Gerd Gockell

Stone and light, just stone and light. ‘Elegy is a form of poetry natural to the reflective mind. Sorrow and love became the principal themes of the elegy. Elegy presents everything as lost and gone or absent and future.’ (Samuel Taylor Coleridge)

Black, white and grey tiles alternate in quick succession. From a seemingly random set of little tile squares, pixel by pixel, an image emerges. Familiar situations become clearer and clearer.

Restored Weekend is fictitious discovery based on Walter Ruttmann's audio play 'Weekend' from 1930 - the first-ever abstract sound collage.

The proverbial "black sheep" will be bullied out of the herd and only the brave outsider can protect them from harm.

An experimental animation in which thousands of artifacts from the collections of small museums are brought to life in an animated history of human endeavor.

Bob the plumber is hired to fix a broken pipe and lands to his surprise in a gay fetish club.

Stone and light, just stone and light. ‘Elegy is a form of poetry natural to the reflective mind. Sorrow and love became the principal themes of the elegy. Elegy presents everything as lost and gone or absent and future.’ (Samuel Taylor Coleridge)

Black, white and grey tiles alternate in quick succession. From a seemingly random set of little tile squares, pixel by pixel, an image emerges. Familiar situations become clearer and clearer.

Black, white and grey tiles alternate in quick succession. From a seemingly random set of little tile squares, pixel by pixel, an image emerges. Familiar situations become clearer and clearer.

Restored Weekend is fictitious discovery based on Walter Ruttmann's audio play 'Weekend' from 1930 - the first-ever abstract sound collage.

The proverbial "black sheep" will be bullied out of the herd and only the brave outsider can protect them from harm.

An experimental animation in which thousands of artifacts from the collections of small museums are brought to life in an animated history of human endeavor.

Bob the plumber is hired to fix a broken pipe and lands to his surprise in a gay fetish club.

Anita has been suffering under the tyranny of the scientists at an animal research clinic for years. When she meets the pig Sirius, she realizes that she has to take her fate into her own hands.

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"The little bird has plenty of peace and quiet high up in its tree, at least until an unexpected guest shows up. The brash caterpillar's keen on devouring the green leaves that the little bird has cared for so tenderly. During the ensuing showdown, the two fail to notice that someone else is hard on their heels, and this character's craving a more savoury snack."

Squirrel and bat. The convergence of different worlds and times of day. Forces in the underground govern night and day – and much more. By accident, this regulated everyday life has ground to a halt. And thus begins the mutual journey of two solitary figures.

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A journey through the history of German animated film from 1920 to 1960, spanning the avant-garde beginnings, the emigrants, the time in the Third Reich and cinema in both German states after 1945.

A journey through the history of German animated film from 1920 to 1960, spanning the avant-garde beginnings, the emigrants, the time in the Third Reich and cinema in both German states after 1945.

A journey through the history of German animated film from 1920 to 1960, spanning the avant-garde beginnings, the emigrants, the time in the Third Reich and cinema in both German states after 1945.

In an insect food farm, millions of crickets are being bred, frozen, packaged, and fried. The ordinary, everyday process in the farm is a one-time catastrophe for the crickets and usually ends with their certain death. Nevertheless, one cricket survives and escapes.

An animated short film for children about friendship. One can't force a friendship, but an emergency can build a friendship.

An animated short film for children about friendship. One can't force a friendship, but an emergency can build a friendship.

Animated short film

Animated short film

If there’s one thing farmer Olga loves more than her pet pigs, it’s a pork chop. When the pigs she butchers find that they can still influence events on the farm after their deaths, a vicious circle begins.