Marta Reis Andrade weaves thriller overtones throughout this autobiographical tale exploring loneliness. Featuring the voices of her family members, a subdued color palette, and sharp-angled character design, the story follows Marta as she returns home to visit her widowed grandfather. When a dog howls in the distance due to abandonment, Marta goes to investigate and the world around her takes on a mysterious air.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 2: Animation.[…]
As eight-year-old Agata boards a full bus from Poland to Belgium by herself, she notices that those around her seem different. The magical realism of Autokar authentically recalls how strange and inscrutable the adult world can seem to children, lending the story a subtle humor and nostalgia.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 2: Animation.[…]
Yoriko Mizushiri’s gorgeous short lulls the viewer into a dreamy tactile world. A meditation on the beauty of simplicity led by a graphic design that seems at once exacting and soft, Ordinary Life calls attention to the present moment.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 2: Animation.[…]
A couple are put to the test, literally, when they agree to participate in a joint therapy session that will be observed by an international panel of psychology experts. Proving that they’re the perfect couple by repressing all their real issues turns out to be more difficult than they planned.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 5: Comedy.[…]
