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Jasmine, a young Syrian artist, is preparing a meal with her mother when a bomb goes off, destroying their home and all their belongings. After a panicked escape, they make it safely outside only to find the destruction that remains in their war-torn city. An aid worker recovers Jasmine's sketchbook, leading us on a journey of hope and resolve for their future.
An Stop-Motion Animated Short
A young teen girls survives her first baby sitting job, despite her mom's trust issues.
A journey through a surreal airport where nature and untranslatable words unexpectedly reveal on the way.
The frantic shift of a butcher working in a busy fish market as he faces increasingly distressing orders in his workplace.
An occult stop-motion puppet ritual of murky origin and questionable aims.
The indestructible "Granny-Frog" lovingly describes the flowers in her garden that she eagerly awaits, while the obsessed filmmaker finds those 'flowers' in discarded, accidental beauties in the neighborhood. A stop-motion roller coaster ride through sleepy working-class neighborhood "Detelinara".
An experienced therapist manages to visualize the inner demons of a painter; however, she finds herself caught between empathy and envy, leading her to question her own identity in the process.
Will Bishop-Stephens has been working on kinetic sculptures he calls “Thrum” since 2020. Version IX links a bicycle wheel to a guitar. Butterfly wings, snail shells, poppy seed capsules and feathers grow and shrink on the spokes, the guitar strings produce a vibrating drone. The animation and sound machine takes us to a state of floating.
The girl's house burned to the ground. A secret postman brings her things, which someone carefully put in an old suitcase. Attached to it is a letter with the address of the house. The girl gets dressed, takes a suitcase and goes to the specified address. Along the way she meets the Guide. An ominous raven sits on his shoulder. A guide accompanies her to a mysterious house. At first glance, the house turns out to be an amazing place, but at the most unexpected moment the spirits wake up and take the form of old things, forgotten by everyone... A frightened girl runs out into the street in a panic. Finally she finds a bar with the windows on fire. The bar only seems safe at first glance... She finds it difficult to get along with ghosts in an old house, in an old city, in someone's past. For what? Real Home is always inside!
In Kohlberger’s second film that could be considered narrative driven, the artist fashions a dystopian fiction from the remnants of cinema’s past. Drawing on excerpts from obscure sci-fi films, The Electric Kiss imagines a world not unlike our own, in which people plug their brains into a kind of neuro-network that connects the whole of human consciousness. As cyberpunk imagery draped in VHS textures alternates with passages of prismatic visual noise (achieved, in trademark style, by feeding footage through self trained machine learning algorithms), a quasi-plot emerges: a man in a VR headset, literally and figuratively lost in space, subjects himself to a mysterious procedure to alleviate the ill effects of this new technology on the mind.
For Henry, the community garden is his escape from the daily toil in the city. However, the day has come for it to be demolished, Henry and his community can't agree on how to save it.
This experimental short considers the unrecognized labor in having and being a body. The puppets, disembodied meaty legs, flayed of skin, dance in repetition even as they start to disintegrate.
In the heart of a factory, where butterflies are born from dough and shaped in molds, a profound tale unfolds. Each caterpillar dreams of metamorphosis into a butterfly. Through a journey that involves sizzling frying pans and scorching hot oil, they yearn for that ephemeral moment when wings unfurl, and they take flight. These creatures, emerging from the depths of fryers like divine beings, elegantly anticipate the future generations that will follow in their graceful flight. Yet, within this serene panorama, an unexpected presence disrupts the tranquility. A beetle, adorned with a robust body and pointed horns, emerged from hot sizzling oil bubbles.
A girl defies her community to claim her freedom
Tape is an evocative short animation rooted in the creator's personal connection to home. Inspired by the transition from Hong Kong to Finland, the story reflects on the time spent in a Hong Kong house filled with plastic tape-repaired furniture, embodying unpleasant memories. The animation delves into themes of emotional cognition, emphasizing the sticky, tactile experiences that resonate deeply with viewers.
The happily married fisherman Fiego, strives to make his wife ‘s life even better when he is granted wishes by a magic fish.
Locks, screws and fruit enjoy having sex.
In a detailed voicemail, a man explains how to use the old lawn tractor to mow the grass on his land without unbalancing the garden.
Jill can’t sleep because of a scary monkey hiding in her closet. But when the monkey follows her to school, she will need to face her fears!
