Underplayed Gems

12 Tiny Christmas Tales (2001)

12 Tiny Christmas Tales poster
Directed by
Bill Plympton
Genre
Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
23 min
Rated
G
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Bill Plympton animates a collection of very short Christmas stories. Each one is based on a Christmas card he made for his parents over many years.

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What happens

12 Tiny Christmas Tales (stylized onscreen as 12 tiny Christmas tales) is an American Christmas animated short film that was broadcast on Cartoon Network on December 7, 2001. This project was animated and directed by Bill Plympton and Inspired by Christmas cards that Plympton began drawing for his parents in 1964. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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