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Animation Films:
WILD ANIMAL (12:00)
Animation
In the Mongolian wilds, a hunter's heir,
With his father, a bond so rare.
Kindness within, 'midst nature's might,
A tale of love, in the wild's wild fight.
Directors
Tianyun Lyu
Tianyun Lyu
Assistant Directors
Tianyun Lyu
Tianyun Lyu
Writer
Tianyun Lyu
Tianyun Lyu
Producer
XIAOWEN WU
XIAOWEN WU
Cinematographer
Tianyun Lyu
Tianyun Lyu
Production Designer
Tianyun Lyu
Tianyun Lyu
Editor
Tianyun Lyu
Tianyun Lyu
Sound Designer
Kevin Remy& lulu
Kevin Remy& lulu
Escape the Kitchen! (02:40)
Animation
A small pumpkin desperately tries to escape a kitchen to avoid being baked into a pie.
Director
Isabelle Weiser
Isabelle Weiser
Writer
Isabelle Weiser
Isabelle Weiser
Producer
Lily Riccio
Lily Riccio
Animator
Editor
Isabelle Weiser
Isabelle Weiser
Sound Design
Sebastian Ibarra Del Castillo
Sebastian Ibarra Del Castillo
Words of Her (9:30)
Animation
Mother comes to her city for a short stay, bringing her the rain season from home. Inexplicable sensations plague her mind and body like mold, so she sinks into the reeds that grow out of the wounds on her finger.
Director
Charlene Xu
Charlene Xu
Writer
Charlene Xu
Charlene Xu
Animator
Charlene Xu
Charlene Xu
Sound Design
Charlene Xu, Raven Ruolun Liu
Charlene Xu, Raven Ruolun Liu
Granny Joe (9:52)
Animation
After being dumped at a retirement home, a grandma faces local crime and decides to take matters into her own hands.
Director
Jack Brecheisen
Jack Brecheisen
Writer
Jack Brecheisen
Jack Brecheisen
Producer
Jacqueline Chavez
Jacqueline Chavez
Cinematographer
Jack Brecheisen
Jack Brecheisen
Production Designer
Jack Brecheisen
Jack Brecheisen
Animator
Jack Brecheisen
Jack Brecheisen
Sound Design
Kevin Remy
Kevin Remy
Nono (4:24)
Animation
As his 10th birthday party wraps up, a boy understands that his childhood is
fading away with the end of the celebration.
Director
Aerin Wu
Aerin Wu
Writer
Aerin Wu
Aerin Wu
Producer
Aerin Wu
Aerin Wu
Animator
Aerin Wu
Aerin Wu
Sound Design
Glenn Irish
Glenn Irish
Counting Goldfish (2:24)
Animation
Struggling to sleep, a young girl is whisked away from her worries into a mystical night market.
Director
Futo Wada
Futo Wada
Writer
Futo Wada
Futo Wada
Producer
Isabelle Peng
Isabelle Peng
Cinematographer
Futo Wada
Futo Wada
Production Designer
Futo Wada
Futo Wada
Animator
Futo Wada
Futo Wada
Sound Design
Anthony Muffoletto
Anthony Muffoletto
Flowers for Mom (5:01)
Animation
A daughter visits her mother's grave, unaware that her mother can see her as a ghost.
Director
Brisa Parra
Brisa Parra
Writer
Brisa Parra
Brisa Parra
Producer
Brisa Parra
Brisa Parra
Cinematographer
Brisa Parra
Brisa Parra
Animator
Brisa Parra
Brisa Parra
Sound Design
Brisa Parra
Brisa Parra
Rock, Paper, Scissors: The Hunt for Red Hot Ober (21:30)
Animation
Three broke Friend-emies, Rock, Paper, Scissors, go on a quest to steal money so they can buy Siracha during a time of global warming.
Director
David Adam Ettedgui
David Adam Ettedgui
Writer
David Adam Ettedgui
David Adam Ettedgui
Producer
David Adam Ettedgui
David Adam Ettedgui
Animator
David Adam Ettedgui
David Adam Ettedgui
Sound Design
David Adam Ettedgui
David Adam Ettedgui
Choice (4:11)
Animation
A traveler starts panicking after choosing a direction that seems wrong.
Director
Ziyan (Ella) Zhou
Ziyan (Ella) Zhou
Writer
Ziyan (Ella) Zhou
Ziyan (Ella) Zhou
Producer
Ziyan (Ella) Zhou
Ziyan (Ella) Zhou
Cinematographer
Ziyan (Ella) Zhou
Ziyan (Ella) Zhou
Production Designer
Ziyan (Ella) Zhou
Ziyan (Ella) Zhou
Animator
Ziyan (Ella) Zhou
Ziyan (Ella) Zhou
Sound Design
Ziyan (Ella) Zhou, Eli Staub
Ziyan (Ella) Zhou, Eli Staub
Composer
Ziyuan Yue
Ziyuan Yue
OROBORO (3:33)
Animation
A ball turns into a human and turns back into a ball.
Director
Anna (Huijun) Wang
Anna (Huijun) Wang
Assistant Directors
Anna (Huijun) Wang
Anna (Huijun) Wang
Writer
Anna (Huijun) Wang
Anna (Huijun) Wang
Producer
Anna (Huijun) Wang
Anna (Huijun) Wang
Cinematographer
Anna (Huijun) Wang
Anna (Huijun) Wang
Production Designer
Matthew Sorgie
Matthew Sorgie
Animator
Anna (Huijun) Wang
Anna (Huijun) Wang
Sound Design
Davies Aguirre Blas
Davies Aguirre Blas
Beshert (9:57)
Animation
Do you believe in meant to be?
Director
Lyndzi Ramos
Lyndzi Ramos
Producer
Lily Riccio, Lyndzi Ramos
Lily Riccio, Lyndzi Ramos
Sound Design
Haley Adams
Haley Adams
Home (6:31)
Animation
When an orphan boy finds shelter with an elderly widow during an airstrike, a connection blossoms between two lost souls.
Director
Marc Merhej
Marc Merhej
Writer
Marc Merhej, Barret Helms
Marc Merhej, Barret Helms
Producer
Jeremy Boros, August Burton
Jeremy Boros, August Burton
Production Designer
Adele Biraghi
Adele Biraghi
Animator
Marc Merhej
Marc Merhej
Sound Design
Noah Donner Klein
Noah Donner Klein
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