Animation Block Party’s seventeenth annual summer festival opens at littlefield featuring Picture This! live animated comedy on Friday, August 21st.
The official Animation Block Party streaming event begins at 9pm EST!
Picture This live animated comedy!
COMEDY: starring Ian Fidance / Brandie Posey / Sonia Denis / Calise Hawkins & Jaye McBride
ANIMATION: by Mike Hollingsworth / Bryan Brinkman / Rotimi Olowu / Tayen Kim & Jaye McBride
Program One - Animated East Coast
This East Coast dominant blend of animated cinema focuses on an array of themes from mental health to relationship dynamics and house pets. The Animated East Coast program highlights a diverse group of filmmakers sharing personal stories, ideas of hope during an uncertain time.
Animation Block Street Team (Rob Bohn / NYC / 45 sec)
This year’s Brooklyn themed intro features the talents of Amigo Unit.
Sum of its Parts (Alisa Stern / Hudson Valley, NY / 3:18 min)
Mysterious forest creatures move to the beat of music.
Don't Touch Your Face! (Leah Shore / NYC / 1:06 min)
Better safe than sorry.
Ducked (Michael Higgins / Brooklyn / 4:42 min)
A heart-warming tale of a mild-mannered mallard in search of his soulmate.
Condolences from the Vulgar Tongue or (Boner) (Christina Fidler / MICA / 5:29 min)
Huxley, a jaded dog and victim of the universe, chooses to burden himself with the responsibility of arranging his mother's funeral.
Blackheads (Emily Ann Hoffman / New York / 7:46 min)
A woman copes with bad therapy, heartbreak, and blackheads.
thum (Luca Depardon / New York / 4 min)
In a deep bath of mossy light, visions of snail farmers, tiny fish and frogs in vibrant tide pools, slug people and musty microbes appear.
Edge (Steven Subotnick / RI / 3:15 min)
A call and response.
Otis March (Mark Minnig / NYC / 4:02 min)
Animated short about a man and his dog, navigating a fresh break up and shared custody living.
The Wonderful World of Tomorrow (Iuliia Zhukova / Pratt / 4 min)
A Utopian dream of a girl who wants to believe in the optimistic future of progress and society.
Trauma Chamelon (Gina Kamentsky / Somerville, MA / 2:51 min)
An escaped laboratory rat navigates through a sea of punctuation.
Ciervo (Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma / RISD / 10:15 min)
A young girl holds violence, submission, and independence in an uneasy balance.
The Excruciatingly Endless and Dishearteningly Tedious Tale of The Creator Who Cannot Create: A Journey Into Lifelessness (Urja Vakta / NY / 2:07 min)
Artist’s block. We’ve all been there before, right?
Rabbit Retrieval (Phillip Sossou / MassArt / 7:36 min)
A teacher gets a class pet and ends up with more than she asked for.
Beanstalk (Tom Cassese & Kory Hilpmann / New York / 5 min)
A musical take on the classic story of "Jack and the Beanstalk."
Masquerade Monday (Moksha Rao / SVA / 2:17 min)
A story loop of delivery people being killed for witnessing the previous delivery person's death.
The Island of My Home (Cynthia Chu / RIT / 4:44 min)
Everything's on fire.
Lizard Ladder (Ted Wiggin / NYC / 5:20 min)
The latest film from longtime Animation Block Party alumni, Ted Wiggin.
Program Two - Animation for Kids
A new edition of excellent family-friendly animated shorts from Animation Block Party. This delightful telecast highlights studio pilots, independent content, energetic student works and a handful of international cinematic wonders.
Nature (Isis Leterrier / France / 3 min)
The forest’s inhabitants welcome a bird in sorrow and everything comes to life in a delicate miniature opera
Dinner Is Saved (Teresa Park / SVA / 2:35 min)
A firsthand look into a young girl’s experience becoming the hero she always dreamed of.
My Pet Venus (Ariel Paxton / SCAD / 3 min)
A little girl goes to a public garden with her mom and buys a Venus Fly Trap. After taking the plant home she takes care of it improperly.
Lamput - The Chase (Vaibhav Kumresh / Cartoon Network / 5:08 min)
Lamput is a gooey orange substance that escaped from a secret lab. Two scientists are trying their best to catch him. But Lamput, a master of disguise, escapes right under their noses!
Duino (Austin Vincent / Lesley University / 4:58 min)
Duino is a story about a young boy named Pete who manages to bring a little robot to life.
