Zeman first achieved fame for his beloved Mr. Prokouk animated shorts, featuring his alter-ego, a long-nosed, mustachioed Everyman in a pork-pie hat. Please join us for seven of the delightful, rarely seen Mr. Prokouk films, along with Zeman's very first work, the Cannes prize-winning The Christmas Dream, and his simply amazing 1949 short Inspiration, a love story set inside a single drop of water, which Zeman animated by heating and bending fragile blown-glass figurines!The program:The Christmas Dream (Vánocni Sen, 1946, 12 mins). The Hamster (Krecek, 1946, 10 mins). A Horseshoe for Luck (Podkova pro stestí, 1946, 5 mins). Mr. Prokouk in the Office (Pan Prokouk úraduje, 1947, 9 mins). The Temptation of Mr. Prokouk (Pan Prokouk v pokuseni, 1947, 8 mins). Mr. Prokouk Makes a Film (Pan Prokouk filmuje, 1948, 9 mins). Inspiration (Inspirace, 1949, 13 mins, Color). Mr. Prokouk the Inventor (Pan Prokouk vynálezcem, 1949, 11 mins). Mr. Prokouk the Animal Lover (Pan Prokouk, prítel zvirátek, 1955, 12 mins, Color).