Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.

A scientist makes a last stand on Earth with the help of a ragtag team of soldiers against an invasion of alien phantoms.

The last days of Frankenstein (1931) director James Whale are explored.

A veteran detective gets stuck with a rookie cop when in pursuit of a German crook.