A date with Mr Mappleton (*multiple directors / ArtFX / 4:50 min)
Treasured souvenirs, fueled by jealousy, attack their owner’s chance of present and future happiness
*Gabriel Akpo-Allavo, Constance Auge, Julia Brasileiro Lopes Garcia, Lucas Narjoux, Méghane Reynaud
The Guardians (AgainstAllOdds / Paris / 2 min)
We are once again allowed a glimpse behind the scenes as the elves prepare for Christmas.
Empty Nest (Ethan Long / Florida / 1:37 min)
The littlest bird of the family must leave the nest, with hazardous winds blowing.
Abstract Animals (Dana Sink & Ivica Širanović / PA-Macedonia / 1:18 min)
Help me find my abstract animals.
Boriya (Min Sung Ah / France / 17:13 min)
Boriya, a 7-year-old girl, is bored by the routine of daily life in the countryside.
Yuan Yuan and the Hollow Monster (Catherine Chen / USC / 6:31 min)
Personal story, inspired by writer-director's family members and childhood filled with hurricanes.
Just Married (*multiple directors / ENSI / 6:17 min)
A young girl who is about to get married is kidnapped by her teddybear in front of the church. Together, they will live a dreamy adventure
*Aliénor Bouteloup de Vilers, Marianna Crosetti, Claire Ducluzeau, Donghee Kim, Daphné Peltier, Minh-Thu Pham
Monster Beach (Sean Zwan & Patrick Crawley / Cartoon Network / 10:38 min)
Frightfully funny adventures of surd-siblings Jan and Dean. Enjoying an endless summer vacation, they have a monster good time on the island of lki-lki.
Program Three – Experimental, Graphic Design and Music Videos
Experience the best design centric animated shorts, music videos and outstanding experimental works. A hallucinatory program of abstract imagery, dimensional space, false impressions and reflective truths.
Däncing düplös (Kristian Pedersen / Oslo / 1:15 min)
Jolly building blocks wants to dance with you!
Metro6 (Geoff Hecht / San Francisco / 8:14 min)
Zak goes through a bus ride metamorphosis, realizing the value of human interaction.
Out of Bounds (Franz Impler / Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig / 15 min)
Arbitrariness of boundaries and rules, the complexity and ambiguity of the modern world.
BLOXX- Lie Out Loud (Barnaby Catterall / UK / 3:27 min)
Animated Music Video for the song 'Lie Out Loud' by British band BLOXX.
Now 2 (Kevin Eskew / Los Angeles / 9:27 min)
Who's grooming whom? Scenes of puzzling new truths piercing through the foam veil.
Serial Parallels (Max Hattler / Germany / 9 min)
Approaching Hong Kong’s built environment from the conceptual perspective of celluloid film.
Alexander 23's 'IDK You Yet' (Chris Ullens / London / 3:06 min)
Poetic visual interpretation of Alexander 23's song 'IDK You Yet.'
Helfer (Anna Szöllősi / Hungary / 9:45 min)
A young woman who is struggling with anxiety and recurring nightmares that she wants to end.
Opera (Erick Oh / California / 8:43 min)
Intrinsically connected so viewers can enjoy the Pyramid no matter which character they watch.
We're Not Out of the Woods Yet (Alexandre Nart / Paris / 3:27 min)
A psychedelic forest, a strange beast roams.
Bubble (Janelle DeWitt / Pratt / 4:32 min)
A surreal short that literally deals with getting caught up in one's own head.
Frog Dog Log: Live à Laval (Jared D. Weiss / California / 2:46 min)
Dog attempts to sleep in the hills of Laval, Québec, Canada.
Program Four – Independent Animators
An eclectic program of animated films by indie artists, freewheeling alternative worlds, historical interpretations, karmic retribution and urban visual cues.
Sidewalk (Celia Bullwinkel / Brooklyn / 4:15 min)
A woman walks through life, confronts her changing body, and learns to love herself. Screened at Animation Block Party 2013.
Proton Reign (Turner Lange / Los Angeles / 8:50 min)
New animated short from the maker of Wally Fresh.
History of Ska! (Ian Ballantyne & Sarah Schmidt / Columbus, Ohio / 4:20 min)
Killer animated segment from "Pick it Up! Ska in the 90s!”
Three (Soyeon Kim / California / 2 min)
A visceral impression of a life in the society based on the Walden by Henry David Thoreau.
Mother Bunker (George Metaxas / North Hollywood / 4:48 min)
A military robot begins to self express, dressing in human drag and performing to a robot army.
Zorg II (Auden Lincoln-Vogel / Estonia & Iowa / 21 min)
An alien comes to earth in hopes of starring in a sci-fi blockbuster.
