Animated Shorts

Don’t miss our Animated Shorts program featuring some of the best animated short films from the top film festivals!

Approximate Runtime: 108 mins

EMBODIED
Embodied is a collective oil pastel-animated reflection on death, as shared by individuals facing the end of life aided by psychedelic-assisted care.  Directed by Samuel W. Smith, 2025, USA, 13 mins.

FACUK
In a God-fearing village lying between two rivers, giving birth to a “facuk” — an illegitimate child — is a mortal sin. Everyone in the village recoils from the young pregnant woman who is about to give birth at any moment. In this narrow-minded and harsh rural environment, fear grows inside her.  Directed by Maida Srabovic, 2025, Croatia/Slovenia, In Croation with English subtitles, 13 mins.

I HAVE A
A man lists the things he has.  Directed by Rory Waudby-Tolley, 2025, UK, 5 mins.

MURMURATION
An elderly man realizes he’s suddenly turning into a bird..  Directed by Janneke Swinkels & Tim Frijsinger, 2025, Netherlands/Belgium, 13 mins.

SABA
n a surreal world where gravity flows upward, a young boy embarks on a poetic journey through grief, memory, and the endless search for closure.  Directed by Liron Topaz, 2026, USA, 10 mins.

SIGNAL
Claudie is absolutely passionate about her rather unusual job: scanning the cosmos for signs of extraterrestrial life, hoping to make contact. Completely absorbed in her mission, she gradually loses touch with those around her. To the point that reality itself could fades away from her…  Directed by Mathilde Parquet & Emma Carré, 2025, France, In French with English subtitles, 17 mins.

WHALE 52 – SUITE FOR MAN, BOY, AND WHALE
Animated by Bill Plympton, Whale 52 draws on the legend of the “loneliest whale” as a 3rd grade student with selective mutism and a silently grieving school volunteer discover a magical pen and journal that enables them to hear each other with a listening heart.  Directed by Daniel Neiden, 2026, USA, 12 mins.

DOG ALONE
A dog was abandoned in its home at the same time my grandfather became a widower, and I was returning from London, a place where I felt lonelier than ever.  Directed by Marta Reis Andrade, 2025, Portugal/France, in Portuguese with English subtitles, 13 mins.

BECAUSE TODAY IS SATURDAY
It’s Saturday, and a woman struggles with the difficulty of reconciling her home life and her need to escape to unleash her creative side.  Directed by Alice Eça Guimarães, 2025, Portugal, France/Spain, 12 mins.