Animated Shorts
Run Time: 79 minutes
Bear Me
Directed by: Kasia Wilk
Trailer
Synopsis: One day I found a bear. Or he found me. And he stayed.
Hooked
Directed by: Sofia Moreira
Synopsis: Captain C is a kind but lonely old man looking for a friend, but his pirate attributes scare people away. Saddened and defeated, Captain C finds companionship in a stray balloon.
Tiny Town
Directed by: Howard Cook, Stephen Baker
Synopsis: When a small train town is besieged by cataclysmic events, it's up to a simple ice-cream man to rise against the challenges and defend his home.
Taichi Mice: Entrance Exam
Directed by: Boqing Tang
Trailer
Synopsis: Three little mice struggle to get through the entrance exam of a Taoism martial art school.
Burnt
Directed by: Devin Bell
Synopsis: In a scorched desert forest, three plant-like creatures try to cope with being physically and mentally burned. They encounter something green for the first time, and it challenges them to view life differently.
Bottomless
Directed by: Veronique Vanblaere
Synopsis: A Belgian woman seeks citizenship in the United States, and finds that her experiences are bottomless.
Olilo
Directed by: Ao Li
Synopsis: Olilo is a 2D animation about an introverted girl held captive by her own semi-transparent personal space. Using traditional frame-by-frame, digital drawing, and key frame animation, the film shows that love can transform all things.
The Loneliest Stoplight
Directed by: Bill Plympton
Trailer
Synopsis: The life and times of a neglected stoplight.
Golden Shot
Directed by: Gökalp Gönen
Trailer
Synopsis: Rusty machines imagine that the sun will come and take them to the sky someday. A small light keeps them alive and dreaming, but one machine wants to see the sun itself.
Borrowed Time
Directed by: Andrew Coats, Lou Hamou-Lhadj
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Synopsis: Keep Moving Forward.
The Apple Tree
Directed by: Scott Storm
Official Site
Trailer
Synopsis: A destitute young boy discovers that the natural world near his home is in jeopardy, and acts to put things right at all costs.
Additional Screening
Friday April, 8 at 11:10am
Sunday April, 10 at 12:00pm
