Shorts: Animated
Dragonfly
Directed by Julia Morizawa
13:33 • United States
A young girl learns of her mother’s survival of the Tokyo Firebombing on March 9-10, 1945, through the eyes of her brother’s spirit.
Above Ground
Directed by Kevin Sharpley
9:53 • United States
A woman is met with tragedy, and her relief leads her down a path of depression and grief as she falls into the trap of self-medication.
LUKi and the Lights
Directed by Toby Cochran
10:40 • United States
LUKi, a charming and upbeat robot known for living life to the fullest, confronts a life-altering ALS diagnosis.
Burn Out
Directed by Lee Ricks
4:26 • United Kingdom
“Burn Out” is a stop motion film about a mechanical candlemaker. Follow his story as he receives more work each day than the previous.
Area 52
Directed by Emily Dubovi
4:20 • United States
The most intelligent, most talented scientists in the world work at Area 51 … then there’s Area 52.
Family Portrait of the Black Earth
Directed by Ivan Popov-Zaeka
10:04 • Bulgaria
A loving husband’s quest to find a replacement breast for his cancer-stricken wife ends up in the botany books.
Gizz is Going to Die
Directed by Peter Ditoro, Celine Dupré
3:50 • United States
Follow Gizz, a scrawny, cockfighting rooster who is killed in the ring, and shuffled through different afterlives until he finds where he belongs.
By Candlelight
Directed by Hunter Hoffman & Reid Robertson
7:15 • United States
A young musician moves into his first apartment, excited to write music in his own space. Once he sits to compose, he finds himself struggling to find inspiration.
Dracula’s Super Scary Halloween
Directed by Kevin Maher & Joe Dator
5:24 • United States
A new take on the Dracula story, combining horror and comedy. This Halloween tale delivers laughs and chills for monster kids of all ages.
Ceiba Y Sus Raíces Taínas
Directed by Brithney Rivera
3:55 • United States
Disaster strikes the island of Puerto Rico as Guabancex, Spirit of Chaos, leads a Hurricane. Ceiba, a disabled young woman, calls upon the Spirit of Protection, Yúcahu, to prevent catastrophic doom.
Little t
Directed by Masha Martynenko Ellsworth
5:44 • United States
Follow Alexis, a recent college graduate, on the most stressful day of her life: her dream job interview.
Sürgünlik (Exile)
Directed by Jeremiah Dickey
2:15 • United States
This excerpt from documentary Jamala: Songs of Freedom illustrates the plight of a single mother and her children during the Soviet purge of Crimean Tatars at the end of WWII.