Double Exposure
USA | Animation | 7 minutes

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Director/Writer: Xindi Zhang

Producer: Xiaowen Wu

Cast: Xindi Zhang, Xiaowen Wu

In this autobiographical story, a young woman’s visit to her late grandmother's home uncovers hidden pieces of her past, revealing a life far richer and more complex than the hardships that marked her later years.

Chasing Red Flags
USA | Animation | 1 minute

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Director/Writer: Vibha Kulkarni

Cast: Vibha Kulkarni

CHASING RED FLAGS is an anti-fairy tale about a fearless Princess turned Knight with a savior complex who repeatedly risks everything to rescue Princes, waving red flags from haunted castles, only to realize she's stuck in a cycle in the hope of winning their hearts.

Voicemails From My Dad

USA | Animation | 6 minutes

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Director: Gabby Cherney

Producer: Julie Trieu

Cast: Peter Cherney

Voicemails From My Dad is an animated compilation of phone messages I’ve collected over the years from — you guessed it — my dad.

Hullabaloo: The Curse of the Cheshire Cat
USA | Animation | 8 minutes

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Director/Writer: James Lopez

Producer: James Lopez, Evelyn Kriete, Grant Viklund

Cast: Claudia Lenz, Valarie Arem

A young aristocrat, who fancies herself to be a super-sleuth, attempts to apprehend the elusive cat-burglar known as "The Cheshire Cat"

Forevergreen

USA | Animation | 13 minutes

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Director:/Writer: Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears

Producer: Steph Gortz, Jennifer Gandrup Sackheim

An orphaned bear cub finds a home with a fatherly evergreen tree, until his hunger for trash leads him to danger.

Dreams

USA | Animation | 4 minutes

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Director/Writer: Eddie Mauldin

Producer: Jessica Hoang

Cast: Chris Estrada

Bizarre dreams filled with anxiety, grief, and fears of inadequacy plague a young man after the loss of his father until an unlikely friend provides much needed perspective.

Amped

USA | Animation | 6 minutes

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Director/Writer: Vincent Salvano

Producer: Logan Hester

During a late night at the office, two co-workers stumble upon a mysterious drink that gives them supernatural abilities beyond their control.

Like Friend, Like Deer

Iraq | Animation | 13 minutes

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Director: Malek Eghbali

It is about the connection and similarity of the people with their living environment, animals, and generally with Nature... all of which are almost in a critical condition.

Cardboard

UK | Animation | 10 minutes

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Director/Writer: Jean-Philippe Vine

Producer: Michaela Manas Malina

When an overwhelmed, single dad pig moves his piglets into a rundown trailer park, he fears he’s failed his family. But soon his kids create a wildly imaginative game from a simple cardboard box, and Dad has a choice: dwell on the past, or join them on their intergalactic adventure.

The Sock

Finland| Animation | 6 minutes

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Director/Writer: Aleksi Artturi Räisänen

Producer: Aleksi Artturi Räisänen

Cast: Aleksi Artturi Räisänen, Essi Emilia Hietanen

One man, one sock, one mission. But the sock has bigger dreams.

Wednesdays with Gramps

USA | Animation | 8 minutes

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Director/Writer: Chris Copeland, Justin Copeland

Producer: Shabrayia Cleaver

When a teenage boy visits his Gramps at a seemingly mundane boring assisted living facility, he comes to find that they have much more in common than he thought. “Wednesdays with Gramps” is a story about connection, communication, and commonality, without saying a word.