Intended for mature audiences.
Synopsis: Terra Incognita follows life on a mysterious island, inhabited by immortal beings. These beings lead a pre-civilized life forgotten by time, spending their endless days in hedonistic lethargy.
Through anecdotal vignettes, the film tells the story of what happens when these beings are visited by the outside world, and whether or not there is a greater meaning to it all.
A short film by Adrian Dexter and Pernille Kjaer.
A short film by Wendy Tilby & Amanda Forbis.
Synopsis: In 1917 two ships collided in the Halifax Harbour, causing the largest accidental explosion in history. Among the tragic stories of the disaster is the remarkable account of a sailor who, blown skyward from the docks, flew a distance of 2 kilometres before landing uphill, naked and unharmed. The Flying Sailor is a contemplation of his journey.
Drawing on accounts of traumatic shock and near-death experiences, Tilby and Forbis consider the kind of cataclysmic moment that pulls us from our path, strips us bare, and utterly shifts our perspective. By suspending the Sailor in a state of near-death, the film contemplates the stuff of life that is at once fleeting, profound, and utterly insignificant.
An orange comes to terms with her purpose in life.
Written and animated by Danny Sangra.
Starring Zosia Mamet as Orange, Evan Jonigkeit as the Client/Director/Agency and Mary Ellen Lea as a cloud.
Synopsis: A spirited young woman persuades a hyena from London Zoo to take her place at a dinner dance held in her honor. Their plan requires a surprising amount of artistry and violence.
Written and directed by Elizabeth Hobbs. Based on the short story by Leonora Carrington.
Poem by Maria Popova. Reading by Nick Cave. Animation and direction by Daniel Bruson. Music by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
A note from the filmmaker: “How, knowing that even the universe is dying, do we bear our lives? The finitude and yet vastness of both our deeds and the cosmos through a fleeting moment of contemplation.”
But We Had Music was made as part of Universe in Verse, an annual charitable gathering that celebrates the wonder of reality through science and poetry.
Directed by Claude Cloutier.
Synopsis: Bad Seeds takes us to a bizarre world populated by carnivorous plants that can change shapes the way a chameleon changes colors. Cloutier connects growth with rivalry and evolution with competition, crafting an increasingly shocking duel that’s peppered with allusions to the western, the Cold War, board games, and much more.
Written and directed by Janet Perlman.
Synopsis: A girl takes a wild ride on the metro in Montreal. Travelling from station to station, she encounters an array of colorful characters in a bizarre musical journey that’s peppered with hilarious and unexpected incidents.
This joyful, heartwarming animated film portrays Montreal in all its vitality, creativity and diversity, with plenty of humor and good cheer, to the tune of Kate and Anna McGarrigle’s Complainte pour Ste-Catherine.
The Girl with the Red Beret has won numerous awards, including Best International Short Film at the Los Angeles Animation Festival and Best Canadian Short at FIFEM Montreal Children’s Film Festival.
Written and directed by Julien Regnard, whose credits as a storyboard artist include Song of the Sea, The Breadwinner and My Father’s Dragon.
Synopsis: A couple rushes out of a glamorous party. On their way home, an argument leads to a brutal car accident. When George regains consciousness, Christina has disappeared. He will then experience a real descent into hell.
A surreal journey through the interconnections between all things.
Directed and animated by Duncan Hatch, a Boston based artist, animator, and illustrator.
He has illustrated posters and ad materials for bands and has animated television commercials, educational media, music videos and short films.
Synopsis: In The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story, Miles Morales struggles to balance his responsibilities as a teenager, friend, and student while acting as Brooklyn’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
After a particularly challenging day living with these pressures, Miles experiences a panic attack that forces him to confront the manifestations of his anxiety and learn that reaching out for help can be just as brave an act as protecting his city from evil.
The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story was developed and produced in the inaugural year of Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks’ Leading and Empowering New Storytellers program, a 9-month leadership training program that provides candidates from underrepresented groups with an opportunity to gain valuable leadership experience in animation.
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