Personal stories fuse together as man and bird in a cinematic commentary on immigration.
- Documentary
- Drama
- Family
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Trauma
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Borges meets Murnau in a spinning nightmare. And the baby sings: “No, not be scared old bird, to awake and see I am dreaming you.”
- Drama
- Experimental
- Abstract
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For Johnny Perez, returning to society and to his family after being in prison for 13 years wasn’t easy. JOHNNY’S HOME is part of a short animated documentary series about mass incarceration in the U.S., which shows the toll that an abusive and unjust criminal system takes on individuals, families, and communities.
- Drama
- Documentary
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In a huge shut down factory we encounter the ghost-like girl Jila. When her treasured musical clock misses a figurine, she sets out on her quest to find its whereabouts. There she discovers a scratch in a wall. At the turning point she needs to decide if she will make a step into the unknown, deal with the difficulties that may occur or if she will just turn back and stay in her familiar universe.
- Drama
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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I wasn’t a bad kid. I just made bad decisions.
- Drama
- Documentary
- Tragedy
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- Music Videos
- Comedy
- Abstract
- Experimental
- Tragicomedy
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A couple’s trip to a mountain is interrupted by a black cat who leads them astray into the forest where they discover dark secrets.
- Drama
- Music video
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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Theresa and Viktor, a middle-aged couple, are living in an apartment above a jazz club. They can’t sleep at night because of the music coming from the club. Perhaps it is a welcomed distraction from their mundane lives?
- Drama
- Tragicomedy
- Abstract
- Experimental
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Daniel Bruson created this very still world where two characters try to understand loneliness, loss and healing. The basis for the animation was created digitally and then painted frame by frame on paper.
- Drama
- Music Videos
- Experimental
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A film based on free association, composed of loosely connected scenes that explore the often absurd nature of everyday life. It pays tribute to French filmmaker and actor Jacques Tati.
- Drama
- Tragicomedy
- Abstract
- Experimental
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It’s Nice in Here paints a fragmented portrait of a moment, a person, and a place, seen through the subjective memories of a young Black girl, Imani, and a rookie police officer, David, who both have wildly different recollections of the same fateful moment in a corner store that will leave their lives altered forever.
- Drama
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Everyone is an alien at first.
- Drama
- Coming-of-Age
- Romance
- Experimental
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It Starts With is a mixed media animation short about characters making tiny teacups and also falling in and out of love. Made using digital tools and hand painted backgrounds, it’s a watercolour ode to love and friendship.
- Drama
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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Iris is a girl who fell in love with her own reflection and one day disappeared in the bathtub. Inspired by the Narcissus myth. This Greek hero has become the first person in the world to comprehend art and the first person to fall in love with an image rather than the reality. His is hence a story about vanity, as well as about the perception of art. The motivation of this film is to refocus on the female character, Iris, and to retell the old story from her point of view in the social media era.
- Drama
- Experimental
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Pedro, a young, athletic man, share his life with his ironing board. Faithful, Pedro sleeps on his ironing board, carefully sets it when he wants to eat, uses it to iron his favorite jogging outfit, and even takes it under his arm when he goes jogging. In the village, everyone admires him and follow his example. One night, however, everything is turned upside down.
- Drama
- Comedy
- Tragicomedy
- Abstract
- Experimental
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Identity, language, sexual orientation, opinion – factors that generate invisible walls between people. Four different characters share their stories about confidence and insecurity.
- Documentary
- Drama
- Making of
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A batch of mushy sourdough. Two radioactive lizards. Three cans of Campbell’s tomato soup. When COVID-19 lockdowns began in 2020, people around the world began reporting more vivid dreams.
- Documentary
- Drama
- Experimental
- Making of
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Interview with Tomek Popakul who took both the Grand Prix and the ;DSAF Audience Award with Acid Rain at 16th Animateka.
- Making of
- Experimental
- Drama
- Music Videos
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A girl hears mysterious noises and investigates, but the source isn’t an easy answer.
- Horror
- Experimental
- Drama
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A weird-acting girl draws a young man’s attention at an inn.
- Drama
- Experimental
- Fantasy