Short Films Two (2022)

No mismatch here, NYICFF favorite series Mitch-Match returns with a stop-motion volley for Short Films Two’s tales of growing up and making key plays to save the day. Add to this set the Oscar long-listed Mum is Pouring Rain, a richly detailed, Ghibli-esque world where Jane finds kindness and inspiration from surprising friends to help pull her and her mum through a tough time in the French countryside. Then ace the game with Orozbek, who must creatively bridge challenges in his native Kyrgyzstan to get to his beloved drawing lesson in the beautifully filmed, live-action work of art.