September 23, 2023
THE SKATES (LES PATINS)
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription International Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1 Mina loves to skate. Today, her father, recently divorced from her mother, accompanies her to her first figure skating lesson. An ordinary day is derailed when something happens to her skates. Bios The Swiss-Moroccan writer and director Halima Ouardiri is a graduate of...
September 23, 2023
THRIVING: A DISSOCIATED REVERIE
DescriptionBiosTrailerDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 2 THRIVING: A DISSOCIATED REVERIE is a surrealist exploration of dissociative identity disorder (DID) based on the lived experience of Black, non-binary, disabled emerging multidisciplinary performance artist and former sex worker Kitoko Mai. Bios Nicole Bazuin is an award-winning filmmaker and interdisciplinary artist. She directed the shorts...
September 23, 2023
SWEET LIKE LEMONS
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription U.S. Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 1 SWEET LIKE LEMONS is a visual reflection on getting out of a harmful relationship and moving on. The title is a play on the saying “when life gives you lemons make lemonade,” only in this case there is no lemonade to be made but...
September 23, 2023
STARLING
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription World Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: YOUNG AT HEART The spirit of a little girl shoots down from the heavens to spend her birthday with her family. Bios Mitra Shahidi is an Iranian-American story artist, director and screenwriter. Growing up in Turkey, Shahidi’s passion for storytelling began at a young age that...
September 23, 2023
TANGO IS CONSCIOUS!
DescriptionBiosContactDescription World Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: YOUNG AT HEART A cat randomly becomes conscious one day and, like the rest of us, has to get a job. Bios Maddie Wu graduated from USC School of Cinematic Arts with a major in Animation in the Spring of 2023. Currently, she storyboards and writes...
September 23, 2023
THURSDAY (CZWARTEK)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 2 Maria is an actress with secret plans for Thursday, but her day takes an unexpected turn. Bios Bren Cukier is a Polish-American writer and director whose short film THURSDAY (CZWARTEK) has screened at festivals worldwide. Currently residing in Los Angeles, her work blends documentary perspective...
September 23, 2023
THE OLD YOUNG CROW
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 2 An Iranian boy befriends an old Japanese woman at a graveyard in Tokyo. Bios Liam LoPinto is a filmmaker and animator based out of New York City. He graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts' UGFTV program. He also attended CalArts' Character Animation program...
September 23, 2023
MY NAME IS EDGAR AND I HAVE A COW (JMENUJU SE EDGAR A MAM KRAVU)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription North American Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 1 Edgar’s ordinary life is disrupted by a newborn calf he sees at a slaughterhouse. Bios Filip Diviak is a Slovak film director and animator. He studied animation at the Tomáš Baťa University in Zlín, Czech Republic. His main interest is to tell stories...
September 23, 2023
THE MIRACLE
DescriptionBiosContactDescription North American Premiere Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 1 Forty-year-old Irma goes on a vacation to an all-inclusive resort. Soon after her arrival she realizes the place is meant for young families, and Irma has to find her own place in this holiday paradise. Bios Nienke Deutz is a director and animator...
September 23, 2023
PUFFLING
DescriptionBiosDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 1 Over the course of one night, teenagers Birta and Selma exchange nighttime parties for nocturnal puffin rescues – saving lost pufflings, whilst also grappling with their own uncertain futures. A coming-of-age documentary about growing up, making choices and dealing with encroaching environmental pressures, PUFFLING explores the...