Chef Giants (Troy DeWinne & Ethan Dirks / California / 1:16 min)
Hyper colorful music video with trippy vibes.
Sidewalk Filmmaker Responds To Your Comments (Celia Bullwinkel / Montreal / 6 min)
Animated storytime video for YouTube commenters circa 2020.
Sublo and Tangy Mustard - Convention (Aaron Long / Cali-Canada / 8:24 min)
Two fast food restaurant mascots travel to the corporate convention for performance evaluation.
Wet & Soppy (Cliona Noonan / Ireland / 4:02 min)
A weather-tormented man who wants to dry his underwear is forced to use the local laundromat.
Oh Say Can You See (Noam Sussman / Canada / 1:59 min)
A socio-political analysis of the United States of America's current state of affairs.
Wood Child and Hidden Forest Mother (Stephen Irwin / UK / 9:30 min)
Deep in the forest, a hunter encounters a strange creature he cannot kill.
Awkward (Nata Metlukh / San Francisco / 3:45 min)
A day full of socially awkward moments.
Program Five - International Shorts (A)
Animation Block Party presents the first of two incredible collections of award-winning international shorts. A dreamscape assortment of digital celluloid, delving into perceptive effects and reactive emotions.
Nox Insomnia (Guy Charnaux / Brazil / 7:54 min)
A three-act epic about a seven-year old boy who can't sleep, thinking about his issues.
Sheep, Wolf and a Cup of Tea... (Marion Lacourt / Paris / 12:15 min)
While family members indulge in curious rituals before sleep, a child invokes a wolf from the bottom of a box hidden under his bed.
Frankee Freak (Michele Annibali / Italy / 3:32 min)
A creature considered frightening, maybe it’s not like that, if you look behind his harshness, it hides something else.
Katalog of Flaws (Marv Newland / Canada / 11:45 min)
Fever dream, multiple endings, no political, environmental, racial, gender, or religious content.
Freeze Frame (Soetkin Verstegen / Belgium / 5 min)
Identical figures perform the hopeless task of preserving blocks of ice.
Sounds of Sighs (Atam Rasho / France / 19:46 min)
The Book of Lamentations is a masterpiece of Armenian medieval poetry, written by Grigor Narekatsi in the 10th century.
Postpartum (Henriette Rietz / Berlin / 4:36 min)
The chaotic phase in life of a new mother.
St. Moritz (Joseph Balaclav / Israel / 6:21 min)
Relations between mother and son are tested during preparations for Passover cleaning ritual.
SH_T Happens (Michaela Mihályi & David Štumpf / Czechia-Slovakia-France / 13:10 min)
The caretaker exhausted by everything, his frustrated wife and one totally depressed deer.
Program Six – International Shorts (B)
Animation Block Party shares a second program of breathtaking international shorts, a travelogue during a time of pure withdrawal, an intimate exodus of movement.
riviera (Jonas Schloesing / France / 15:35 min)
At the Riviera residency, on a sweltering summer day, it’s nap time.
Eaten (Mohsen Rezapour / Iran / 7:20 min)
Mysterious unknown planet, a rabbit-like creature is eaten; but that’s not the end of the story.
Aletsch Negative (Laurence Bonvin / Berlin-Switzerland / 11:32 min)
Sensory visually compelling experience, a double reflection on the nature of the moving image.
Tête de linotte ! / Airhead ! (Gaspar Chabaud / Belgium / 5:43 min)
A child struggles with a math problem, helped by a mother losing slowly but surely her patience.
Snow Shelter (Robertas Nevecka / Lithuania / 16 min)
Freezing winter in a war-devastated town, a man is banished from his apartment by strangers.
To the dusty sea (Héloïse Ferlay / France / 12:28 min)
Alone in the deepest of the summer, Malo and Zoe try their best to catch mother’s elusive eye.
Rivages/The Shoreline (Sophie Racine / France / 8:21 min)
Small island off the coasts of Brittany; stormy weather, wind blows, dark clouds obscure the sky.
Lah gah (Cécile Brun / Zürich / 6:34 min)
Dive into sunny childhood memories, when a girl is singing and cooking with its father.
Program Seven - Student Films (A)
Animation Block Party highlights exceptional short films from students worldwide, together looking back at the past, ambivalence, understanding, sometimes finding humor in isolation.
Pause. Play. Repeat. (Ankita Panda / USC / 4:29 min)
A film that identifies the patterns that exist in the macro and micro systems around us.
You’re So Far Away (Jeongki Kim / RISD / 3:38 min)
An ominous force violently separates two bears in space. A friend is gone but not forgotten.
