The Animator’s Playground

AfterLife is a meditative animated short that explores the quiet spaces within a restless mind. Overwhelmed by the fast pace of city life, a young soul steps away, flees into a quiet inner world, and finds herself reconnected to nature’s gentle rhythms.

Marge the Mailwoman has a terrible fear of dogs. On one of her mail delivery runs, she encounters an attention-seeking puppy who won’t stop pursuing the mailwoman, no matter how much she runs away, but perhaps her new companion can give her the push she needs to overcome her fears.

A girl visits an old swing-set in hopes of reliving past memories.

A grumpy teen discovers a powerful laptop that can do and create anything. He almost destroys the world, but then realizes his mistake.

When night falls, the city lights up thanks to the great machine taken care of by the inventor. But he’s not alone. Small creatures live in the lightbulbs of the tower and see the inventor’s struggle as the machine deteriorates, so they decide to help him. But, how easy will it be to help someone who doesn’t want that help?

On her city balcony, Audrey delights in the flutter of tiny birds, inspiring her to invent a bird-language translator that unlocks their secret conversations.

Close friends, Dontae and Aubrey, work diligently on their homework while sharing a pack of gummy worms. When they both reach for the last piece, their competitive natures clash and a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors ensues.

A trio of scrappy yet lovable plushies, known as the Dream Defenders, must fight off nightmares and save their frightened kid, Sammy. Tonight, their kid dreams of a terrifying circus.

An animated documentary traveling through the memories of a childhood toy, the watch of a loved one, and a bottle of hot sauce from a lifetime ago.

In São Paulo’s East Side, Murilo, a shy and insecure kid, seeks to discover what he wants to be when he grows up. With his best friend Luquinhas and BO, a cooler and older artist, he finds in graffiti a way to transform the reality around him. But as life’s pressures and traumas threaten his passion for art, Murilo begins to reflect on the costs of growing up through an animated diary about his memories, friendships, and the Brazilian hip-hop scene.