All Films

African American Express

Sydnie Baynes

Borrowing the style of Soviet animated propaganda, a reflection on the complexities of materialism and conspicuous consumption in the Black community.

Jul 28 21:15
Aug 3 17:30
Canada 3 mins

Amy and Frog

Paul Williams

Let’s take a break and follow Amy to meet her friends, to find her courage and confidence. A warm and soothing fairytale with a simple, even childlike style.

Jul 27 13:30
United Kingdom, China 11 mins

Animalia Paradoxa

Niles Atallah

An amphibious humanoid yearns for the sea amidst the ruins of a dying world. Live action, dance, sculpture, and stop-motion animation combine in a dreamlike structure liberated from convention.

Jul 20 17:00
Jul 25 14:50
Chile 82 mins

Anthropocene

Huang Yun-Sian, Raito Low

As the conflicts and frustrations of our times intensify and multiply, are we losing sight of what matters most? A visually splendrous detour into deeper reflection.

Aug 3 17:30
Taiwan 11 mins

Les Bêtes

Michael Granberry

A multitude of creatures entertain at a royal banquet, but the aristocrats soon go too far in their cruelty. A hilarious, horrifying black-and-white delight, fashioned entirely from recycled materials.

Aug 3 17:30
USA 12 mins

Bottled Thunder

Leong Jo

Dream versus reality. Persistence versus abandonment. In the game of life, what is the right choice? There’s no correct answer, ultimately.

Jul 27 13:30
China 18 mins

Bulusan and Agingay: The Cry of Mampak

Gary George Clotario

The myth of the two lakes of Bulusan Volcano on Luzon Island, told from the perspective of the monstrous Mampak, instrument of the true villain’s treachery, animated in a shadow-puppet style.

Jul 24 19:00
Philippines 7 mins

The Exorcist, Kim Rina

Yeonhoo Kim, Sugyeong Shin, Sumin Lim

She’s cute, she’s sassy—and she can see dead people! In this candy-coated tale of poetic revenge, young exorcist Kim Rina is called to investigate the haunting of a high school dormitory.

Jul 24 19:00
South Korea 8 mins

Extremely Short

Koji Yamamura

The first in a series of animated shorts pairing filmmakers with writers finds award-winner Koji Yamamura (DOZENS OF NORTHS) adapting a story by Hideo Furukawa.

Aug 3 17:30
USA, Japan 5 mins

First Line

Tina

A young animator feels trapped between a difficult sequence, a tight deadline, debilitating self-doubt, and a deranged director. One of the four short films from Toho’s GEMNIBUS VOLUME 1 anthology.

Jul 20 14:30
Japan 9 mins

Formes

Tsz-wing Ho

A kaleidoscopic, polychromatic fugue concocted by Hong Kong’s Ho Tsz-wing, a specialist in mesmerizing geometric abstractions, fortified by the propulsive music of Errol Leung.

Jul 20 14:00
Aug 3 17:30
Hong Kong 5 mins

GAME SHOW

Fei Chen

The red capsule is the key to a desirable world, no matter if it is colourful and vibrant, or only black and white. Everyone, even the underdogs, would fight for a different life.

Jul 27 13:30
China 12 mins

Ghost Cat Anzu

Yôko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita

Karin’s been left in the care of Anzu, a good-natured lout who happens to be an immortal ghost cat. A sympathetic slacker variation on an anime staple, the supernatural summertime coming-of-age.

Jul 21 16:15
Japan, France 94 mins

Haru-tsuge Fish and Fu-rai Boy

Takeshi Yashiro

A melody carried on the wind captures the curiosity of a tiny woodland imp. Shot outdoors using natural materials, a charming stop-motion celebration of seasonal renewal and rustic resplendence.

Aug 3 17:30
Japan 5 mins

Hors-d'oeuvre

Gerald Potterton, Robert Verrall, Arthur Lipsett, Derek Lamb, Jeff Hale, Kaj Pindal

Jul 20 13:00
Canada 7 mins

Itch

Maggie Zeng

A young woman’s troubling memories manifest first as physical irritation, then as phantasmic monsters.

Jul 27 21:00
Aug 3 17:30
Canada 2 mins

Kamigoroshi: Prologue

Tomoyuki Niho

Conflicts are brewing in the miniature model city created by a godlike lupine sculptor, in the first taste of director Tomoyuki Niho’s distinctive new animation project.

Jul 20 14:30
Japan 8 mins

KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp-

Tatsuya Oishi

An elusive trio of anime films resurrected as a single feature, an avant-garde, neo-gothic nightmare spattered with splashes of teen sex farce, dynamic battle scenes, and copious quantities of blood.

Jul 27 18:15
Japan 142 mins

Lantern Blade Episode 1

Ziqi Zhu

A bride and a corpse, a crew of masons in weird costumes, and a mysterious organization called Hoofs are all in search of something…

Jul 30 21:30
Aug 1 13:25
China 28 mins

Lantern Blade Episode 2

Ziqi Zhu

As the bride’s identity is slowly revealed, connections between different forces become clear. Her unique power has the potential to end all conflicts, yet it also ignites a war.

Jul 30 21:30
Aug 1 13:25
China 19 mins

Lantern Blade Episode 3

Ziqi Zhu

The war is about to break out. It seems everyone is fighting for a common goal, yet are driven by their own desires. However, there’s always a price to be paid…

Jul 30 21:30
Aug 1 13:25
China 27 mins

Macguffin

Jihye Yang

The social drama of real-life high school intersects with the eerie mysteries of a baroque fantasy realm in a ten-minute animated tour de force without a word of dialogue.

Aug 3 18:45
South Korea 10 mins

Maidens of the Ripples

Soma Michiko

When two very different teenage girls cross paths, a friendship—however fraught and fragile—begins. A resonant reflection on the bonds that girls build, introducing a new anime director to watch out for.

Jul 20 14:30
Japan 17 mins

Mantra Warrior: The Legend of the Eight ...

Veerapatra Jinanavin

Bangkok-based Riff Studio launch their new franchise, rebooting the mighty mythological epic the Ramayana as an animated cyberpunk space opera with a Thai aesthetic and powerhouse mecha battles.

Jul 21 13:50
Thailand 90 mins