Surreal environments take center stage in this visual odyssey.
The smell and taste of bread trigger feelings and emotions in Shirin that remind her of her childhood. She decides to return to Tehran, her hometown.
Muscle Man, the world’s cleanest superhero embarks on a thrilling battle against a giant robot determined to reduce the city to rubble. But his obsession with order will lead to his downfall.
J, a woman in her thirties, discovers mold growing on her spouse’s ashes. When she sprinkles the mold onto her food, it begins to move, searching for more food. J puts the moldy food in the bathtub and starts to create something.
A lonely stray dog named KALB summons a djinn, DJINNI, who is frustrated by her job pulling her away from her ibrik paradise. While Kalb enjoys the companionship, Djinni is conflicted, as the fun she has playing with Kalb is dampened by her failure to understand what Kalb wants. After an explosive episode, Djinni realizes Kalb's desire for an owner and comes to terms with her love for the dog. As his last wish, Kalb becomes a djinn and joins Djinni within the lamp.
A Past Development project for Sam Register Warner Brothers Animation.
A party of ten small crabs finds ten small candies, and happily sits on a rock to eat them. But what happens when the octopuses come to steal them? Ten small crabs (Δέκα καβουράκια) is the animated music video for the homonymous Greek song.
Sakuikazuchi, ascending to Takamagahara, is gliding there quietly. Don't be deceived by its dazzling beauty...Just as a destructive force was born from Izanami's ruined body after she lost her former beauty, there is also a destructive power hidden behind this beauty, waiting to emerge. Although it appears calm, this calmness actually signals a great catastrophe to us.
A letter to a friend sent from far away. A whiff of love and loneliness in the wind and the smell of summer bringing friends back together.
Colin, a daydreaming pupil, finds comfort in imaginary characters. When called to the board, he’s still dreaming. From his tear, a friend emerges, guiding him to the world’s wonders and beauty, giving him the hope to face reality again.
A young student lives in a mini-apartment in Incheon, in the North-West of South Korea. Wandering around the neighbourhood, she immerses herself in her family’s past, piecing together forgotten fragments of history. Using drawings and clay animation, visual artist Vatae Kimlee creates a flowing visual collage, a captivating animated graphic novel that brings back to life memories erased by the country’s accelerated transformation.
Alice's summer at her grandpa's takes an unexpected turn. Obsessed with a butterfly-catching video game, she's oblivious to the world around, as well as her entomologist grandpa's interest in protecting endangered butterflies. In a powerful thunderstorm, her wonder for reality awakens, and their bond deepens.
Play Life invites you into the vibrant world of Algis Krisciunas' paintings, where art transforms into living, breathing stories. Through a nostalgic conversation between a man and a woman, the film explores love, memory, and the passage of time. Each scene unravels emotions, blending storytelling with Krisciunas' creative vision. Accompanied by a specially composed soundtrack, the journey reveals the artist's deep reflections on life, offering viewers an immersive experience filled with emotion and beauty.
La Gola (The Belly), Diego Marcon’s film commissioned by the Kunstverein in Hamburg, revolves around the correspondence between Gianni and Rossana. The two characters are portrayed by hyperrealistic dolls with digitally animated eyes and facial expressions. The combination of human voices, analogue dolls, and digital (post-)production brings forth hybrid characters whose status between analogue and digital defies clear distinction.
To protect the woman she loves, V is forced to flee her homeland, Congo. She embarks on the dangerous journey to the USA, only to be cruelly stripped of the few belongings that she carries.
The human body is an endless source of inspiration, reflecting stories and connections with the external landscape. As humans, we possess the power to create, reproduce, and thrive, yet we also bear the capacity to witness the devastating ruin of our planet. The direction we choose to steer the flora, fauna, and ourselves rests solely in our hands. Will it be a path towards destruction or a beacon of hope for a better world? Through graceful dance and artistic prowess, young artist Mr. Kriss weaves a visual poem depicting our intertwined existence within the cyclic nature of life.
How, knowing that even the universe is dying, do we bear our lives? The finitude and yet vastness of both our deeds and the cosmos through a fleeting moment of contemplation. This is a poem written by Maria Popova, performed here by Nick Cave and transformed into animation by Daniel Bruson.
In a peaceful valley lulled by music, Oudi and Melody live in harmony, making plants in their path. But one day, as Oudi is carried away by the music he creates, an accident occurs and threatens the established harmony.
