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Festivals/Programs: Chicago Intl Film Festival
September 17, 2026
The End
The absurd, liminal space of the airport just might be the perfect place to await the apocalypse—especially if you’re too absorbed in reality television and souvenir shopping to notice the end is here. Alexander Skarsgård and Noomi Rapace lend their voices to oddly existential animals in this sto...
September 17, 2026
Leptocephalus
When a bite from an endangered eel starts replacing an unsuspecting scientist's skin with salt, the scientist must give in to the unstoppable force of transformation. With a muted, earthy color palette brought to life by colored pencil, this hopeful short finds peace in the often painful process ...
September 17, 2026
Fingerbang
Rendering the toxic romance between a lonely woman and a sentient finger in hand-drawn black, white, and red, this provocative short packs a serious visual and emotional punch. This limited color palette underscores its heavy themes, enticing viewers with whispered proclamations of love that dist...
September 17, 2026
two ice creams please
When two Belgian tourists follow a monkey into a dense rainforest, their subpar survival instincts leave them feverish, frightened, and lost. With charming stop motion animation that gives way to hallucinatory 2D digital drawings, this darkly funny short treats themes of friendship, impulsivity, ...
September 17, 2026
The End of The End
Beginning with endings, this short mythologizes the journey of a recently deceased woman through her final moments with the five senses that helped her experience life. Told as a fable with a singular animation style reminiscent of paper cutouts and puppet shows, the film asks audiences to imagin...
