A third helping of animated shorts.
In this program

Distance
Directed by
Wei Zhang
China
2021
2 minutes
No Dialogue
A man discovers that what he perceives to be broken isn't always the case.
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The Ducks
Directed by
Ángela Arregui
Spain
2021
7 minutes
No Dialogue
A duck disrupts Mari's first day at a new job.
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The First Breath
Directed by
Yueling Zhou
Canada
2021
3 minutes
English
Three different characters prove a small change can make a big difference.
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First Light
Directed by
Amy Lee Ketchum
U.S.
2020
8 minutes
English
A young woman’s ghost leads her grieving sister to acceptance.
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HeadNoise
Directed by
Alejandro Álvarez & Rafael Jimenez
Colombia
U.S.
2020
9 minutes
English
Two NBA hopefuls follow different paths to achieve their dreams.
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Know You Well
Directed by
Micheala Wadzinski
U.S.
2021
10 minutes
English
Four isolated college students find one another and form a bond that will help them through almost anything.
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The Monkey
Directed by
Lorenzo Degl´Innocenti & Xosé Zapata
Portugal
Spain
2021
17 minutes
English & Spanish
A shipwrecked member of the Spanish Armada is captured on a beach in Ireland, tried, found guilty, and hanged — despite the fact that he's a monkey.
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My Grandmother Is an Egg
Directed by
Wu-Ching Chang
Taiwan
U.K.
2021
8 minutes
Mandarin
Like an egg, this grandmother is fragile and tough at the same time.
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Poise
Directed by
Luís Soares
Portugal
2020
7 minutes
No Dialogue
A sad man contemplates his life and searches for a reason to continue living.
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Skindeep
Directed by
Edi, Youth & Yuca
U.S.
2021
8 minutes
English
After winning a swimming competition, Dom experiences a racist situation that brings her deepest traumas to the surface.
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Still With You
Directed by
Ryan Livesay
U.S.
2021
8 minutes
English
After his canine best friend goes missing, Ollie the cat must journey through the Lake Tahoe wilderness to find her.
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Tango Through Life
Directed by
Zsofia Opra-Szabo
Canada
2021
7 minutes
English
Life is like a dance for which we do not know the steps.
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Thanks Again!
Directed by
Yifan Jiang
Japan
2021
5 minutes
Japanese
Melody and memory collide in this homage to the vending machines common in the Japanese Shōwa era.
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Thunder Rises
Directed by
Evan Curtis
U.S.
2021
4 minutes
English
In a vanishing wilderness, man silences the freedom of the wolf.
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The Tulip King
Directed by
Chloé Chapart Agnès Dejean, Dorian Douaud, Flavien Duramé, Audrey Rioux & Alexis Rousseau
France
2020
7 minutes
French
A humble king finds joy when he discovers a tulip in his garden.
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Turtle Bird
Directed by
Daniel Houghton
U.S.
2021
3 minutes
English
Two people living at the seaside explore the kind of love that lasts a lifetime.
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Up to the Sea, She Weaves a Dream
Directed by
Maryam Khalilzadeh
Iran
2021
9 minutes
English
Women weave a dream while waiting for soldiers to return from war.
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