Ringling College of Art + Design Computer Animation Festival
New Releases
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55m
What If?, 2min.
Directed by Bradley Bothwell
While working up the nerve to ask her crush out, an anxious high school girl is sucked into her imagination of what could go wrong.
Turduck-In, 2min., USA
Directed by Sydney Christensen
The animated origin story of how the turducken- a Thanksgiving delicacy- first came to be.
Things I Never Said, 2min
Directed by Eden Quan
A young girl reminisces on her memories with her brother. Searching for him, she finds that she is unable to catch up.
The Red Heel, 2min. USA
Directed by Elena Serenko
A midcentury misogynist gets what he deserves when he’s forced to spend a day in heels.
The Mooning, 3min.,
Directed by, Mason Klesch, Vivian Osness
The Mooning is an animated mocumentary that reveals the truth behind the 1969 moon landing.
The Bad Crow, 2min.,
Directed by Busra Sena Gazioglu
In an evil crow fairytale book, a bad omened adventurer crow tries to prove the narrator that he is good.
Starlight Cantina, 2min
Directed by Monica Lagrange
An 80’s fast food safety training video that gets aliens ready for their first day on the job, where each deadly task prepares the worker for the mortal dangers of the workplace, with the final task being to defeat the monster in the fridge.
Soarin' Heights, 2min.,
Directed by Jack Haris
After the ruthless mob boss of the city, Mr. Giant, steals the deed to Lucky Jack’s magic bean farm, the farmer must use his wits to sneak into the mob boss’s skyscraper in the clouds to do whatever he can to take it back.
Snow Dog, 3min.,
Directed by Christina Park, Marisol Salazar Montoya
Holly’s Christmas morning takes a whimsical twist as her mischievous snow dog grows bigger and wilder.
Sea of Lightning, 2min.
Directed by Jin Guo
On an Alien planet, a storm beast mother tries to protect her fragile eggs as she battles against a hunting vehicle preying on her Energy Spike
Rock, 3min.
Directed by Shania Zhou, Julia Edwards
A Rock is zapped to life by an evil witch’s wand and is terrified of her newfound sentience. A chill Frog helps her experience the joy of friendship and learn to appreciate life.
Planet Fitness, 1min
Directed by Casey Schwarzschild
Getting fed up with the Flat Earth debates, Earth decides to prove his roundness and end the millennia old debate - through bulking up and working out.
Mantaur, 2min. USA
Directed by Sophia "Roo" Bakken
In ancient Greece, a reverse-centaur struggles with comparing himself to his perfect centaur brother and seeks to prove himself an Olympian challenge.
Hotel L'infini, 3min., USA
Directed by May (Hsi-Chen) Lee, Lindsay Browne
Jacque, a diligent bellboy of the extravagant Hotel L’infini, is
caught red-handed for possible murder by a brooding detective
who chases him through the hotel.
Express Photo, 2min
Directed by Dashun Zhou, Kiki Jiang
A tourist girl has her camera snatched away by a monkey, can she get it back?
Don't Feed the Unicorn, 3min.
Directed by Kimberly Peh, Katherine Hogan
While foraging in a magical forest, a young troll feeds a persistent wild unicorn behind his dad’s back. But once he runs out of food, Junior quickly learns through a dark twist why you don’t feed the unicorn!
Contracting the Cooties, 2min.
Directed by Skylar Levine, Maya Bayewitch
A pair of second grade girls, Parker and Maggie, are playing at a
playground when Maggie touches a boy's hand, unaware that she just contracted the cooties, and Parker must help her find the cure before it's too late.
Butterfly Business, 2min.
Directed by Amanda Mai
An overworked office worker has the quirk of turning into a butterfly under stress. We watch him struggle to keep his insect side a secret as the pressure of his office life becomes so intense he can't take it anymore.