Animated Shorts: From Around the World

In-Person

Alabama School of Fine Arts - Recital Hall

Aug 24

Animated film from around the globe.

If the Dogs Don’t Speak…

Directed by Toritse Ogbemi-Daibo

3:40 • Canada

Three house dogs entertain a stranger into their home.

 

Joko

Directed by Izabela Plucińska

15:45 • Czech Republic, Germany, Poland

Joko is a young man who supports his entire family with his tanker job. When he receives the strange request to carry someone on his back, an absurd experience follows.

 

feelslikeimfallinginlove

Directed by Raman Djafari

4:22 • United Kingdom

A pair of lover/friends/soulmakes travel between worlds and forms always finding each other. Set to Coldplay's music and expressed through 15 styles of animation by 15 animators from across the world.

 

Bridge -My Little Friends-

Directed by Kazuyuki Ishihara

9:30 • Japan

Mugi is deeply saddened by the loss of her dog. Jin, the next door cat, resolves to heal her sadness.

 

The Little Ancestor

Directed by Alexa Tremblay-Francoeur

11:12 • Canada

On a windswept hill, in a place still young and devoid of all life, an ancestral house builds and then rebuilds itself over time. Based upon the Bossé House in Chicoutimi.

 

Escape: The True Story of Morris Schnitzer

Directed by Hector Herrera

20:52 • Canada

Based on a true story, Morris Schnitzer must assume a false identity to survive and escape Germany. Now, he must try to regain his name.

 

Maidens of the Ripples

Directed by Michiko Soma

16:58 • Japan

In a quaint port town, two 17-year-old girls forge an unusual friendship. They must find the courage to confront the world's imperfections as they navigate life's challenges and conflicts.

 

The Wedding Veil of the Proud Princess

Directed by Anna-Ester Volozh

6:33 • United Kingdom

A princess’s impossible demand sparks an endless war until a mysterious suitor emerges. Based on a story by L.M. Montgomery.