Sous la glace / Under the ide (*multiple directors / ENSI / 6:50 min)
On a lake, a heron is fishing while winter arrives.
*Milan Baulard, Ismail Berrahma, Flore Dupont, Laurie Estampes, Quentin Nory & Hugo Potin.
The Wishing Well (Rita Wong / RMIT / 5:30 min)
A young girl makes a wish at a wishing well to reunite with her dead twin sister.
Gravedad (Matisse Gonzalez / Filmakademie Baden Württemberg / 10:35 min)
In a world where gravity changes constantly, you have to find something to keep you grounded.
In Her Boots (Kathrin Steinbacher / RCA / 6 min)
Hedi embarks on a hiking journey to the deepest parts of the Alps, revealing the reason for her devoted attachment to her hiking shoes.
Duo (Sidney Gale / CCAD / 4:43 min)
A yellow, triangle fella trying to live their life meets resistance when a new, blue fella appears.
Where am I? (Cheng Qiu / RCA Animation / 4:16 min)
What do you see inside the mist?
Combust (Tyler Washington / MICA / 4:22 min)
Ashe, a young woman made of smoke, tries to keep her calm on a particularly horrible day.
Put Stick in It (Austin Kimmell / MassArt / 3:57 min)
PopPop retells a story from his own childhood to teach his grandchildren a lesson.
White Tape (Emily Hampson / SVA / 2:27 min)
Tamra is stuck working the late shift at Video World, but the night doesn't go as planned.
Framed! (Aya Kneitner / CalArts / 4:25 min)
Kids get framed for stealing the smiling Mona Lisa.
Killing Time (*multiple directors / Goeblins / 4:47 min)
Loukoum can’t stand the passage of Time anymore. She decides to go face it in person.
*Guillot Camille, Hagdahl Sorebo Fanny, Krechman Aleksandra, Nacir Sarah, Ravelonary Morgane & Zhang Valentine.
Mettle Creek (Britt Sodersjerna / Pratt / 4:01 min)
A narrative about courage, and the lengths that two young girls will go to for one another.
Unlikely Love (Molly Mayhew / UCA Farnham / 1:38 min)
Love really can conquer all no matter how unlikely the match.
Program Eight – Student Films (B)
Animation Block Party showcases the best student films of the year in a program exploring cultural shifts, societal norms and rhythmic innovation mixed with narrative threads.
The Slug Finger (Lily Shaul / Kingston / 3:57 min)
Unusual story of a girl whose finger transforms into a slug forcing her to love and care for it.
Superstitions (Tonya Amyrin Rice / UArts / 3:15 min)
A visual exploration of various superstitions.
White Out (Karen Wang / RMIT / 4:05 min)
A girl leaves home for the first time, but the yearning of home itches the forefront of her mind.
One Left (Sebastian Doringer / University of Applied Arts Vienna / 6:12 min)
Several patients waiting in a doctor’s office for test results regarding their remaining lifetimes.
El Gran Corelli (Abel Carbajal / ESCAC-Barcelona / 7 min)
The Great Corelli is a successful magician. But his career goes down when his best trick fails.
The Kitchlets (Clarisse Chua / CalArts / 7:30 min)
Mina lives alone in her apartment accompanied by three little house spirits, the Kitchlets.
Waste Away (Elly Stern / MassArt / 4:49 min)
In a trash-filled city, a homeless woman's encounter with a fish takes an unexpected turn.
In Passing (Esther Cheung / Sheridan / 4:08 min)
Following two neighbours as they grow up in government housing in bustling Mong Kok, Kowloon, the film pays homage to old Hong Kong, capturing the culture of the times.
Unconditional (Austin Braddock / Pratt / 2:52 min)
Defining moment in a mother and son relationship, dealing with gender expression and its innocence.
Matryoshka (Danou Jenny He / NYU / 5:29 min)
A wild chase ensues after a mother and a daughter arrive inside the stomach of a sheep.
Dogs (*multiple directors / Goeblins / 7:15 min)
A young Polish partisan flees from the Warsaw Uprising. Whilst hiding in the yard of a countryside manor, he is chased up a tree by a large wolfhound.
*Benjamin Berrebi, Jakub Bednarz, Diego Cristofano, Théo Lenoble, Mohammad Babakoohi, Karlo Pavicic-Ravlic, Marthinus Van Rooyen
Fortune (Em Jiang / RISD / 3:52 min)
Each decision is a roll of the dice, exploring luck, fear, yearning, ambivalence as part of an endless road in a board game.
