Program 1
FRIDAY
OCTOBER 13, 2:00PM
Head in the Clouds
United States / Animation / 2 mins
Director: Kaylee Tan
Writer: Kaylee Tan, Rebe Chen
Producer: Kaylee Tan
Cast: Bekka Goldstein, Levi Squier
A quirky student who daydreams with her head high in the clouds must creatively elude her strict math teacher to remain there.
My Name Is Coraline
Brazil / Animation / 4 mins
Director: Forestplant Studio
Drawing inspiration from Victorian-era fairy tales, dark fantasy movies, and dark comedy, this game delivers an Action-packed adventure set in a world of dark fantasy and fairy tales.
God Glasses
United States / Animation / 4 mins
Director: Astro Seunghwa Lee, Jason Jaymin Han, Yuji Huang
In the world of God Glasses, fantasy may become a reality. Charles and his daughter April explore the fantastical worlds, hiding away from their own dark secret.
It Was Up There
United States / Animation / 6 mins
Director: Jesse Willmon
Producer: Jesse Willmon
Cast: Sarah Willmon, Fred Willmon
The true story of a couple who are driving through an unpopulated region of the New Mexico desert when they see something unexplainable up in the night sky. This amazing and hilarious story, told by the filmmakers' parents, is lovingly animated by hand and brings to life a family legend that has remained a secret for over 15 years.
Natira
United States / Animation / 4 mins
Director/Writer: Joshua Marquez
Producer: Mulin Chen
The story begins with two brothers barging in an abandoned Filipino church…… something terrifying is following them, a vampire creature from Filipino Mythology named Aswang. Their fate is unclear like the midnight fog. It is now in God’s faith for these two brothers to see the rising Sun once again.
Boundless Imagination
United States / Animation / 4 mins
Director/Writer: Tzu-Yu Lin
Producer: Tzu-Yu Lin
A boy named Simon was immersed in his imaginary world with his self-made toys when he should study and then was caught by his mother.
No Photography
United States / Animation / 6 mins
Director: Lance Haug, Grace Redclift, Kaifu Tan, Shan Wei Wang
A high-tech thief's perfect museum heist is interrupted when a peculiar tourist insists on taking pictures of every exhibit. And it all ends in disaster as the museum's security guard shows up with his coffee.
The Egg
United States / Animation / 5 mins
Director: Yan Xu, Zilan Lin, Qi Lu
"The Egg" is a short story following a man's experience with the afterlife upon his death.
Astella
United States / Animation / 4 mins
Director/Writer: Ziyu Zhang
Producer: Ziyu Zhang
ASTELLA is a 3D third-person action adventure game. The player plays as a little girl, Nova, sharing her experiences and her adventures in a fantasy world. Nova wakes up in a daze, remembering nothing. A handy book explains the concept of this world. A strange large building nearby looks inviting. There, she discovers a magical portal, which teleports her into a grand library filled with stories and secrets.
Twin Sparks
United States / Animation / 5 mins
Director: Ollie Yao,Heather Yun
A child in the forest must reconcile with a fiery new part of themselves that's difficult to accept, before their world is left in flames.
Dulce
United States / Animation / 4 mins
Director: Aleyda Ortiz, Lok Cheang, Kevin Class
Dulce is a short film that explores the loving relationship between mother and daughter while balancing the heavy concept of death.
Postlude
United States / Animation / 5 mins
Director: Mariana Escobar Jimenez
“Postlude” is an abstract, 3D animated short film that portrays the mental and emotional journey a person goes through after surviving an abusive relationship. Each phase of this process, its emotions and thoughts, are represented through the movement of a piece of cloth interacting within a temple environment.
Mothership
United States / Animation / 3 mins
Director: Joe Burrascano
Writer: Joe Burrascano, Tim Probert
Producer: Joe Burrascano, Allison Godleski
An intergalactic god wakes up on a barren planet with no memory of who he is or where he comes from.
Horologist
Malaysia / Animation / 6 mins
Director/Writer: Jared Lee
Producer: Eilin Lim
Cast: Steven Bones, Suling Chan, Gabriel Noel Pountney
Obsessed with time, Sand found a way to sell time itself. While his rich customers stay young, they never question Sand's discovery and the source of their youth. Find out in 'Horologist'.
Gene's 6th Symphony
United States / Animation / 6 mins
Director: Jordi Garcia
Writer: Jordi Garcia, Gene Bicknell, Rick Silanskas
Producer: Rick Silanskas, Larry Wilhite
The original animated short "Gene's 6th Symphony" is based on a true story and was born with only six notes of music that became a symphonic magical story that defines true love and a life-long journey ending with a hope that lives forever.
Aero Orange
Canada / Animation / 11 mins
Director: Marcus Benny Feher
Writer: Marcus Benny Feher, Dan Tonkin
Producer: Marcus Benny Feher
Cast: Joe Zieja, Yong Yea, Julia McIIvaine
Captain H’Orange leads a reconnaissance mission over hostile coordinates with his fruit aeronauts when suddenly he and his team come under fire and their newest member; Airman Apple is taken hostage by the evil General Onion.