Breakfast (4:24)
After hitting by two hands, two mysterious creatures come from a blue egg and a red egg. Then, a fantasy symphony is on.
Director/Animator
Sijia Huang
2D animator
Tuo Kan
Conductor
Pantawit Kiangsiri
Cast: Sijia Huang as Duck, Christina Brous as Mum, Helin Huang as Rod
Contigo (4:17)
A girl reconnects with her love for writing by a magical intervention from her father.
Director/Animator/Writer
Julia M. Quiceno
Composer
Marco Valerio Antonini
Sound Supervisor
Bethany Sparks
Sound Engineer
Lauren Johnson
Sound Mixer
Nicholas Peng
Colorist
Silvia Tovar
Cradle (14:33)
Returning to the USA after losing both arms overseas, a young veteran battles phantom pains, prosthetics, and memories of his pre-war life while reaching for a sense of normalcy.
Director/Writer/Animator
Devon Manney
Sound Designer/Mix
Hannah Kubat
Colorists
Margaret Spencer
Megan Maniago
Background Designers
Jennifer Lee
Tiffany Lam
Music Engineer
Ryan J. Stewart
Additional Music
Natalie Shaw
Composer
Saad Haddad
Cast: Devon Manney as Will Kelly, Alexa Nikol Curran as Rachel Kelly, Trevor Larson as Dr. Paulson, Rosie Richards as Amelia Kelly
Elsewhere (6:11)
A girl tried to escape from the village she lives in, but stopped by her mother again and again.
Flower Rain (4:27)
A young girl's romantic fantasy fades to tears of rain.
Director
Xirui liu
Sound Designer
Jinjue Zhou
Composer
Min He
Cast: Girl, Boy, Another Girl
INN (4:24)
When a weird-acting girl draws a young man's attention in the inn.
Director
Zion Chen
Sound Designer
Sarunyu Nurnsai
Sound Mixer
Allison Ng
Composer
Qingnan Ma
Sound Supervisor
Bethany Sparks
Animation Assistants
Kaley Cho
Alexis Chen
Collin Schuster
Julia Fleisig
Just Say No (5:11)
An overly empathetic gorilla needs to make an important delivery.
Sound Designer
Ethan Zeitman
Composer
Anthony Carrillo
Director/Writer/Animator/Voice Actor
Davey Jarrell
Cast: Tom Kenny as Bucky/Chess Player, Dom Bournés as Boss/Fish, Marc Rosenzweig as Polar Bear/Snake, Grace Korkunis as Wife/Kangaroo/Mrs. Doodledoo, Davey Jarrell as Lobster/Dog /Driver, Chasen Washington as Bible Study Guy/Rabbit
Last Dance (2:46)
Last Dance is an experimental motion visualization film about a romance from ancient China - Farewell My Concubine, in a way of Peking Opera - a traditional Chinese performing arts.
Director
Zhaoyu Zhou
Houdini Artist
Debra Issac
Opera Artist
Ming Zhang
Composer
Min He
Made for More (3:56)
A child who lives on a dandelion chases after a distant artificial world.
Director/Animator
Yoojin Seol
Sound Designer/Composer
Caleb Hannan
Animators
Carina Sadeli
Erika GomiAlice Song
Match (3:11)
Alone and dejected lost sock in a laundromat meets an unlikely pair.
Director/Producer/Writer
Danny Muñoz
Writers
Tinbete DanielBoson Wang
Producer
Livi Zheng
Sound Designer
Bridget Tang
Composer
Erick Schroder
Sound Engineer
Dan Blanck
Sound Mixer
Amy Reynolds
Nuestro País (6:07)
A short experimental animated documentary about immigrant families living in the U.S. told through an intimate lens.
Director/Animator
Mayra A. Flores
Editor/Sound Designer
Nicholas Manting Brewer
Composer/Musician
Jesus Leonardo Flores
Compositing/Color Correction
Yu Yu
THE GIRL AND THE SERPENT (6:20)
A young girl is brought to the serpent's den as a sacrificial offering to protect the villagers - until one day, a female warrior challenges him.
Directors
Jinzhi DuJinyue Wan
Composer
Huazhang Dai
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