Dance of the Angel (Zoe Zheng / USC / 1:54 min)
A visualization of piano piece, Milonga del Angel, by Argentine composer, Astor Piazzolla.
Mako and Mendoza: Battle for Bulkhead Beach (Bonny John / UCF / 3:30 min)
A rambunctious young super villain and his adorable pet shark dog seek world domination from below the ocean surface.
Oniden (Aimee Uehara / LCAD / 1:27 min)
An uptight health inspector bites off more than he can chew when he inspects a noodle restaurant run by demons.
Any Instant Whatever (Michelle Brand / RCA / 5:13 min)
Man in a room, in a film – the becoming of something and simultaneously becoming in itself.
Check out the latest Animation Block Party news at Zippy Frames!
Animation Block will return to the Brooklyn Academy of Music on August 21-23, 2020!
CLICK HERE to submit your animated short to Animation Block Party 2020!
The award categories for ABP 2020 are Audience Award, Student Film, Animation For Kids, Original Design and Best In Show!
All award winners will receive copies of FlipBook from DigiCel, digital subscriptions to Animation Magazine, art supplies, t-shirts, and more…
Winners of Audience Award and Student Film will receive bonus prizes of Dragonframe + Bluetooth controllers from DZED Systems .
Animation Block Party is open for entries on a rolling submissions basis and will close for animated short film entries on May 22nd.
The full 2020 festival lineup will be announced on July 10th at the ABP website!
Animation Block Party will return to the Brooklyn Academy of Music this summer**
Festival Dates and Film Submission info coming this March!
Animation Block Party 2019 award winners.
Student Film:
God of Chaos: Maddie Brewer / RISD
Original Design:
The Hole: Will Kim / California
Best In Show:
Home Away 3000: Héloïse Pétel and Philippe Baranzini / France
Animation For Kids:
The Bird and the Whale: Carol Freeman / Ireland
Audience Award:
Eli: Nate Milton / NYC
The 16th annual Animation Block Party drops Friday, September 20th with a FREE live animated comedy experience starring Picture This at DSK, located at 710 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11217.
Picture This featured artists:
COMEDY: hosted by Jason Chatfield, starring Nina Tarr, Mike Drucker, Claudia Cogan, Mike Brown, Liz Miele…
ANIMATION: Bryan Brinkman, Emmett Goodman, Rachel Gitlevich, Sarah Schmidt, Dan Pinto and Lindsey DeMars.
Festivities will also include 16mm classic cartoons from Cartoons on Film, a fresh episode of TAMA and Friends, the most excellent Animation Summer Zine release, plus Weihenstephan drink specials all night*
Doors open at 730pm, screening + comedy starts at 8pm on Friday, September 20th at DSK Brooklyn!
Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
7pm – White Snake (Amp Wong & Zhao Ji / China / 98 min) (2019)
Conceived as a prequel to one of the most ancient and enduring stories in Chinese history, White Snake presents a sumptuous tale of trickster demons, deadly mythical beasts, assassins, wuxia action, and the promise of eternal love.
2pm - Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) (1980)
Charlie Brown and the gang travel to Europe as exchange students. Directed by Bill Melendez and Phil Roman. The last traditionally animated Peanuts film from the Bill Melendez studio.
430pm – Narrative Works, Independents, Local Filmmakers (2019)
An eclectic program of animated films by East Coast based artists, featuring some of the finest New York animators with a focus on narrative themes. Filmmaker Q&A after screening.
Animation Block Cake Jam (Ben Li / Los Angeles / 30 sec)
This year’s festival bumper features Puppers baking away his munchies.
Honeyheart (Alice Langlois / RISD / 5:57 min)
Whimsical stop-motion film about a bird, a honeybee, and their poetic journey.
WIND (Dana Sink / Harrisburg, Pennsylvania / 1:53 min)
An exploration of movement and meaning.
Eli (Nate Milton / New York / 11 min)
Within the filmmaker’s personal realms of High Strangeness, Magical Thinking and Manic Delusion.
Fridge (Eugene Kolb / Brooklyn / 2:44 min)
A woman is overcome by her carnivorous appetite.
R.I.P. (Cooper Haskell / NYC / 8:24 min)
Procrastinating writer sleeps his life away on the New York City Subway.
UFO (Wendy Cong Zhao / Brooklyn / 20 sec)
Flying object sighting in Brooklyn.
Mt. Sundae (Katharine Kow / SVA / 4:46 min)
A girl needs ice cream from the mountain, but it's guarded by a grumpy yeti.
