Saturday “Morning” Animation Vacation XXIII

Aeon Flux - “Leisure”: Analyzing this short would probably be impossible without the director commentary on full-blast. Nevertheless, I shall attempt it! Aeon penetrates a downed alien craft with the intent of pilfering the eggs of the intelligent spacefaring species. But when she is distracted by her own egregious sadism before making her escape, things go horribly wrong. Cameo by Qais Fulton at 0:30.

The Little Mermaid - “Poor Unfortunate Souls”: From the movie that taught my generation of teenage girls to throw tantrums, lust after older men, and make deals with the devil. It’s fine, Daddy will bail you out and you’ll marry your prince in the end. (fuck yeah, Seaking!)

Jesse Schmal - “Sub!”: An exquisitely-timed, hysterically funny, stunningly expressive story of one sunny afternoon in a cool Italian plaza.

Annecy 2006 - “Pyrats”: A vicious crew of corsairs take down a Carribbean port in pursuit of their missing mate.

Pearl Jam - “Evolution”: Featuring one of the It Girls of semi-obscure animation, a treatise on, what else, the hideous corporate/military machine.

Shea MacFarland - “The Cycle of Art”: While the animation here is severely lacking, the concept is so good that it bears watching, anyway. As one YouTube commentor put it, “I am an art double major and this feels like a grim story of my life…”

Sand Animation: A truly incredible mashup of performance art, projection, and near-animation.