Red
A silhouette of a lonely girl runs through the woods. Something in the shadows is following her. In this stylized but gruesome take on the classic fairy tale, little Red exacts vengeance for the death of her grandmother.
Age Range: 18
On the Other Side
Tracking a doe in the woods, a hunter is stopped by a black wall that blocks his way. Making the choice to cross over, he enters a strange territory from which he may never return.
Cornea
Blood drips into a bowl of soup…an ophthalmologist auscultates the eye of a patient…a couple walks hand in hand among the flowers…A surreal montage of nightmare images from the masters of creepy, Auteur de Minuit.
Stargate
Manipulated footage of a carnival ride becomes increasingly more kaleidoscopic, fragmented, and intense, disintegrating at last into nothingness.
Animation Hotline
From NYICFF alumnus Dustin Grella (Prayers for Peace), an ongoing series where the filmmaker creates daily mini-films by animating messages left on his Animation Hotline voicemail. Leave a message!
Bird Food
One man. One sandwich. And a park full of pigeons. This isn’t going to end well.
Legacy
An inventive young girl contemplates the proper way to honor her dearly departed mouse.
Song of the Spindle
Man and whale go head to head in a battle of wits.
Spellbreaker
Two kids are building a sandcastle, seemingly best of friends. But when a beetle gets trapped underneath a bucket, their peaceful harmony gets disturbed.
Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared
Creativity has never been easier. Or scarier! (Kids, don’t try this at home.)
(Baby) It’s You!
Boy meets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy attaches girl’s head to a robot body.
A Furtive Tear
A requiem for an operatic fish as he meets death on a skillet (from The Elixir of Love sung by Enrico Caruso).
Portlandia: Rat’s Book
Tired of the way rats are always getting slandered by humans, a trio of hipster rodents decide to write a book telling their side of the story. Featuring the voices of Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein.
The Deep End
Hand-drawn animation using ink, white-out and coffee.
The Fat Cat
Whet the fat cat wants, the fat cat gets and what the fat cat gets is…fatter.
Knock Knock
A matador fights a goose, a cougar does motorcycle tricks, and they all tell some jokes.
The Duke
This film is about a sandwich — a chicken parmesan hero sandwich.
Love Sport: Fencing
Minimalist visual style generates maximal humor in this Olympic-style fencing duel, in which the USA and Italy fight for victory using any means necessary.
I Love your Face
Chintis Lundgren, creator of last year’s Dangerous Migration Routes, is back with more animated birds in her music video for “I Love Your Face” by Estonian alternative act Kali Briis.
Ivory Coast: Wax
The printed wraps worn by the girls and women in the Ivory Coast are more than decoration. They are a unique form of communication and expression.
Winter Trees
In this music video from Aardman Animations, a Llama-Owl carries his friend to safety, as their world is washed away in a flood.
Pretty Anna-Lena
The calamitous course of a little girl’s passion for finery.
Assembly
Using paint-on-glass animation, Jenn Strom creates a beautiful tribute to the (disappearing) art of film splicing and editing, and to the all-women filmmakers of Studio D and founder Kathleen Shannon.
Hannah and the Moon
When Hannah’s mom is too busy to talk to her, she seeks the comfort of her only friend, the moon. But one day the moon disappears.
Small
When 12-year-old Noortje goes to the spa for her first massage, she is surprised to find a male masseur assigned to her. Massages are supposed to be relaxing — but with the unfamiliar feeling of a stranger’s hands on her skin, she has a hard time letting go!
The Princess, The Prince, and the Green-Eyed Dragon
The Prince just wants to read his newspaper. The Princess is looking for some excitement. And a thoughtful dragon is searching for a useful birthday present for his grandmother. In the end, they each get what they deserve.
Fifteen
It’s Vianney’s quinceañera, her fifteenth birthday, and she is getting ready for her party. But when things do not go as planned, the best efforts of parents and friends cannot change the fact that she is “not alright”.
Emmeline
A sweetly comic and playful celebration of what it means to be different — the fable of an awkward girl named Emmeline.
The House
In this dreamy, hypnotic film, images morph and flow through shifting frames of reference, making everything topsy-turvy, as a girl attempts to care for her grandmother within an ever changing house.
Through You
A young woman struggles through the crowd on her way to the store. As she passes these strangers, some leave a mark — but only one leaves a mark that sticks.