"Darkness-Light-Darkness"

This 8 minute animation short was shown to me a while back by my best friend, and I still get a sense of wonder when I watch it now, even having seen it numerous times. Created by Czech film maker, Jan Svankmajer, it's an allegory about the claustrophobic atmosphere of his home country, Czechoslovakia (currently Czech Republic).

However, even with it's less-than-joyous political undertones, it's still a joy to watch as a delightful little bit of animation.