Watch Today's FREE Festival: ANIMATION Shorts Festival Part 2
Praying for Love, 2min., USA
Directed by Sofia Tonin
Female praying mantis struggles with cannibalistic tendencies while
looking for love.
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Right Hand Man, 3min,. USA
Directed by Emma Greenman, Yaumara Carrion
Lucas tries to navigate his first date with Cristine at a fancy
restaurant; however, his conjoined hand puppet brother, Cade, also wants in on the fun.
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Striking Gold, 2min., USA
Directed by Marin Francis
When gold miners Alonzo and Rufus come across a stuck nugget of
gold, their disagreement on how to get it unstuck leads to chaos.
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The Legend of King Nibbles, 3min,. USA
Directed by Alison Chang, Selin Bekiroglu
A hamster king is a victim of his own demise when he refuses to
share his excessive wealth with the rest of his kingdom.
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Total Opposites, 2min., USA
Directed by Afek Felix Eyal
Two beings, Dark and Light, fight to impose control of the world in order to achieve peace- only to realize peace can only come through co-existence.
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Wall unit, 10min,. Poland
Directed by Joanna Polak
A ramshackle wall unit is a symbol of the monotonous life of a certain 40-year-old man living in a grey, dirty post-communist block of flats district. Right after his birthday, suffering from the midlife crisis, the man decides to change his dull and routine-based existence. Alas, his wife stands in the way.
Alyssum, 6min,. USA
Directed by Alex King
Alyssum follows Alyson, a young woman who’s struggling with perfectionism as she attempts to craft the perfect bouquet for her wife, Lilith. Overwhelmed by anxiety and self-doubt, she battles her inner critic, represented by corrupting vines. As she spirals deeper into self-doubt, she must decide: will she push forward and embrace imperfection, or will her fears consume her?
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If I Were a Carpenter, 3min., Canada
Directed by Elizabeth Lewis
This hand drawn animated film is based on the classic song If I Were a Carpenter and sung by the great Bobby Darin. How can love conquer the social divide? This film is a tender slightly tongue in cheek story of how love can transform us and ultimately bridge our differences.