ANIMATION Shorts Festival - Oct. 8/9 event
Animation, Anime, Independent, Short Films
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NOBODY, 4min., USA
Directed by Mingyuan Li
A woman comes to Paris, France seeking chances of making money to support her struggling family in China. And her fate has since been rewritten.
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GROWNUP, 5min,. USA
Directed by Jee Kim
A peculiarly precocious boy whose perfectly well-adjusted life comes to a halt when his long lost father returns to make amends.
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THE NOTORIOUS NETWORK, 8min., USA
Directed by Sam Aria
After receiving an unexpected package, a group of sub-par villains is tasked with watching what the mysterious box contained, a baby.
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THE HEAVIEST ORDER, 10min., Germany
Directed by Peter Boving
Greta Thunberg places a significant order at a bakery.
http://www.kloetzchenkino.de/2022/10/15/die-bestellung/
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MISFORTUNE, 7min,. USA
Directed by Linda Kudzmas
Adapted from a Polish folktale, ‘Misfortune’ tells the story of two sisters; Marta the elder, and Zofia the younger. Marta is very rich, and lives in luxury. Zofia is very poor because Misfortune lives on her stove. Misfortune plagues Zofia, causing disasters that constantly keep her struggling to survive. When Zofia cleverly rids herself of Misfortune, Marta becomes jealous and risks everything to get Misfortune once again, living on Zofia’s stove.
https://friedegganimation.com/misfortune/index.html
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POGO IS BORED EPISODE 2 - BULLY, 4min,.
Directed by Richie Valentino
Pogo and best friend Flower are always in search of something new to do. They love to help others in need and are very keen to jump in with innovative ideas to do so.
https://www.delvalentinoproductions.com/
https://www.instagram.com/richie_valentino/
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CHECKED BAGS, 2min., USA
Directed by Mark Cline
A combat veteran is traveling by a civilian airline. The airline now requires all passengers to check their emotional baggage before boarding any flight. After checking his bags, the man experiences the serenity of becoming unburdened by the guilt and trauma that he carries inside all the time.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27484867/
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UNDER THE BED, 1min,. UK
Directed by Jeremy Sladdin
Not your normal bedtime story.
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AUBREY GRUMP, 1min,. USA
Directed by Mike Dietz
"Some people are only happy when they're not."
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