Ride (Richard O’Connor / New York / 1:45 min)
Journey through North Dublin in the rain. A true story.
Daylight (Amir Jahanbin / Brooklyn / 3:22 min)
The meeting of the Sun and the Moon. 3D animated music video for 'Daylight' by brz.
War For Dogs (Felipe Di Poi / NYC / 2:59 min)
Moment between a student and teacher lead us into a world torn apart by a massive war.
Gum and Sauce Go to Skill School (Chadwick Whitehead / Brooklyn / 4:07 min)
Gum pranks Sauce to get a hilarious snapshot for photography class.
Welcome to Hell (Lindsey DeMars / Long Island, NY / 2:02 min)
Just getting settled in hell, a devilish tale written by Kath Dunham and Claire Sise.
Heat Stroke (Lauren McKinley / SCAD / 1:11 min)
A part-time employee forced to stand outside hallucinates due to the heat.
Break Down (Emmett Goodman / MFACA / 3:14 min)
Manic wrestler and a calm elderly lady, find themselves in a dire situation.
Idle, Torrent (Alex Moy / Brooklyn / 2:32 min)
Study of personal growth amidst tumultuous times.
Tulipomania, This Gilded Age (Cheryl Gelover / Bristol, PA / 3:18 min)
Animated paint and collage, ripped, reconfigured from print and film, present unsettling shifting surfaces.
Suppression (Dan Hodges / NYC / 1:35 min)
A consciously moving saga, featuring a silly child's day trip to a mysterious zoo.
Expend (Bismark Fernandes / SCAD / 3:53 min)
Stop-motion film about a man’s endless hunt for elusive energy sources in a decaying world.
Sensitive Hearing (Chris Rutledge / Brooklyn / 1:02 min)
The downfall of a person with exceptional hearing.
Foot Race (Ty Enos / Tufts University / 1:35 min)
A young man has lost his shoe and his shoe races to find him.
Faithy, hey (Emily Hubley / NJ / 3:54 min)
Self-portraits from artist Faith Hubley’s journal revisited years later by her daughter.
Perennial Stream (Sonnye Lim / NY / 4:40 min)
Single sheet of paper, graphite marks are drawn, erased, re-drawn, leaving behind a map of remains.
7pm – International Shorts (2019)
Animation Block Party presents a diverse collection of award-winning international shorts. Filmmaker Q&A after screening.
Orbit (Tess Martin / Netherlands / 6:49 min)
Spinning drawings guide the flow of energy through our planet, pondering our place in the natural cycle.
Entropia (Flóra Anna Buda / Hungary / 10:29 min)
Three parallel universes where three girls are living in different circumstances.
Circuit (Delia Hess / Switzerland / 8:41 min)
A small planet, in their private universe, inhabitants perform poetically surreal actions in an endless loop.
Still Lives (Elli Vuorinen / Finland / 6:02 min)
Busy stillness is explored as museum artefacts reflect on the mundane challenges of modern life.
Deady Freddy (Alicia Eisen / Vancouver, BC / 10:13 min)
Freddy must live his life backwards through the eyes of every bug he has ever killed.
Smite (Tyler Nardone / Toronto / 2:15 min)
Dimwitted pigeon unknowingly incites the wrath of the Pope after pooping on his head.
Lee Ann Womack's "Hollywood" (Chris Ullens / UK / 4:49 min)
Lee Ann embarks on a cinematic road trip through iconic California.
Home Away 3000 (Heloise Petel & Philippe Baranzini / France / 11:17 min)
After crashing on an unknown planet, a space traveller begins repairing his spaceship.
Aripi (Dmitri Voloshin / Moldova / 8:11 min)
An exciting adventure about an astronaut forgotten and his dream that unexpectedly came true.
Story (Jola Bankowska / Poland / 5:08 min)
The age of omnipresent technology, a young girl observes the world as virtual sinks into reality.
Tuna (Cliona Noonan / Ireland / 6 min)
A late-night supermarket cashier with a strange obsession is visited by a mysterious customer.
9pm – Female Animators, co-presented with Malt Adult (2019)
Stellar short films from the world’s top female filmmakers co-presented by Columbus, Ohio based art zine collective, Malt Adult. Filmmaker Q&A after screening.
Olga's Self Insert Fanfiction (Ella Sanderson & Georgette Stefoulis / Australia / 3:49 min)
When Olga finds an escape through her fanfiction her fantasies run wild.
Punk Rock Yoga (Annette DeLorean / Honolulu / 1:12 min)
Jade is getting tired of Debbie's behavior at work.
