Mark Baker

A country couple and their shepherd endure drought, flood, a monstrous bear, hunters and tourists during a somewhat odd few days in their normally quiet life. (imdb)

After marauding and sinking another ship, a band of pirates capture a female passenger, then send her overboard as punishment for her defiance. She vows revenge, and fortunately is rescued by a small passing ship carrying only its captain, his first mate and a cat. They cross paths with the pirates, but both sides - after seeming to have victory within their grasp - meet a fate neither could have predicted. (imdb)

Winter Days is based off a set of poems (renku) collected by Japanese poet Bashō. In this style of poetry, poets take it in turn to write a stanza, in reaction to the stanza of the previous poet. Each stanza has been animated by a different animator using a wide variety of styles; as well as various Japanese animators, famous names such as Yuriy Norshteyn also contributed animated shorts. There are 36 animated segments in total, animated by 35 animators.

A village is ruled by the church, but it's filled with hypocritical sinners who constantly spy on each other. (imdb)