The vast and vivid storytelling possibilities of animation are on display in this wondrous and thought-provoking collection of short films. Includes adult content.

 
Toddler Talks
Directed by Diana Reichenbach
USA, 2021, 4 min.

 
This documentary short is based on recordings of a toddler named Henry, mimicking the development of language and emotions — which aren't always clear and articulated at first.

Producer: Christopher Brannan
Animator: Diana Reichenbach
Cast: Henry Brannan, Diana Reichenbach, Christopher Brannan

 
Memento Mori
Directed by Paul O'Flanagan
UK, 2021, 9 min.
Georgia premiere

Post-mortem photographer Mr. Huxley returns to his hallowed practice and his latest subject, a recently deceased young woman, whose presence compels him to confront his narcissistic life.

Writers: Paul O'Flanagan, Laura O'Flanagan
Producer: Louise Ní Chonchúir
Editors: Kevin O'Brien, Aoife Maguire
Composer: Sanj Sen
Animation Director: Gillian Comerford
Cast: Mark Gatiss, Laura O'Flanagan,

 

Ex Creta
Directed by Jon Portman
USA, 2022, 6 min.
Southeast premiere


A group of bored roommates spy on their neighbor's disturbing ritual.


Writer: Jon Portman
Producer: Jon Portman
Cast: Emily Kron, Olivia Puckett, Gabrielle Anise, Ryan Wheeler

 

New Moon
Directed by Jeremie Balais, Jeff LeBars, and Raul Domingo
USA/France, 2022, 11 min.

 
Young Jay Jay and his mother Edie's inner-city dreams are illuminated by the new moon and accompanied by the sounds of Aretha Franklin filtering through a transistor radio.


Writers: Colman Domingo, Raul Domingo
Producer: Colman Domingo
Cast: Colman Domingo

 

Pour Games
Directed by Patrick Smith
USA, 2022, 4 min.


A pair of diabolical wine glasses participate in a sadistic game, one interrupted by a self-sacrificial rebellion. Once the tyrants are vanquished, a new game is quickly reconstituted among its former victims

Producer: Kaori Ishida

 
Letter to a Pig
Directed by Tal Kantor
France, 2022, 17 min.
Georgia premiere

 
A young schoolgirl sinks into a twisted dream of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature after she listens to a Holocaust survivor read a letter he wrote to the pig that saved his life.

Producers: Emmanuel-Alain Reynal, Pierre Baussaron Distributor: Luce Grosjean


Black Slide
Directed by Uri Lotan
Israel/UK, 2021, 11 min.
Georgia premiere

Young, timid, and prepubescent Eviah and his best friend sneak into the Black Slide, the most terrifying ride in Aqua Fun.

Producer: Amit Russell Gicelter
Distributor: Luce Grosjean

 

Reparations
Directed by Wilson Borja
Colombia, 2022, 9 min.

This experimental animated short film explores the phenomenon of migration through the fragmentation and modulation of a chair that moves as a result of invisible forces.

Writer: Wilson Borja
Producer: Lola Barreto
Animation Director: Lola Barreto
Composer: Carolina Lucio

 

Regular Rabbit
Directed by Eoin Duffy
Canada, 2022, 9 min.
Southeast premiere

With his name sullied beyond repair, a banished rabbit runs from his home. Failing to evade the unstoppable tide of lies, the rabbit falls deeper and deeper into the darkest recesses of society.

Writer: Eoin Duffy
Producer: Jamie Hogan
Cast: Rory McCann

 

Manō
Directed by Brittany Biggs
USA, 2022, 10 min.
Georgia premiere


Manō illustrates the human impact on sharks and coral reefs, seen through the eyes of a tiger shark in the waters off Hawaii.


Writer: Brittany Biggs
Producer: Brittany Biggs, Jeff Chasin
Composers: Jake Monaco, Brittany Dunton
Cast: Christopher Kaipulaumakaniolono Baker, Kaneikoliakawahineika'iukapuomua Baker

 

Cat and Moth
Directed by India Barnardo
Canada/UK, 2022, 7 min.
Georgia premiere

A fluffy white cat wants nothing more than to find the most comfortable spot in the universe, but little does she know someone else has an eye on it, too.


Writers: India Barnardo, Amar Chundavadra, Martyn Smith
Producers: Emily Shinyi Hsu, Sarah Dacey
CG Supervisor: Amar Chundavadra