Synopsis: A dancer realizes she’s sick after getting flown out for an international audition.
Written and directed by Lewis Tarver.
Choreography by Spencer Lenain.
Voiced by Lewis Tarver, Amy Hewett and Emy Galustyan.
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Synopsis: On the outskirts of Hong Kong, lies a humble dim sum shop named A Little Heart Restaurant.
Three dim sum, Pobu the char siu pork bun, Mai the shumai, and Gao the crystal shrimp dumpling come to life and use their Kung Fu powers to save the day!
Written, Directed and Animated by Veda Lee.
Rough Animation: Michelle Qiu, Celine Hung and Chun Kit Fong
Cleanup Animation: Michelle Qiu and Renita Tang
Colorists: Harold Tsui, Renita Tang, Miranda Lu, Michelle Qiu, Fionna Chang, Sumin Cho and Natalie Worcester
Music Composed by An Binh Tat.
Sound Mix by Daniel Eaton.
Synopsis: A strange visit sends a young witch on a quest to regain her powers.
Written and directed by Erika Salazar.
Music and sound design by Jennifer Xing.
Additional music by Sebastian Santacruz.
Voice cast:
Bella Onori as Maggot
Greyson Rebello as White Clock
Lauren Kong as Buttercup Fairy & Fairy Queen
Synopsis: Thambi tries to convince Akka to come see his giant, trumpet-playing friend in the jungle.
Written, directed and animated by Kabir Kukathas.
Original Score by Etia Farmiga.
Indian Percussion by Anant Shah.
Sound Design by Jeeva Adarsh and Vinyak Meda.
Sound Mix by Daniel Eaton.
Voice cast:
Ashanti Olivia Harideran as Akka
Sanjeevan Sivaraja as Thambi
Jo Kukathas as Ammamma
Synopsis: A child gets lost exploring the wonders of the aquarium, and must find their way back to their mother with the help of the ocean animals.
Directed by Matthew Lei.
Original Score by Etia Farmiga.
Sound Design by Margareth Gunawan.
Sound Mix by Daniel Eaton.
Synopsis: From the smallest zooid to the biggest dinosaur, the forever spiraling cycle of life, evolution, and humanity leads back to one familiar and interconnected ancestor: Man.
Directed by Nik Argos.
Original Score and Sound Design by Amir Isakhunov.
Rough Animation by Elise Hisinger, Ares Chang, Madeline Shaw and Rachel W.
Additional Compositing by Jaimi Qiu and Liz Yang.
Synopsis: Jenna helps her aging dad with his computer problems.
Written and Directed by Ben Knight.
Music by Etia Farmiga.
Sound Mix by Daniel Eaton.
Voice cast:
Felicia Day as Jenna
Mark Capri as Dad
Autumn Wanjon as Young Jenna
Additional Rough Animation by Celine Hung and Zechen Wang.
Coloring Assistance by Ryan Fay, Celine Hung and Aniya Washington.
Background Work by Nico Baidan, Antoine Couttolenc Camacho, Ben Knight, Kalynn Lam, Vincent Parkes, Oz Zhang and Esther Zhu.
Synopsis: Two sisters, a seaside coffee shop, and one very peculiar seagull.
Written and directed by Yunqing (Sally) Pan.
Music by Etia Farmiga.
Sound by Margareth Gunawan.
Sound Mix by Daniel Eaton
Voice cast:
Maya Wechsler as Hazel
Leah Booth as Nora
Yunqing (Sally) Pan as The Seagull
Luke Lee as Bob
Felony Chen as Customer #1
Luke Lee as Customer #2
Margareth Gunawan as Customer #3
Synopsis: GodDamn is an adorably naive sock exploring the world and trying to navigate where he fits into a society that wasn’t made for him.
Written, directed & animated by Lulu Mckown.
Starring Jonna-Lynn Alonso as GodDamn.
Music by Etia Farmiga.
Sound Mix by Daniel Eaton.
Synopsis: GodDamn is an adorably naive sock exploring the world and trying to navigate where he fits into a society that wasn’t made for him.
Written, directed & animated by Lulu Mckown.
Starring Jonna-Lynn Alonso as GodDamn.
Music by Etia Farmiga.
Sound Mix by Daniel Eaton.
Synopsis: A grieving widow reflects on the last gift she received from her late husband.
Written and Directed by Esther Zhu.
Sound and Score by Mate Satalich.
Sound Mix by Daniel Eaton.
Voiced by Michelle Cheng and Antoine Couttolenc Camacho.
Color Assistance by Emi Baumgardner, Celine Hung and Aniya Washington.
Synopsis: A catholic school student gets pregnant and her lies to cover it up spiral out of control.
Written and directed by Kaylie Haggenmiller.
Storyboarding by Kaylie Haggenmiller and Sebastian Zakhem.
Voice cast:
Isis Mejia Duarte as Faith
Jackie Manke as Lola
Kaylie Haggenmiller as Teacher, Bathroom Girl & Hallway Girl
Lewis Tarver as Pro-life Protestor 1
Elise Jung as Pro-life Protestor 2
Audrey Chow as Gossiping Girl
Dante Perri as Cameraman 1
Jean Montesinos Mederos as Cameraman 2
Sebastian Zakhem as Classroom Girl
Matthew Lei as Post-credits Nurse
Apoorva Dasari as Classmate at Hospital
Yoyo Zhub as Classmate at Hospital
Dylan Johnson as Classmate at Hospital
Crystal Maob as Classmate at Hospital
Synopsis: Timid Mr Otter is given one final chance to evict an elderly couple from their rural village home, or risk losing his own company issued housing.
Written and directed by Chun Kit Fong.
Music by Chevy, Jason LaPierre, Veda Lee and Chun Kit Fong.
Sound Design by Veda Lee.
Sound Mix by Daniel Eaton.
Voice cast:
Chun Kit Fong as Mr Otter
Jorge Ruiz as Cat
Joash Cheong as Dog
Veda Lee as Brother & Sister
Dariush Derakhshani as Boss
Maija Burnett as Assistant
Marjan Hormozi as Restaurant Owner
Domidolo as Policeman
My Ah Ma as Grandma
Ivy Tan as Passerby 1
Carina Lim as Passerby 2
Synopsis: As the world comes to an end, three teenagers searching for one last meal get scammed by Girl Scouts selling cookies — and now they want their money back!
Written and Directed by Adriana Lopez Escalante.
Music by Evan Yu and Sudhanva Kalaga.
Sound Design by Sudhanva Kalaga.
Sound Mix by Daniel Eaton.
Voice cast:
Jackie Manke as Fiona
Jessica Ji as Selena
Diego Pimentel as Dom
Adriana Lopez Escalante as Girl Scout Jennie
Daniela Lopez Escalante as Girl Scout Valentina
Marisssa Brennan as News Reporter
Judah Esquivel as Church Guy
Synopsis: The story unfolds over a single day in the life of an elderly person venturing outside. Set 50 years in the future in a world shaped by new biotechnologies, Olive Coffee explores themes of life, death, love, and choice.
Written and directed by Dingding Luo.
Music and Sound Design by Peter Howard.
Voice cast:
Frank Gerard as Oliver
Mel Torrefranca as Wendy
JP Wright as Paul
Felony Chen as Jamie