Programme 14

1. BETWEEN WINGS AND SWINGS 03:20
Canada 2022
Directed by: Yuyang Yan
Screenplay: Yuyang Yan
Animation: Yuyang Yan
Technique: 3D Animation
Music: Rowin Roberts
Production/School: Sheridan College
Dialogue language: English
Subtitles language: English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese

Through an unexpected turn of events, a young girl must learn to let go.


2. THE TWINS 04:11
United States of America 2022
Directed by: Michelle Tang
Screenplay: Michelle Tang
Animation: Michelle Tang
Technique: 3d Computer Animated
Music: Roy Berardo
Production/School: California Institute of the Arts
Dialogue language: English



Twins Lake and Lucas hate each others’ guts. One day after school, their sibling rivalry gets out of hand.




3. GIRL AND CLOUD 10:00
Uzbekistan 2021
Directed by: Shokir Kuziboy ugli Kholikov
Screenplay: Shokir Kuziboy ugli Kholikov. Based on the poem "Ballad about the rain" by Usmon Azim
Animation: Erkin Khusmatov
Technique: Painting
Music: Peter Bille Larson
Production/School: National Institute of Fine Arts and Design named after Kamoliddin Bekhzoda. Uzbekistan State Institute of Arts and Culture
Dialogue language: English



This film illustrates the relationship between a boy and a girl. It shows what the power of love can do. To summarize, the film is about a boy and a girl who must see and feel each other to appear a love between them.




4. DRAWING A BLANK 02:30
Singapore 2022
Directed by: Chayanid Siripaiboolpong
Screenplay: Chayanid Siripaiboolpong
Animation: Chayanid Siripaiboolpong
Technique: Digital 2D Animation
Production/School: LASALLE COLLEGE OF THE ARTS

A terminally ill boy wants to know what Death looks like. However, no matter how many deaths he had witnessed, nothing can give him a definite answer. As the boy becomes more and more frustrated, Death approaches him and he finally knows the answer.


5. OPERAGO 05:47
United States of America 2022
Directed by: Rayna P. Buxton
Screenplay: Rayna P. Buxton
Animation: Rayna P. Buxton, Catharine Ren, Dax Wong
Technique: 2d with 3d elements
Music: Habanera (Bizet) electric guitar rendition by André Antunes
Production/School: California Institute of the Arts
Dialogue language: English



Phantom hunter duo Brio and Drusilla clash with an Opera singer from another realm.




6. SO IT GOES 02:45
United States of America 2022
Directed by: Eva Minh, Châu Liebovitz
Screenplay: Eva Minh, Châu Liebovitz
Animation: Eva Minh, Châu Liebovitz
Technique: 2D digital animation
Music: Sophia Vanevery Hall
Production/School: California Institute of the Arts
Dialogue language: N/A
Subtitles language: N/A



Two young neighbors play chess as they grow up. While their decisions within the chess match have simple and immediate consequences, the foundational experiences and relationships they are accumulating outside of the game have an effect that is totally immeasurable, even as it shapes their realities moment by moment.




7. THE GARDENER 00:52
Greece 2021
Directed by: Athina Georgia Koumela
Screenplay: Athina Georgia Koumela
Animation: Athina Georgia Koumela
Technique: painting on glass
Production/School: UMPRUM



A super short film about a former sailor, who now is a happy gardener but still nostalgic of his days at sea.




8. BODIES OF WATER 07:30
Czech Republic 2021
Directed by: Niko Mlynarcik
Screenplay: Niko Mlynarcik
Animation: Niko Mlynarcik
Technique: 2D Animation
Production/School: Lukas Gregor / Tomas Bata University in Zlin
Dialogue language: English



When Lake is drowning in his own thoughts, Mac takes him on a lake break. With all the leisure and chill, he definitely won't be stuck in his head anymore.




9. KYOSEI 05:59
France 2021
Directed by: Alexandre Belin, Alexandre Deyris, Vincent Le Squer, Simon Martineau, Thibaud Villette
Screenplay: Laura Cerutti
Technique: 3d Animation
Music: Laurent Vang, David Escudero



In a food universe where nothing is left to chance, a young sushi misfit will fight to make his place where nobody wants him to be. From the darkest abyss to the shining light of the surface, his ascent will be full of pitfalls.




10. TOGASHI'S TALE / El cuento de Togashi 02:52
Peru 2020
Directed by: Giuseppe V. Castillo
Screenplay: Giuseppe V. Castillo
Animation: Giuseppe V. Castillo
Technique: stop-motion
Production/School: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Dialogue language: Spanish



Animated short film made with the stop motion technique. In the voice of a child narrates the passages of the Nikkei history in Peru.




11. RED GIANT / Rode Reus 10:14
Belgium 2021
Directed by: Anne Verbeure
Screenplay: Anne Verbeure
Animation: Anne Verbeure, Karo De Nijs
Technique: 2d Animation
Music: Duke Jamal
Production/School: KASK School of Arts
Dialogue language: Dutch, English, French



On top of a hill, the giant listens to the everyday thoughts and conversations of the other people. However, the loneliness and multiplicity of the voices gradually become too much for the giant.