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An Animated Film Made in Excel Sums Up the Pointless Impulse to Create

November 5, 2026

Great Art Explained Traces the Incredible Story of Henri Matisse’s ‘The Red Studio’

November 4, 2026

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A Rare Disease and Analog Photography Merge in a Portrait of Self-Discovery

October 30, 2026

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A Macro Journey Underwater Reveals the Radiant Geometries of Coral

October 28, 2026

a gif of a hand-drawn animation by Gaia Alari depicting botanical creatures holding hands while dancing around a pink flower

Gaia Alari’s Lilting Animations are Drawn Frame by Frame

October 2, 2026

a gif of a moving factory line for making red gloves from the animation "Busy Bodies" by Kate Renshaw-Lewis

A Workforce of Creatures Chugs Along in Kate Renshaw-Lewis’ Hand-Drawn Film ‘Busy Bodies’

September 29, 2026

a screenshot of a surreal architectural painting by remedios varo with a group of people being instructed by a wizard like figure

Three Artists and Two Writers On Surrealist Painter Remedios Varo’s Influence

September 25, 2026

a still from the movie 'The History of Concrete' featuring cinder blocks in a metal grocery hand cart

John Wilson’s ‘The History of Concrete’ Is Anything But Mundane

September 23, 2026

A tiny, colorful sea slug on the move

Microscopic Universes Come Alive in Nikon’s Small World in Motion Contest

September 22, 2026

a still from a video shot from space of Earth with green aurora australis moving through the atmosphere

Classical Musicians Interpret Astronauts’ Footage of the Planet for Earth Music Theater

September 21, 2026

a still of a person standing atop a norwegian boulder stuck between two cliffs

Please No Photos! A Short Film Focuses on Tourists’ Obsession with Capturing the Moment

September 15, 2026

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Go Behind the Scenes of Blackwing Pencils’ Ode to Analog Creativity

September 4, 2026

Silver-washed Fritillary butterfly in close-up feeding from purple flowers, filmed on Super 8.

40 Filmmakers in 25 Countries Team Up for an Ode to Nature Shot Entirely on Super 8 Cameras

September 3, 2026

a still from a film by Joshua Charrow documenting the inside of a woodworking factory

New York City’s Last Standing Wood Column Company Closes After 110 Years

August 6, 2026

a still from a short documentary about Garfield plastic phones washing up on a beach in France

A Short Film Sheds Light on the Garfield Phones Washing Up on a French Beach Since the ’80s

August 6, 2026

a still from a video showing a giant iceberg in Greenland that flipped over

Watch a Monumental Iceberg in Greenland Do a Somersault

August 3, 2026