Albatross Soup (Winnie Cheung / Brooklyn / 6:51 min)
A man gets off a boat. He walks into a restaurant and orders albatross soup.
I Feed Her (Natasha L Sharpe / Providence & NY / 1:08 min)
Toothpastie and Natasha tend to each other like a well-oiled machine.
Jack (Elizabeth Dettmann / RIT / 4:20 min)
Werewolf myth, American folk legends, and familial bonds.
Limbo (Jennifer Stachovic / Chicago & LA / 5:21 min)
Lonely ghost girl, longing to cross over, befriends a mysterious phantom limb.
Annihilation Song by Rubblebucket (Amanda Bonaiuto / NYC / 3:52 min)
A woman is swept up by pelicans and chaos in an afternoon ride share.
Pinto (Emily Malone / CalArts / 6:47 min)
The story of a girl who loves a girl who loves horses.
Eve Of (Lauren Armstrong / RISD / 4:45 min)
Guardian nymph of a petrified planet is brought to life by a storm of fish – a creation myth.
The Imaginary Woman (Laura Benavides / Colombia / 12 min)
'You yourself will be that other woman you have never seen'
Code Ruth (Caroline Voagen Nelson / NYC / 3:58 min)
A true love story about a Morse code instructor finding her path during WWII.
The Blue of Salt (Alice Bohl / France / 9:54 min)
A young woman takes a night train. The journey brings back painful memories.
March 8 (Carolina Melis / Italy / 1 min)
Celebration of womanhood.
Home? (Helena Giersz / California / 5 min)
A woman returns to her homeland, discovering that her memories don’t actually reflect reality.
The Opposites Game (Lisa LaBracio & Anna Samo / TED-Ed / 4:43 min)
Students grapple with a seemingly simple prompt: what is the opposite of a gun?
2pm – Animation for Kids (2019)
A new edition of excellent family-friendly animated shorts from Animation Block Party. Filmmaker Q&A after screening.
The Bird and the Whale (Carol Freeman / Ireland / 7:04 min)
The latest from Paper Panther, a young whale separated from his family discovers a caged bird.
why z? (Asher Horowitz / SVA / 3:57 min)
The last letter of the alphabet struggles finding his way in a world that constantly reminds him of his place at the end.
Wanderlust (Regina Cicone / Ringling / 3 min)
Musical about a suitcase who wants to explore Paris but is trapped inside with his workaholic owner.
Zoua (Nicolas Wendl / Philippines / 7:12 min)
The imagination of children comes to life, a young boy goes on an adventure to escape a deserted island.
Young Wonder (Jonathan Wax / NY / 3:48 min)
The inspiration behind fulfilling a childhood dream of becoming an astronaut.
The Forest and the Trees (Choom Lam / Canada / 6:26 min)
Determined mushroom conquers tumultuous emotions while journeying through a forest.
Preheated (Luke Snedecor & Sarah Heinz / Chapman University / 6:05 min)
Aoy's plan to bake a cake turns disastrous when his scientist father's experiment is added to the mix.
Monarcade (Christine Axworthy / SCAD / 3:10 min)
In a battle of supremacy at the Arcade, only one kid can be King.
Prince, Princess & Dragon (Miranda Jacoby / NY / 40 sec)
When the prince comes a-knocking, the princess must make a life-changing choice.
Rata Voladora (Lourdes Stephanie Mercado / UCLA / 2:09 min)
A rat has a dream of eating cheese and it involves flying.
Of Crumbs And Dreams (Brian Giovanni / Los Angeles / 3:06 min)
A starry-eyed ant sets out to leave the colony and pursue his destiny. But where exactly is he going?
Gift (Againstallodds / Stockholm / 2:27 min)
One of Santa’s witty little elves becomes our endearing hero!
The Wrong Rock (Michael Cawood / Santa Clarita / 13 min)
Martin the Mushroom was born on the wrong rock.
Riley (Katelyn Costello / MassArt / 1:30 min)
The story of a girl and her dog; animated with wax pastel crayons.
430pm – The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie (1979)
A 35mm print of the 40-year old classic Warner Brothers cartoon compilation featuring everyone’s favorite Looney Tunes superstars.
7pm – Animated Student Films (2019)
Animation Block Party showcases the best student films of the year. Filmmaker Q&A after screening.
Julia (Julian Gallese / Royal College of Art / 2:24 min)
Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour and water, usually by baking.
Knife Hanging From A Tree (JiHee Nam / CalArts / 3:21 min)
A fruit, the persimmon, depicting the idea of greed and karma, a small object could change people.
