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International Animated Shorts

International Animated Shorts

Things You’d Better Not Mix Up

DIRECTED BY JOOST LIEUWMA
THE NETHERLANDS, 2010, 2 MIN
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

Sometimes you just have to point out the obvious. Charming beyond all measure, this light-hearted romp offers one chuckle after another.

The Last Norwegian Troll

DIRECTED BY PJOTR SAPEGIN
NORWAY, 2010, 13 MIN
SOUTHEAST PREMIERE

Humble is the Norwegian landscape in this whimsical tale of a once-young troll who wakes up old and alone in the modern world. Featuring the voice of Max von Sydow.

Abiogenesis

DIRECTED BY RICHARD MANS
NEW ZEALAND, 2011, 5 MIN
EAST COAST PREMIERE

The world was once a bleak and desolate place. When a band of imaginative sci-fi creatures arrives, they bear the secret of life and all its beauty.

Luminaris

DIRECTED BY JUAN PABLO ZARAMELLA
ARGENTINA, 2011, 6.5 MIN
FLORIDA PREMIERE

A common man has a secret plan to escape the clockwork of his life. When his beautiful and equally inventive co-worker discovers his ploy, she shows him it takes two to tango.

Espantapájaros

DIRECTED BY BLANCA ESTEVE
SPAIN, 2011, 1.5 MIN
IN SPANISH W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES
SOUTHEAST PREMIERE

Morphing black and white imagery complements this poem about a special kind of woman.

A Morning Stroll

DIRECTED BY GRANT ORCHARD
UNITED KINGDOM, 2011, 7 MIN

This nifty little chicken never misses his morning stroll. Winner of the Sundance 2012 Jury Prize in Animated Short Film and nominated for the 2011 Academy Award® for Best Animated Short Film

Bride Can

DIRECTED BY RONAK TAHER
AUSTRALIA/IRAN, 2011, 7 MIN
EAST COAST PREMIERE/2ND US SCREENING

Blunt and artful criticisms on gender oppression and the objectification of women in Iranian society are the subjects of this surreal, Python-esque animated work.

The Maker

DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER KEZELOS
AUSTRALIA, 2011, 5 MIN
FLORIDA PREMIERE

Recognizing your purpose in life can make for a lonesome reality. The puppet and the puppet-maker rely heavily on one another in this harsh, romantic tale.

The Holy Chicken of Life and Music

DIRECTED BY NOMINT
GREECE, 2011, 3 MIN
SOUTHEAST PREMIERE

There is no reason. There is only the chicken.

Venus

DIRECTED BY TOR FRUERGAARD
DENMARK, 2010, 8 MIN
IN DANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
SOUTHEAST PREMIERE

A claymation couple attempts to reignite their sex life by visiting an illicit swingers lounge. Adultery has never looked so adorable.

Prita Noire [Black Doll]

DIRECTED BY SOFIA CARRILLO
MEXICO, 2011, 8 MIN
IN SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
FLORIDA PREMIERE

Prita’s curiosity pushes her to break the boundaries of her strange and confined existence.

Robots of Brixton

DIRECTED BY KIBWE TAVARES
UNITED KINGDOM, 2011, 5.5 MIN
EAST COAST PREMIERE/2ND US SCREENING

Sitting on the brink of a social collapse, the youth of this futuristic city are thrust into chaos when police forces invade, and the strained inner-city populace erupts into violence echoing that of 1981.

The Goat and The Well

DIRECTED BY BEN CADY
UNITED KINGDOM, 2010, 5 MIN
EAST COAST PREMIERE

A determined little goat wreaks havoc on a grouchy old lady fetching water and milk.

The Gloaming

DIRECTED BY NOBRAIN
FRANCE, 2010, 14 MIN
EAST COAST PREMIERE

A man who wakes up stranded in a desert plain stumbles across an odd puddle. From the moment he molds it into his world, he’s lost control of its fate… and his.