Animated Shorts
Where
Homard au Coeur
A quirky and lovable fisherman fights to keep his livelihood through years of illness.
Canada, 2022, 3 minutes
Director: Jenna Marks
Nosh-up
“Cooking is caring,” says my mother while she enthusiastically juggles pots and pans preparing a family meal.
Portugal, 2022, 12 minutes
Director: Mafalda Salgueiro
Wrought
A stunning visual exploration of matter in various states of microbial transformation begs fundamental questions about human cultures’ complicated relationships with other species.
Canada, 2021, 19 minutes
Directors: Joel Penner & Anna Sigrithur
Prince in a Pastry Shop
A philosophical parable about a couple eating cakes in a cafe touches upon fundamental issues that are close to everyone: the elusiveness of happiness.
Poland, 2021, 16 minutes
Director: Katarzyna Agopsowicz
Zoon
Small shimmering animals are in heat. A two-legged forest dweller encounters the lustful group. He and his companions snack on the little creatures and soon a feast begins.
Germany, 2022, 4 minutes
Director: Jonatan Schwenk
Hardboiled
Food and felonies are inseparable in Hardboiled, a stop-motion animated satire of the classic urban American crime drama.
USA, 2022, 27 minutes
Director: Peter Sluszka
