A delightful animation set to scientist Janna Levin’s explanation of Dark Matter by illustrator and animator Daniela Sherer.

An experimental collaboration of sight and sound by New York-based directing duo Alex Topaller and Dan Shapiro (aka Aggressive), Moscow-based art directors Alex Mikhaylov and Max Chelyadnikov (from Loop) and David Johnston and Tom Gilbert of Bristol-based sound design studio Echoic.

A delightfully absurd animation by a group of third year students from The Animation Workshop of VIA University College in Denmark! Featuring the work of director Lena Ólafsdóttir, animators Stina Willadsen, Jonas Scott Di Hu and Marie Eriksen among others.

Fun video for Papooz’s track “Trampoline” by London-based director Daniel Brereton.

Inspired by the plague (aka “Black Death”) that wiped out nearly half of Europe’s population in the 1300s, descent.exe explores a world descending into darkness in the form of a desktop application. Check out the video recording of descent.exe running alongside programmer Mark Fingerhut’s deepdesktop.exe above or (if you’re a PC user) download it here and try it out for yourself! Visuals by Peter Burr. Music by Forma.

Great shots in this video for Sudan Archives’ track “Time” by Los Angeles-based photographer and director Theo Jemison.

Director Anders Malmberg creates a dark universe filled with face-painted gymnasts for Warhola’s track “Jewels”!

Here’s the full quality clip above (4 mins) and longer clip below, not sure how long either will stay up. Cringe level 10000000. I love how Warren Beatty literally goes cross-eyed before making the announcement. Why do they even have multiple cards for Emma Stone / La La Land typed out? Someone is getting fired.

7-minute youtube rip (includes acceptance speech):

Video clip from ABC News @ABC Twitter – The announcement:

WATCH: ‘La La Land’ announced as #Oscars Best Picture winner, but only until a mistake is realized with ‘Moonlight’ being the real winner. pic.twitter.com/wYsUngcdwe

— ABC News (@ABC) February 27, 2017

Video clip from Good Morning America @GMA Twitter – The realisation:

WATCH: Moment where crew/cast of ‘La La Land’ realizes a mistake had been made and ‘Moonlight’ actually won Best Picture. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/WCCopwsJ66

— Good Morning America (@GMA) February 27, 2017

Great one-shot video for Lushlife and Khruangbin’s track “Totally Mutual Feeling” by directing duo Jesse Lamar and Nik Harper (aka LAMAR+NIK)!

1. My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea

Jason Schwartzman and Reggie Watts voice the characters of two best friends in graphic novelist Dash Shaw’s uniquely animated feature about a sinking high school. Watch the trailer above and check out the rest of our best picks of the week below!

2. Shadow of Truth

Already one of Israel’s most highly acclaimed series, Shadow of Truth explores the 2006 murder of 13-year-old Tair Rada and the man who some believe wrongfully confessed.

3. Song to Song

Terrence Malick’s latest explores the complicated romance of a pair of struggling musicians in Austin, Texas.

4. Mean Dreams

A young boy tries to run away with the girl he loves, only to be pursued by her violent father.

5. Abstract: The Art of Design

Netflix’s 8-episode docu-series showcases some of the most creative minds currently working in the field of art and design.

6. Jawbone

A gritty boxing drama about a former champ who returns to childhood boxing club after hitting rock bottom. Written by the film’s star, Johnny Harris.

Fun project by visionary design studio Universal Everything! While offering up product demos for futuristic prototypes, this ongoing series touches on emerging technologies like flexible displays, shape-shifting materials and context-aware functionality that doesn’t feel that far from the kind of things we may actually start seeing. Check out more from “Screens of the Future” below!

A man struggles to control his obsessive thoughts in this stylish short by Zurich, Switzerland-based animator Frederic Siegel.