Animated Shorts
Out On A Limb
Daisy Yu Chuan Lin
A young bird reaching out, vulnerable to the unknown, craving freedom (Taiwan/USA)
1000 Times No
Tom Warburton
It's time to leave says Noah's mother, but Noah doesn't want to go. 'No!' he shouts. But he doesn't stop there. He tells her no in Latin, Dutch, Japanese, Tagalog, even in Robot! (USA)
Abridged
Arjun Rihan
Two pieces of the Bay Bridge work together and fall in love.
(USA)
After Hours
Marshall Fels Elliott
An overworked animator is haunted by one of his characters. A comedy love story with elephants, and a playful look into the (exhausting) creative process. (Canada)
Airport Goodbye
Katie Maren
Two friends say hello and goodbye on a fun day in the countryside. (A)
(USA)
Alex & the Ghosts
Neil Warin
A story of childhood magic and wonderment surrounding a legendary hockey team.
(Canada)
Animation Showcase
Various
A reel of short animation from around the world, some of the best and most creative all-ages animation on the planet, including films from Germany, Canada, UK, Denmark, France, Italy, Croatia, Japan, Singapore and more!
(Global)
Best of Fest!
Various
A handful of the best short films and animation from the last five years of the festival to close the day.
(Global)
Breath
Kartika Mediani
There are some matters that we never forget.
(USA)
Childhood
Shu Low
Childhood is magic and full of colors. The simplest things give hours of joy and discovery. Time stands still. No rush.
(Australia/Singapore)
Electric Car
Ru Kuwahata
A music video from They Might Be Giants using mixed-media animation. Animals come out of hiding as an electric car rolls silently across the landscape.
(USA)
Fishing with Sam
Atio S. Blakseth
Catching fish on the North Pole can be challenging.
(Denmark)
Fluffle
Stephanie Franz
Fluffle is a plucky little creature who collects soda bottle caps. His collection is complete except for his favorite flavor, grape.
(USA)
Footprints
Greg Punch
So what is a carbon footprint?
(Australia)
Gallery Girl
Andrew Marshel
Tired of her flat existence, a girl painted on an Egyptian hieroglyphic wall decides to explore the other paintings. (USA)
Hey
Guy Ben Shetrit
The sci-fi fantasy adventure of a little girl and her pet toad.
(Israel)
Hubo
Erick Oh
Hubo is a walking humanoid robot with a life-size bipedal frame, enjoying an encounter with an atypical bouncing ball.
(South Korea/USA)
Jellyfish Niche
Jenny Sherman
A little jellyfish has trouble finding his niche.
(USA)
Li’l Emo’s HallowEmo
Craig Lew
A candy-obsessed Emo Girl disturbs a huge winged creature in her quest to gather the most goodies on Halloween.
(USA)
Luna
Javier C. Rivera
A young girl finds comfort by staring at the moon.
(USA)
Lunch
Irina Golina-Sagatelian
Vlad wants to eat his lunch in quiet, but someone drops a small cat near his door. (Israel)
Murphy's Shorts
Todd Hemker
Careful what you lose when you jump in the pool.
(USA)
New Digs
Martin Sen
A little hamster, feeling neglected and unloved, decides to leave his home in search of something better.
(South Africa)
One Small Step
Graham Ross
An alien descends on a new planet to call his own. Unfortunately, his size leads to some difficulty in staking his claim (USA)
One Small Step
Damien Slevin
600 million humans saw a man walk on the moon for the first time. They were not the only ones watching. (Australia)
Orange City
Qingywan Wang
Strange and delightful doings in a mythical bug world.
(USA)
Out On A Limb
Daisy Yu Chuan Lin
A young bird reaching out, vulnerable to the unknown, craving freedom (Taiwan/USA)
Out On A Limb
Daisy Yu Chuan Lin
A young bird reaching out, vulnerable to the unknown, craving freedom. (Taiwan/USA)
Out On A Limb
Daisy Yu Chuan Lin
A young bird reaching out, vulnerable to the unknown, craving freedom.
(Taiwan/USA)
Picture Window
Carolyn Swiszcz
What do picture windows say about our lives and the lives of our neighbors?
(USA)
Roxy's Dream
Kelly Shon
Roxy the fox takes us to new places.
(USA)
Sharing
Tony Dusko
Sharing can be rewarding as well as a nice thing to do.
(USA)
Shpourky & Ombra
Mike Hollenbeck
A magical coming of age tale about a baby skyscraper monster who must decide between helping the injured Evil Crow who stole his mother, or living in a lonely world with an innate friend that he creates out of rooftop rubbish.
(Canada)
Silver
Shu Low
In the silence of a moonlit night, gentle moon fairy Silver descends on the earth.
(Australia/Singapore)
Skylight
David Baas
An animated mock documentary about the ecological plight of penguins in the Antarctic. (Canada)
Sparky
Imogene Drummond
A little film about big ideas, Sparky is a conceptual exploration of 'potentiality.' Seminal paper cut-out pieces playfully re-configure themselves, create surprising new images. (USA)
Squirrel Tale
Jenny Sherman
Charlie the squirrel is tired of acorns, but notices there is a new tasty snack just across the road. Trouble ahead, though. (USA)
Summer
Marc Wiskemann
Love becomes a possibility on a warm summer evening.
(USA)
Tableau
Chris Anderson
A man with a TV for a head uses his subconscious mind (USA)
Tah-Dah
Stacey Chomiak
The cello is the perfect instrument for like-thinking minds.
(Canada)
Test Anxiety
Bob Deaver
A young boy tries to pass exams - but these are no ordinary exams.
(USA)
The Gift
Shaun Kim
A chicken with a special ability escapes from a chicken cage. (USA)
The Ingredient
Tad Patterson
A stop-motion animated film wherein Lucky the beaver must stop an unscrupulous wizard and his pet monster. (USA)
The Little Things
Kayla Cooper
Stephanie is pretty, rich, and mean
Her gigantic eyes are a gorgeous green
This tale contains many lessons to be learned
Especially as far as beauty is concerned.
(Canada)
The Locket & the Sea
Mariana Villegas Flores
While playing by the seashore, a little girl must muster up her courage to reclaim a most beloved object.
(Canada)
The Lonely Rabbit
Christina Felderhof
A lonely rabbit's awkward attempts at love are misdirected until he resumes his search with renewed hope. (USA)
The Pumpkin Gatherer
David Icely, Lucas Gonzales, Matt Cullen
Strangeness lurks in the role of the pumpkin gatherer
(Mozambique)
The Smallest Thing
Yong Jin Kim
The smallest things are often the most important.
(Canada)
The Wishing Well
Rod Maxwell
An experimental one-man production, created and starring one person who plays a cast of characters without speaking a word. Love doesn't come so easily, in this romantic comedy of a pop-up book come to life. (USA)
Tommy T Bone
David Icely
An animated T-bone steak runs from his hungry nemesis. (USA)
Turning Gears
Chia-Chi Tseng
Gears go round and round, making things work better.
(USA/Taiwan)
Wanda
Barbara Parks
A little girl with a non-stop desire to get everything she can and more. Of course, having everything and more is not always wonderful.
(USA)
Where, There, Here
Soyeon Kim
A playful visualization of Hide and Seek. Masked African characters dance to a pounding beat in this snappy and fluid animation using only sand. (USA)
