The Mole and the Robot / The Mole and the Rocket / The Mole as a Gardener: lessons in co-operation for little people
Zdenek Miler, “The Mole and the Robot”(1995) / “The Mole and the Rocket” (1966) /
The Mole in a Dream: children’s animation short verges on surreal and sci-fi / apocalyptic
Zdenek Miler, “The Mole in a Dream / Krtek ve Snu” (1985) Another film episode
How the Mole got his Pants: charming little short on making flax that set off a phenomenon
Zdenek Miler, “How the Mole got his Pants / Jak krtek ke kalhotkám prišel” (1957) As
Krtek a Hodiny: amusing children’s animated film hides a moral about industrialisation’s effects on humans
Zdenek Miler, “Krtek a Hodiny” (1995) Found this 28-minute cartoon on Youtube while looking for
9/11 Intercepted: dry and technical presentation of what may have actually occurred in the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks
Rob Balsamo, “9/11 Intercepted” (2011) Over a decade has passed since the World Trade Center
Sed uz sliekšna pasacina: a very pretty and surreal animated film from Latvia
Mirdza Zivere, “Sed uz sliekšna pasacina” (1987) Made for Latvian-language television in the Soviet Union
The Surprising History of Egypt with Terry Jones: continuity of the ancient in the modern with a message about living life to the full
Phil Grabsky, “The Surprising History of Egypt with Terry Jones” (2002) An entertaining trip into
Terry Jones’ Barbarians (Episode 1: The Primitive Celts): demonstration that victors write history to flatter themselves and demonise others
Terry Jones, “Terry Jones’ Barbarians (Episode 1: The Primitive Celts)” (2006) This droll history lesson
Human, All Too Human (Episode 3: Jean-Paul Sartre): a fine exposition of a philosopher who lived his philosophy
Louise Wardle, “Human, All Too Human (Episode 3: Jean-Paul Sartre)” (1999) The final episode in
Cosmopolis: profound road-movie meditation on corporate nihilism and its destruction of people
David Cronenberg, “Cosmopolis” (2012) A profound and thoughtful film on the nature of the corporate