A third helping of animated shorts.
In this program
![Distance](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/DISTANCE1.jpg?itok=v1jcvKS4)
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.
Program
![The Ducks](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/the%20ducks.jpg?itok=jf-eUmdl)
The Ducks
Directed by
Ángela Arregui
Spain
2021
7 minutes
No Dialogue
A duck disrupts Mari's first day at a new job.
Program
![First Breath](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/first%20breath.jpg?itok=7sQR7Up_)
The First Breath
Directed by
Yueling Zhou
Canada
2021
3 minutes
English
Three different characters prove a small change can make a big difference.
Program
![First Light](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/first%20light.jpg?itok=foJeT3he)
First Light
Directed by
Amy Lee Ketchum
U.S.
2020
8 minutes
English
A young woman’s ghost leads her grieving sister to acceptance.
Program
![Headnoise](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/HeadNoise%201.jpg?itok=EvhrOrnZ)
HeadNoise
Directed by
Alejandro Álvarez & Rafael Jimenez
Colombia
U.S.
2020
9 minutes
English
Two NBA hopefuls follow different paths to achieve their dreams.
Program
![Know you Well](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/KnowYouWell2.jpg?itok=xWSEhGUk)
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.
Program
![The Monkey](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/Themonkey2.jpg?itok=MA-LqBAe)
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.
Program
![My Grandmother](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/my%20grandmother%20is%20an%20egg.jpg?itok=u3bTT-hQ)
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.
Program
![Poise](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/Poise%20-%20Photo%2001.jpg?itok=Q8NYbCL7)
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.
Program
![Skindeep](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/Skindeep.jpg?itok=Rd3LKLLZ)
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.
Program
![Still with You](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/StillWithYou2.jpg?itok=khBaYC3a)
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.
Program
![Tango](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/tango%20through%20life.jpg?itok=_pAdu0C4)
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.
Program
![Thanks Again](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/thanksagain1.jpg?itok=6vNn4Ko1)
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.
Program
![Thunder Rises](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/ThunderRises_1.jpg?itok=r9PeRxC0)
Thunder Rises
Directed by
Evan Curtis
U.S.
2021
4 minutes
English
In a vanishing wilderness, man silences the freedom of the wolf.
Program
![The Tulip King](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/The%20Tulip%20King.jpg?itok=iETSffyW)
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.
Program
![Turtle Bird](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/turtle%20bird.jpg?itok=3sPQTroC)
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.
Program
![Up to the Sea](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/up%20to%20the%20sea.jpg?itok=SH-JzEeu)
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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