A Peach (Lina Kalcheva / London College of Communication / 4:16 min)
A boy is enamored with a peach, progressively becoming sexually obsessed and terrified of it.
Cadence (Branwyn Elizabeth / SVA / 4:13 min)
Kids can enlist when they're 18, sometimes 17, fighting for freedoms civilians take for granted.
waiting by the phone (Olivia Jensen / DePaul / 3:36 min)
One woman living in an apartment for two, struggling to live while coping with the tragedy.
Time To Go (Chloe Mitchell / SFSU / 3:05 min)
Animated music video showcasing a personal take on the normalcy of depression.
A Bird With No Legs (Nick Cinelli / NFTS / 8:55 min)
Theo plays his saxophone to lead his father inside a magical song to help overcome his grief.
Out Of Service (Carwyn Leung / Edinburgh College of Art / 3:18 min)
Security guard stumbles across a child who dropped their toy down an elevator gap.
Great gig in the sky (Cody Millett / MassArt / 2:37 min)
Struggling to write a hit song, bandmates find their unique sound when a new member joins the band.
Fireflower (Stephan Leeper / Huntington University / 6:28 min)
Nun, four orphans and a glitchy robot on a quest for beauty. . . what could possibly go wrong?
Today, Tomorrow, Right Now (Carl D'Arpa / RIT / 5:25 min)
A man goes into the desert to dig his own grave.
Blieschow (Christoph Sarow / Filmakademie Baden Württemberg GmbH / 9:39 min)
Young boy's struggle with an ocean of chickens, peeing, the universe and his rough cousin.
Myrtle (Kyu-yeon Jung / Cal State Long Beach / 4:54 min)
Vengeful trash monsters chase after a girl who is too lazy to clean up her waste in a proper way.
Protein Pal (Mitchell Blass & Andres Guerrero / Ringling / 1:50 min)
An obese man accidentally summons an protein-shake-genie.
Kelpie (Dani Bittner / Sheridan College / 3:42 min)
Shepherd frees a panicked, trapped horse, only to find out why it was shackled in the first place.
God of Chaos (Maddie Brewer / RISD / 6:29 min)
A mysterious cult performs an ancient ceremony... inviting an otherworldly power into their earthly realm.
9pm – Experimental Films, Graphic Design and Music Videos (2019)
Design centric animated shorts, music videos and outstanding experimental works. Filmmaker Q&A after screening.
Business (Al Pardo / New York / 1 min)
Power naps, corporate profits, happy hour, it’s all just business.
The Wheel Turns (Sang Joon Kim / Brooklyn & Seoul / 12:39 min)
Prosaic subway operator turned into a toad rediscovers himself in a dystopic world.
Hell of a Week (Damien Bastelica / NYC / 2:11 min)
Mondays drag but imagine if every day sucked. Well, that's Roger's life, he's having one hell of a week.
Sound Holds the Distance Travelled (Gareth Gowran / Dublin / 3:21 min)
‘The Melancholic Wife loved to dance…’
Sad Heart (Karni and Saul / UK / 4:18 min)
A woman’s journey on the sound wave of her own song.
Words of Love (Chiara Luber / France / 2:01 min)
The fruit of a broken heart and endless binging on Italian romantic comedies.
Paper or Plastic (Nata Metlukh / San Francisco / 7:36 min)
An immigrant comes to the first-world country to paint a mural on the tallest tower.
The Hole (Will Kim / Los Angeles / 3:42 min)
A mother bird searches for her baby son that fails to fly and accidentally falls into a hole.
cache cache (Megan Jedrysiak & Jackson Ammenheuser / Chicago, IL / 13 min)
Group of friends start a game of hide and seek.
Random Thoughts (Steven Vander Meer / Manila, CA / 7:20 min)
An undaunted filmmaker searches for inspiration... and a bathroom.
Saw/Ate Sad Bird (Lauren Flinner / CalArts / 3:05 min)
I saw a bird. I caught a bird and I ate it. Now there is a sad bird in me.
Ripple Home (Laura Reedy / Los Angeles / 1:27 min)
One woman's surreal journey of trying to stay connected to the people she loves.
The Lineman (Jay Shipman / UCLA / 4:24 min)
A weary lineman is lulled to sleep by a hypnotic tone, gaining a new appreciation for those close to him.
Guidance (David Delafuente / NY / 4 min)
'The function of the wrestler is not to win; it is to go through the motions which are expected of him.'
Winners Bitch (Sam Gurry / Hollywood / 6:57 min)
Insight into the truth of the noted all breed American Kennel Club judge, Virginia Hampton.
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