Pencils vs Pixels

"Animating dreams, shifting reality."

A documentary told from the voices of the "second golden age" of animation in the 1990s and 2000s about the rise, fall and rise again of hand-drawn animation. They were trained by animation masters that created the principles of animation, they took animation to heights no one dreamed of - and then came the computer.

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From Darkness

From Darkness

2002

Wolfwalkers

Wolfwalkers

2020

Mutant Aliens

Mutant Aliens

2002

Absolute Denial

Absolute Denial

2021

Irrational Numbers

Irrational Numbers

2008

The Red Planet Immigrant

The Dog’s Leash

The Dog’s Leash

2022

The Tale of the Old Oak Tree

The Tale of the Old Oak Tree

1948

Buzzkill

Buzzkill

2022

Cosmo

Cosmo

2023

Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh

2011

The Glassworker

The Glassworker

2024

Sohrab and Rustum

Sohrab and Rustum

2018

Genius Loci

Genius Loci

2020

Deter & Oro

Deter & Oro

2023

The Life Letter

The Life Letter

2022

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

2022

The Roots of Japanese Anime Until the End of WWII: 1930-1942

The Roots of Japanese Anime Until the End of WWII: 1930-1942

2008

The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

2023

The Case of the Artist

The Case of the Artist

1962