From Bye Bye, Binary to Love, Violet, Charlene Chua, an award-winning illustrator and author, embraces the challenges of fostering inclusivity through children's books.
A split-screen video exploring the loss of the artist’s childhood home through the intersecting perspectives of dogs, memory, and psychosis. One side depicts the artist crawling on the floor, confined within his own mental space; the other contrasts the imagery of the house and the dogs, intertwining instinct, territory, and disorientation. The work examines perception, grief, and the collapse of the familiar environment.
The flower is very keen for the strawberry to fill her day with all kinds of important activities and constantly pushes her to do so. But with her busy schedule, the strawberry is slowly reaching her limits and just wants a little snack.
Twelve-year-old Xiao Ai seems to be the only one affected by the death of an elderly neighbor whom everyone called “Crazy Granny”. In the abandoned apartment of the deceased, Xiao Ai begins to form a connection with her neighbor and uncover her past.
Escaping a raging wildfire, Obi and his mother take refuge in a shelter. There, Obi meets Connor. The two boys come from different backgrounds and have dissimilar ambitions. But for a brief moment, it seems that all of this can be overcome.
Lech Majewski opens up the world of Jacek Malczewski, a symbolist painter from the turn of the twentieth century. In a wordless visual dialogue, the director recreates Poland’s history from the World War I to the present day.
A famous handbag designer working on a special-edition holiday line for charity finds her newest designs stolen in a company data breach. When she hires an IT expert to save the day, she discovers he’s the same man she shared a romantic — and awkward — moment with at last year’s Christmas party. As they work together to recover what was lost, they may just find something even more valuable.
An island in the middle of nowhere, horizon, sea, trees, earth—and screens. What to refer to, what to orient oneself by? A stream of consciousness between superficial observation and introspection in search of orientation.
The 80-year-old Ms. Pupak lives in a retirement home in Dieburg, Hesse. The film shows her everyday life in slow motion and gives her space for honest and self-reflective words about her past, the present, and the last stage of her life.
Bakobi just wanted to sleep, but she is awakened by a loud noise. A vacuum cleaner monster appears and she tries to escape. After an exciting chase, she is lured back into the house by the smell of her favorite food. Her meal makes her forget all about the scary vacuum cleaner, so she can finally fall asleep and dream again.
A mixed-media animation in which artist Julie grapples with her imposter syndrome by coming into conflict with her newly developed werewolf personality, who would rather spend time with her band than focus on work. Now the two sides are at odds, as Julie's work deadline falls on the same day as her band's gig! Will she manage to be there for her friends by accepting her wilder side?