Written/Directed/Produced by Nancy Wennan Zhang
A story about finding oneself. This four minute erasure animation takes us through a young woman’s life, who in the beginning is facing depression, but upon returning to her childhood home, is uplifted by the memories of her grandmother.
4 minutes
Directed by Andreas Feix; Produced by Francesco Faranna
A small dinosaur called Citipati falls prey to a global extinction event caused by a meteorite impact. The fearful dinosaur fights against the traumatic experience, nearly being trapped in its own nightmare. But after overcoming its instincts and regaining control of its dreamscape, it decides to face its fears head-on, literally confronting the impact.
7 minutes
Written/Directed by Andrew Racho
Hope you’re saddled up for this ride, cowpoke!
Three friends (Kelly, Craig, and Andrew) discover they’ve fallen behind the times by never getting smart phones. This prompts Andrew to make a pact: don’t upgrade phones, don’t upgrade life, don’t become douchebags. One by one, the group joins the 21st century, leaving Andrew to question whether he’s being a stodgy luddite or if he’s just afraid to change with the rest of the world. And at some point an animal may get decapitated. Just sayin’!
15 minutes
Written by Ty Primosch & Karen Mathieson; Directed by Ty Primosch; Produced by Karen Mathieson
A corkscrew with a screw loose battles a giant glass bottle to uncork seven magical lightning bugs trapped inside.
Currently an artist at Blue Sky Studios, Ty Primosch is credited on Ice Age, EPIC, RIO2, Peanuts & upcoming movies. Corky is Ty’s debut independent short animation. It was animated out of his apartment, over a 6 year period.
While the short was generated with a computer, every object, sound, and surface was carefully created with imperfections to achieve a handcrafted style for a magical storybook feel. This handcrafted style was also woven into the original score where composer Tyler Durham incorporated kitchen items as instruments.
6 minutes
Written/Directed/Produced by Justin Gorski
With the deadly threat of white-nose syndrome ravaging the population of hibernating bats in North America, a lone baby bat tries to overcome his sadness. Opening his toy box and finding his favorite teddy bear, the lil bat tries to rediscover his innocence, unaware of the danger still lurking.
3 minutes
Written/Directed by Neil Christopher; Produced by Louise Flaherty & Neil Christopher
Inuit oral history is filled with strange beings and supernatural creatures. One of these feared land spirits is the Ogress of the Gravelbank. This cruel being was known to lure children into her lair, and trap them there. All that perish in that cave remain there as spirits or animated corpses.
This short vignette introduces viewers to this malevolent spirit who is unknown to all but the people of the far north.
3 minutes
Written/Directed by Mao Qichao; Produced by Zhu Tinghua
In a dystopian future a dark age has occurred. In the city, inequality and misery prevail, and insurgents are thrown down by storm troops in medieval patrols. In the midst of misery there is a child who must fight for his life before hope can sprout. Epic sci-fi steampunk in micro format.
14 minutes
