The global animators represented in this programme excel in utilising drawn and modelling techniques, in a plethora of dreamscapes powered with real emotion. Each film is garnished with a cultural aesthetic from its location, and takes us through a range of experiences and reactions. The first of two programmes features the welcome return of the Quay Brothers’ esoteric narratives (see Brothers Quay Animation Event p63) as well as another comic escapade offered by American Toon legend Bill Plympton.