She Creates Change tells the true story of young Diksha from Nepal who overcame discrimination and went on to challenge unjust traditions in her community. She Creates Change film series was created for Room to Read NGO, will be released in October 2023 to commemorate International Day of the Girl, aims to reach all 432 million adolescent girls globally with content and educational curriculum that supports them in creating change in their communities.
We briefly experience with the animal protagnists their story, freely inspired by folk culture, in which good values conquer evil. The film works with a simple well known saying “A friend in need is a friend indeed“, making it accessible to viewers of any age or nationality. This short animated fable “Criss-Cross“ is both a children’s film with a moral, and an attractive film for an adult viewer thanks to its artistic style, combining animation with a cross stitch embroidery
Nusa Antara (The Nusantara) is an animated documentary short film, which records the ideas and dialogues of each director involved (film director, animation director, sound director) related to childhood memories, and/or past memories about what it means to live and live in Indonesia. Indonesia, an archipelagic country, highlighting illegal logging, romance, COVID-19, and life in the countryside.
Lee returns to tropical Darwin from London when her mum is taken ill. There’s a chance to revisit the past, but is she ready to think again about the beautiful place she calls home?
This film is part of the 10th edition of “Fresh out of school”, a collection of 13 short films based on poems on the theme “Friendship”, directed by young animators right after their animation studies.
One man's obsession with crisps becomes unhealthy - and not because he's eating them. Tom's quest for the truth takes him on a journey into the unknown in this animated comedy about nostalgia, corporate conspiracy and bear-shaped snacks.
Marci, a young boy in his twenties, rides a crowded metro train to his former home in the peaceful countryside. With his friends off they go to their favourite spot. Along the way, Marci is constantly drifting off and on.
Vesna (translated Spring) was the name of an old Soviet TV set that was produced in Ukraine. This abstract animated film is made up of noises that are recorded on this TV.
A story of a man with a very dense eyes who sees all the surrounding reality only after seven years. The consequence of the eye defect translates into the mental immaturity of the man, lack of understanding of the present and belated reflections on long-gone facts. The man is never mature enough for his age and constantly lingers on the past.
The second essay about still dominant dark aspects of our modern society. It is conceived as a surreal anti-patriarchal thought experiment and raises important questions about gender, power, and social change, prompting us to reflect on how historical patterns of discrimination and oppression might be either repeated or overcome in a reversed gendered world. It challenges the viewer to confront their own assumptions and biases, and to consider the possibilities of a more equitable society.
A violent stop motion cabaret for the cynical and depraved. Guilt, alcoholic apathy and the inevitable, looming apocalypse threaten to push a young man to the brink.