A retelling of a classic polish lullaby changed to reflect the issues of societal pressure on women and their stagnation in toxic relationships. The animation is done with original experimental technique developed by the creator of the short, using pyrography to present the story with each frame burned into the wood.
3 years after her violent murder, Margret continues to walk the earth despite missing several vital organs. Upon informing her partner of her condition, their lives are thrown into disarray. Malevolent visions begin to follow them everywhere they go. A dead stranger could be Margret's only hope at a peaceful existence.
Ária has just enrolled in a music school, but her enthusiasm for fulfilling this dream wanes as she faces difficulties fitting in and making friends. One of her classmates begins to harass her upon learning that she wears a hearing aid. However, this conflict evolves into friendship when a situation arises where they need to help each other.
Adapted from the text “A Inacreditável História do Pescador” by T. Dalpra Jr, Pororoca is the result of the love between the Whale and the Manatee; a metaphor for the agitated and flowing meeting of sea water and river water.
Pez sees life through fairy tales while serial killers hunt her. Mombomb explores intergenerational trauma and memory through the eyes of the daughter of WWII immigrants
At the end of the day, Ji-young, a woman in her twenties, discovers a crumpled receipt in her pocket while smoking a cigarette. Looking at the record of her whereabouts, she reflects on the simple moments that made up her day.
Meaning drawn, frame by frame. A young artist navigates life’s questions in a poetic, hand-drawn world, where each scene unfolds like a love letter to animation itself.
Part pep-talk, part art appreciation, part survival guide. In 1967 Dr. Martin Luther King gave a speech to a group of High School students in which he said “ We must keep moving, Keep Going. If you can’t fly, run. If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl, but by all means. keep moving.”
The story of an exhibition piece in a museum that belongs to Natalia, who came from the Udmurt Republic, and now works at the Estonian National Museum. She tells a story how it feels when some of the exhibited items in the museum once belonged to a person she knew. Bringing into light the connections between memory, materiality and cultural identity - exploring the seeming dichotomy of artefacts and living stories. The film is in Udmurt language.
As Ariel arrives at school, he notices that his friend Dudu is absent. The reason? He’s come down with a cold. In the mind of a child whose main task is going to school, being absent can signal full permission for playtime. And who doesn’t want to play all day? Getting a cold may be commonplace for some children, but not for Ariel.