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Section
Animation
Showcasing inventive works of animation that span genres, techniques, and audiences.
Animation
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International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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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
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Asian Focus
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International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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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
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Fine Arts Spotlight
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International Spotlight
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Race in America: The Immigrant Experience
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Shorts Competition
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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
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Fine Arts Spotlight
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International Spotlight
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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
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Human Ties
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Leon & Mary Strauss Documentary Spotlight
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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
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Fine Arts Spotlight
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Race in America: The Black Experience
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Shorts Competition
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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
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Environmental Focus
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Shorts Competition
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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
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Environmental Focus
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International Spotlight
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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
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Asian Focus
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International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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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
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Shorts Competition
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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
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Fine Arts Spotlight
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International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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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
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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
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Fine Arts Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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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
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Fine Arts Spotlight
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International Spotlight
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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
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International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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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
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Fine Arts Spotlight
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International Spotlight
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Robert French & French-Language Focus
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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
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Shorts Competition
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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
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Asian Focus
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Fine Arts Spotlight
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International Spotlight
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Shorts Competition
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SLIFF Kids
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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
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Shorts Competition
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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
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Environmental Focus
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Shorts Competition
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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
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International Spotlight
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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
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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.
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