Vivisection of the psychiatric system carried out by the woman undergoing treatment at the center. This is a place where doctors do not have enough time to get to know and understand their patients, they make diagnoses that will be easy to classify, they prescribe pills and "normal" life: work, family, stability.
Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying is a short meditation on love, grief, and imagination. The hand-drawn animated documentary was created through a collaboration between mother, elder and narrator Edith Almadi and filmmakers Natalie Baird and Toby Gillies. This poetic piece celebrates life and the transformative ability of art to elevate and transcend us. Through vivid drawings and Edith’s simple yet magical words, the film explores our enduring bond with loved ones who have passed. In honouring her son’s life within the cosmos, Edith’s artworks embody colours, shapes and metaphors that remind us of the timeless power of love, gravity, and grace until our final breaths.
Joko is a young man who works on the cistern, he is the only breadwinner in a family. On his second anniversary of employment, Joko and his colleagues meet with foreign delegates who force boy and the rest to… carry on their back. At first, Joko is against and rebels against this humiliating activity. However, under the pressure and desire to earn good money, he subsides.
A seemingly idyllic lovers’ encounter reveals itself to be the start of a genderless figure’s surreal odyssey. A dystopian universe unfolds piece by piece as the character learns who they really are.
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Animated colors crazy to No Sound. This was one of the animations to be painted directly onto the film.
From emptiness, a gentle breeze stirs, gathering grasses and leaves to form a creature. Grass turns to feathers, leaves to body. As It catch sight of itself, the world echoes into being, stirred by the wind. Feeling others, It is felt in return, in a rhythm where all boundaries blur into a seamless dance of harmony...
Alice, a young college student, receives mysterious messages from an unknown person. The messages progressively reveal intimate details about Alice's life, causing her increasing distress and prompting her to confront the stranger. As the tension escalates, Alice seeks support from her friend Kate. However, the arrival of a chilling message urging her to open the door intensifies the unsettling atmosphere. The story explores themes of paranoia and split identity, as Alice's encounter with the unknown takes her on a disturbing journey into the depths of her psyche.
A brief, colorfully animated satire on modern socio-filmic culture and its primary users. A young cinephile reviews a film on Letterboxd while his girlfriend patiently waits for his attention. She makes an effort to seduce him but he’s preoccupied writing his review on “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Before.” Before we know it, a demonic alien creature descends from the sky in an effort to woo the unattended damsel, stealing her away from her earthly boyfriend’s film bro obsessions and constantly buzzing fruit flies.
The Animanimals want to do a big musical performance but somebody got the wrong notes.
A weasel, who’s unusual job is to sell ties, roams around the countryside. Considered a pest and constantly on the move, she decides to try her luck in the forest. Her fate is about to change when a hedgehog intervenes.
In this animated short film, a dystopian environment contains brittle glass characters, they are divided into two sides: the broken and the intact. The spirits that dwell within are either pure or rotten. The broken remain on their side, to waste away into shattered bits. But the shards have a healing property, a process exploited by an ambitious dark soul who desires to be whole, and part of a possessed, twisted, robotic tribe.
A girl searches for food in the forest in Valia Calda to take care of her sick father. She finds a cave within which she discovers a deeply buried truth.
A group of ghouls get together for a house party.
During a mundane late-night closing shift, the fry cook guy of a fast food restaurant is busy playing his video game, leaving the cashier girl alone with cleaning duty. A robber comes in threatening the cashier girl, all while the fry cook is oblivious to his surroundings except for his game. It's up to the cashier girl to take care of the situation.
A non-binary folk watches the handover of the first non-binary ID in the history of Chile. As they try to do the paperwork, they will face the bureaucracy of the legal proceeding.
Donn Beach spent years embellishing the details of his extraordinary life. This documentary attempts to separate fact from fabrication with the help of the people who knew him, historians, and recently resurfaced audio recordings of Donn himself, as we explore the legacy Donn left behind.
“I Hope This Isn’t as Good as it Gets” Is a queer coming of age story about two boys, Edgar and Britt who attend the same private school. Edgar is a normal student, but Britt is a recluse that no one knows anything about. Edgar becomes fascinated with Britt and the two begin spending time together, sparking a romance. Concurrently, a true narrative, retold by Andor’s mother, is woven into the story about a long ago lost friend. How do these narratives connect?