Directed by Kayla Mitchell
Inspired by the Japanese tales of the kitsune, Akemi and Tarou follows the antics of a dog, Tarou, chasing a fox, Akemi, only for the fox to suddenly disappear. Magical hijinks ensue, leading to a run in with a giant water monster, the Umibouzu. Will Tarou end up catching his prize, or will he find something even better?
4 minutes
Written/Directed by Daniel Martínez Lara & Rafa Cano Méndez; Produced by Daniel Martínez Lara & Nicolás Matji
In a busy life, Copi is a father who tries to teach the right way to his son, Paste. But…what is the correct path?
8 minutes
Written/Directed/Produced by Sid Ahl A.K.A Siddharth Ahluwalia
Fugen Bosatsu who has the Bodhisattva status is one of the 8 deities of Buddha,
protecting the Dragon and the Snake. He enters Jake’s dreams to guide him towards
his true identity.
Jake, born in the Year of the Dragon often gets visions from his past. He doesn’t
know what they are but somehow feels they are real. He remembers nothing from
his past and just seeks answers to his visions.
Written/Directed by Brett Foxwell; Produced by John France
Ten years in the making, Fabricated is a stop-motion animated miniature epic. It is the story of the machines left behind by a dying industrialized society. From a pile of bones and scrap metal, a creature named Oto is assembled and sent off. As he makes his way through an old world that is dying and a new world struggling to be born, Oto begins to sense that he may have a part to play in the evolution of his imperfect kind.
19 minutes
Written by James Turner; Directed by James Turner & Andrew Foerster; Produced by James Turner
The film is a tongue-in-cheek look at the dichotomy between physical and emotional reality through an absurdest flight of fancy. Here the pursuit of a morning coffee turns into a world shattering existential crisis of war and destruction. The seemingly senseless becomes sensible through dream logic.
3 minutes
Written/Directed by Jacquelyn “Jac” Piette & Nasheet Zaman; Produced by Melissa Nemcek & Brian L. Tan “BLT”
Chuck and Nancy are two fast-food employees who compete for customers by handing out free chicken samples. Their vastly different styles of salesmanship results in an amusing duel and an unexpected story of self-discovery. The film is a fresh take on the disappointing first job that many of us had to endure, and how staying positive can turn a dead-end situation into a new lease on life.
11 minutes
