life, Horror, Surrealism/dream-logic – powder
5.16 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
Night comes. For a young boy in his room, it is a time of fear. But outside, life goes on.2025-06-222025-06-21 -
School of Angels
Школа ангелов
Shkola angelov
2011 – 00:03:19 – Church Slavonic, Russian – VGIK – Razgulyayeva Svetlana
History, Religion – powder
10.74 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Niffiwan)
An angel child learns the history of how Ivan the Terrible defeated the city of Kazan and built "the most beautiful church in the world", St. Basil's Cathedral.2022-02-252022-02-23 -
Snow Will Cover the Roads... ❤
Засыплет снег дороги..., Засипле сніг дороги...
Zasyplet sneg dorogi..., Zasyple snig dorogy...
2004 – 00:07:22 – (wordless) – Ukranimafilm – Sivokon Yevgeniy
Misc., Surrealism/dream-logic – powder
0 ws
A film-memory, a film-reflection. An elderly man remembers his childhood and youth...2021-02-08 -
The Soldier's Caftan
Солдатский кафтан
Soldatskiy kaftan
1983 – 00:09:59 – Russian – Soyuzmultfilm – Kurchevskiy Vadim
Folklore & myth (Rus./East Slavic) – cutout, plasticine (2D), powder, puppet
9.15 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Dust Angel, Niffiwan), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by Yefren)
A soldier, a general and an admiral each claim that their uniform is the best. Tsar Peter the Great organizes a contest to test who's right. Based on Russian folklore.2024-02-252024-02-24 -
Space Visitors (1)
Космические пришельцы (1)
Kosmicheskiye prisheltsy (1)
1981 – 00:16:22 – Russian – Ekran – Solovyov Aleksey
Sci-fi & space – cutout, mixed, powder
10.75 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by CuervoNegro, Niffiwan₂), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by javu61, CuervoNegro₂)
An alien probe in the shape of a black sphere comes to Earth, and scientists try to establish contact with it. Based on a screenplay by well-known Russian sci-fi writer Arkady Strugatsky.2022-06-212022-06-21 -
Tales of the Old Piano - Vivaldi
Сказки старого пианино - Вивальди
Skazki starogo pianino - Vivaldi
2007 – 00:13:12 – English, Russian – M.I.R. Film Studio – Cherkasova Oksana
Biography, Musical/Opera – drawn (cel), powder
8.64 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by ?, Eus)
A biography of the famous Venetian composer Antonio Vivaldi.2014-08-132021-08-31 -
There Will Come Soft Rains ❤
Будет ласковый дождь
Budet laskovyy dozhd
1984 – 00:10:21 – Russian – Uzbekfilm – Tulyahodzhayev Nazim
Literature (non-Rus./USSR), Sci-fi & space, Serious – cutout, powder
3.71 ws – Subtitles: Czech (unknown⭳ – by wero1000, Niffiwan₃), English (good⭳ – by Deviantart King of 97, Niffiwan₃), Spanish (unknown⭳ – by pasotismo, Niffiwan₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Argopoiss), French (unknown⭳ – by Patri©k, Victorugueux), Vietnamese (unknown⭳ – by Cynir)
A robot in a nuclear fallout shelter goes through its daily routine. Based on the story by Ray Bradbury.2024-07-172021-05-27 -
The Tree of the Motherland
Дерево родины
Derevo rodiny
1987 – 00:09:21 – (wordless) – Soyuzmultfilm – Petkevich Vladimir
Surrealism/dream-logic – powder
0 ws
A philosophical allegory.2021-02-12 -
The Tree-frog
Квакша
Kvaksha
1979 – 00:18:17 – Russian – Ekran – Aristov Leonid
Literature (Rus./East Slavic) – drawn (cel), mixed, powder, puppet
6.64 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Eus, Lemicnor, Niffiwan₂), Estonian (unknown⭳ – by Pastella), Russian (good⭳ – by Lemicnor, Eus₃, Niffiwan₃)
An еcological-themed story based on a tale by Konstantin Paustovsky.2022-05-142021-01-11 -
Vasana
Васана
Vasana
2006 – 00:05:24 – (wordless) – (no studio) – Stepanova Mariya
Surrealism/dream-logic – powder
0.31 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Dennis Keen)
Sand animation featuring hypnotic sitar and throat singing and hallucinogenic images from the subconscious.2010-05-182021-03-01 -
Why Does the Camel Need an Orange? ❤
Зачем верблюду апельсин?
Zachem verblyudu apelsin?
1986 – 00:09:18 – Russian – Ekran – Kalisher Yulian
Comedy, Musical/Opera, Surrealism/dream-logic – cutout, mixed, powder, puppet
17.41 ws – Subtitles: English (ok⭳ – by Niffiwan, Chapaev₂, Eus₂), Russian (unknown⭳ – by Chapaev, Eus₂, Niffiwan₂)
A musically playful, absurd animation in which each Russian word in the title (Why, Camel, Orange) stands for a plot and tale of its own.2024-01-072024-01-07 -
Yulia's Birthday
День народження Юлії
Den narozhdennya Yulii
1994 – 00:14:49 – Ukrainian – Ukranimafilm – Marchenkova Natalya
Comedy, Horror, Romance – cutout, powder
9.04 ws – Subtitles: English (good⭳ – by Niffiwan)
A modern fairy tale about a girl looking for her lost soul; a morbid horror-romance with a happy ending.2022-11-042022-11-05