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Showcasing inventive works of animation that span genres, techniques, and audiences.

Animation, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Cardboard

Film Cardboard Directed by Jean-Philippe Vine When an overwhelmed, single dad pig moves his piglets into a rundown trailer park, he fears he’s failed…
Animation, Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Clay Bird

Film Clay Bird Directed by Kiran Bhakta Joshi Clay Bird follows 9-year-old Sichu and her potter grandfather. After lashing out at him due to
school bullying, she…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Race in America: The Immigrant Experience, Shorts Competition, Spanish-Language Focus

Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado

Film Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado Directed by Natalia León Olivia, a young woman living abroad, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Dragfox

Film Dragfox Directed by Lisa Ott Sam's search for identity gets interrupted by a mysterious neighbourhood fox. Together they embark on a magical journey…
Animation, Human Ties, Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight, Race in America: The Black Experience

Enongo

Film Enongo Directed by Kevin Schreck "Enongo" is aFeature-length, animation- hybrid and the inspiring story of rapper/producer/Ph.D. candidate, Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, a.k.a., Sammus. With her…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, Race in America: The Black Experience, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Exhibition

Film Exhibition Directed by Tea' Vincent Exhibition follows an artist going through his first death, the loss of passion. Critics scrutinize the artist, suffocating…
Animation, Environmental Focus, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Forevergreen

Film Forevergreen Directed by Jeremy Spears, Nathan Engelhardt An orphaned bear cub finds a home with a fatherly evergreen tree, until his hunger for trash leads…
Animation, Environmental Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

Goldau

Film Goldau Directed by Roman Kaelin On September 2, 1806, a massive landslide struck the village of Goldau, claiming 457 lives—the most devastating natural…
Animation, Asian Focus, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Show-Me Cinema

HOLY HEAVÊNESS

Film HOLY HEAVÊNESS Directed by Farnoosh Abedi, Mohammad Ghaffari, Negah Khezre Fardyardad Saying goodbye to your loved ones is difficult and painful. But sometimes they don’t want to leave. The…
Animation, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Les Bêtes

Film Les Bêtes Directed by Michael Granberry A mysterious rabbit with a set of magic keys summons a host of strange creatures to entertain a…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Little Shrew (Snowflake)

Film Little Shrew (Snowflake) Directed by Kate Bush A little shrew searches for Hope as she makes her way across a bombed-out city. Blissfully unaware of…
Animation, Shorts Competition

Next Show in 90 Minutes

Film Next Show in 90 Minutes Directed by John T. Hill A routine both natural and unnatural unfolds in the heart of one of America's most cherished landscapes.
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Old Girl in a Tutu: Susan Rennie Disrupts Art History

Film Old Girl in a Tutu: Susan Rennie Disrupts Art History Directed by Cheri Gaulke Feminist scholar, Susan Rennie, seizes her iPhone and sneaks her queer, octogenarian body into master works of art,…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Spanish-Language Focus

Olivia & The Clouds

Film Olivia & The Clouds Directed by Tomás PICHARDO ESPAILLAT Olivia & The Clouds is a surreal exploration on love’s complexities. Following the stories of Olivia, Ramón, Bárbara…
Animation, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, Women in Film

Ovary-Acting

Film Ovary-Acting Directed by Ida Melum While stuck at her sister’s baby shower a thirty-something woman is forced to decide whether she wants to…
Animation, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Robert French & French-Language Focus, Shorts Competition

Papillon (Butterfly)

Film Papillon (Butterfly) Directed by Florence Miailhe In the sea, a man swims.
As he does, memories come to the surface.
From his early childhood to his…
Animation, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Pow!

Film Pow! Directed by Joey Clift A Native American kid scrambles to charge his dying video game console at a bustling intertribal powwow.
Animation, Asian Focus, Fine Arts Spotlight, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids, Women in Film

Rocked by the Wind

Film Rocked by the Wind Directed by Hsiao-Shan Huang Yearning to connect with his bandmates and wanting a break from chores, high school senior Shuan headed to…
Animation, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Say to You

Film Say to You Directed by Nuodi A During a trip to the amusement park with friends, Xiaode wants to invite his crush, Yeye, to ride…
Animation, Environmental Focus, Shorts Competition, SLIFF Kids

Snow Bear

Film Snow Bear Directed by Aaron Blaise When a lonely polar bear can't find a friend.... he makes one.

Set in a rapidly changing…
Animation, International Spotlight, Shorts Competition

The Magician

Film The Magician Directed by Bogdan Muresanu Sulina, 1910. It is the inauguration of the first electric power station in this Romanian port city. In…
Animation, Shorts Competition

The Sacred Society

Film The Sacred Society Directed by Benny Zelkowicz A sand-animated about the volunteers who clean, dress, and prepare bodies for burial according to Jewish custom.