Demi's Panic
Directed by Bill Plympton
10 minutes • USA
Animated
Animated short film about Demi, a Latina in NYC whose nightmares foreshadow an unprecedented storm, transforming her city & her life. Inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Qing Qong
Bele Marx, Gilles Mussard
7 minutes • Austria
Animated
Qing Qong and the One-Man Chinese Revolution.
Memento Mori
Directed by Paul O'Flanagan
9 minutes • Ireland
Animated
A storm brews over Victorian Dublin as post-mortem photographer, Mr.Huxley, returns to his hallowed practice within the gloomy townhouse in which he resides. His latest subject is a recently-deceased young woman, whose presence conjures the demons of Huxley's character - compelling him to confront the narcissistic life he has chosen to lead.
Andy
Directed by James Wheless
8 minutes • USA
Animated, Family Film
An uplifting story of how one puppy overcomes a series of obstacles to find his purpose in life.
The Girl Behind the Mirror
Directed by Iuri Moreno
12 minutes • Brazil
Animated, SHOUT
A transgender girl locks herself in her room for fear of the monsters that threaten her outside, until a new reality appears behind the mirror where these monsters do not exist and she is free to be who she is or who wants to be.
In the Mountains
Directed by Wally Chung
6 minutes • USA
Animated
A couple goes on a hike and run into some trouble.
Five Cents
Directed by Aaron Hughes
5 minutes • USA
Animated
A consumer finds himself in over his head after a string of purchases goes out of control. Drawn by hand on thousands of market data pages from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times with ink, white-out, gouache paint, gold leaf and other materials.
Paragons of Boulevard
Directed by Yamin Rasheed
7 minutes • Maldives
Animated
Two thieves attempt to steal a one-a-kind-diamond, simultaneously unaware, they choose to do it at the same place, at the same time.
Seven Grams
Directed by Karim Ben Khelifa, TT Hernandez
8 minutes • France
Animated, Life + Liberty
In 2008, at age 12, Chance was abducted by the NDC, an active guerrilla group in Eastern Congo, while visiting his older sister in Mubi in the province of North Kivu.
The Amazing Airwalker
Directed by Steve McClean
6 minutes • USA
Animated
When a young boy is upset after being ignored by his idol, his loyal pet bird seeks revenge.
Mornings With My Good Sis, Black Bird
Directed by Mike McCraw
3 minutes • USA
Animated, Black Lens
Mornings With My Good Sis, Black Bird is a short animation produced by WILD CHILD NYC and animated by Mike McCraw. This reimagining of the energetic exchange between writer and producer Elle Clay and the black bird features an original song written and performed by Rahrah Gabor with production from Hasan Insane. The song recapitulates 2020’s barrage of blows on black people, from the pandemic and police brutality to the senseless murders of women.
Letters In The Wind
Directed by Anirudh Aditya
5 minutes • USA
Animated, SHOUT
A short film shot using only photographs to tell a tale of love where fate finds a way to bring two people together no matter the distance.
A Prayer for My Mother: The Eva Brettler Story
Directed by Ruben Barrett, Raisa Effress, Sophia Evans, Lauren Fuchs, Katie Hadsock-Longarzo, Ian Kim, Eve Levy, Timothy Lim, Asher Meron, Marlon Ochoa, Bella Rahi, Hank Schoen, Olivia Uzielli
10 minutes • USA
Animated, Life + Liberty
An animated film that chronicles the extraordinary saga of Holocaust survivor Eva Brettler – a child facing brutality and profound loss who finds sustenance in faith and her own dreams for the future.
The Park Bench
Directed by Rob Edwards
4 minutes • USA
Animated, Black Lens
In a series of fractured images, we meet a young girl named Bella, who is scared and confused as she watches her mother care for her father in pain. Bella is quickly shooed away and finds herself alone on a park bench on a gorgeous day, where she meets a duck with a broken wing. She leaps at the chance to bring the duck home and distract herself from her worries. Over time, the duck fills the void in Bella and her mother’s lives with laughter and joy. One day, the duck looks outside and sees a raft of ducks flying south for the winter in a V pattern, with an empty space where he should be. But since the family isn’t whole again yet, it's not time for him to leave. Soon after, Bella’s father appears on his own two feet, looking healthier than he has in months. Bella and her mother are thrilled and the family rejoices. The family is restored. Together, the trio walks the duck to the park and they say goodbye as he flies off into the sunset... knowing that they are stronger as a family after surviving this tragedy.
Beacon
Directed by Clarke Stallworth
3 minutes • USA
Animated
An industrial artifact set in a lonely landscape continues operation over time despite the absence of a purpose. This semi abstracted narrative focuses on time, and the inherent beauty of all forms.
Footprints in the Forest
Directed by Juhaidah Joemin, Sandra Khoo
18 minutes • Malaysia
Animated
A recently orphaned rhino tries to find a new home in the wilds of the Borneo rainforest.
