Cecile Starr's top 9 picks if stranded on a desert island...

"I've been lucky enough to know all the mentioned animators in person except one (Morse), and to count one of them (Parker) among my close friends. Their films reflect a wide range of subjects and techniques--from abstract to sexual, from hand drawn to electronic. By and large each is one-of-a-kind, and each one sparkles even after many screenings. Some of the films reflect the femaleness of their creators, and some reflect the creativeness of females. I would be proud to have made any one of them."

Galatea (1935) silhouette cut-out animation by Lotte Reiniger
Night On Bald Mountain (1933) Alexander Alexeieff and Claire Parker
Dwightiana (1959) stop-motion with baubles and doodads, by Marie Menke
Abstronic (1952) by Mary Ellen Bute
The Owl Who Married The Goose (1974) sand animation by Caroline Leaf
Improvization (1977) video animation of dance Kei Takei, by Doris Chase
Tub Film (1972) minimual line drawing by Mary Beams
Charleston Home Movie (1980) rotoscoping with feeling, by Deanne Morse
Permanent Wave (1969) optical printing with passion, by Anita Thacher

Aleksandra Korejwo's top 10 picks if stranded on a desert island...

"I think salt corresponds with sand from the desert as well."

Alice in Wonderland by Walt Disney
One film from the Nick Park collection--Just for laughing
One film from Faith Hubley collection--It is the colored music for my eyes
The Subject of the Picture by George Schwitzgebel--To remember good painting
In the Time of Angels by David Anderson--For my romantic soul
Adagio Cantabilo by Tomaso Albinioni
Divertimento KV13 Presto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Flight of the Bumble Bee by Nikolai Rimski-Korsako
The Swan --For contemplation
Hallelujah --For joy