Original Film Title: FUTUREMAN
Director’s Name: Adam Wade
Writer’s Name: Adam Wade
Producer: Adam Wade
Country of Origin: Australia
Country of Filming: Australia
Language: English
Runtime: 6 minutes 44 seconds
Film Description:
FUTUREMAN is sleeping and seems to be having a delightful dream, which is interrupted by a demonic nightmare of an alien invasion upon earth. Wading through hellish realms he must defend earth with faith and supernatural abilities; and a laser gun.
Original Film Title: The Weaver
Director’s Name: Aly Rose
Writer’s Name: Aly Rose
Producer: Naera
Country of Origin: China
Country of Filming: China
Language: Chinese, English
Runtime: 4 minutes 10 seconds
Film Description:
When a weaver ponders his former joy, the strands come to life. This dance for camera was made at Naera in Jiangxi, China.
Original Film Title: SoulMate
Director’s Name: Irma Beatriz Peniche Silva
Writer’s Name: Irma Beatriz Peniche Silva
Country of Origin: Cuba
Country of Filming: Netherlands
Runtime: 3 minutes 31 seconds
Film Description:
The Soul Mate of a peculiar kid is a fish that lives on top of his head. The kid will discover that playing feeds his Soul, while studying enriches it. As he grows old, he´ll have to find the balance between the two elements, because play and work are equally necessary. Is a lesson for children not to forget and for adults to remember.
Original Film Title: Carrot
Director’s Name: MuEn Wang, HuiYi Jiang
Writer’s Name: MuEn Wang
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Country of Filming: United Kingdom
Language: Chinese
Runtime: 2 minutes 51 seconds
Film Description:
Carrot is a short film combining stop-motion and 2D animation. The story uses the carrot as a metaphor to describe how the trauma of the family of origin is perpetuated in family relationships.
The story also shows the protagonist’s thoughts and changes when facing his family of origin.
Original Film Title: Unfeathered
Director’s Name: Matthew Jeffery
Writer’s Name: Matthew Jeffery, Zackary Moore, Brendan Marshall-Rashid
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Country of Filming: United Kingdom
Language: English
Runtime: 18 minutes 3 seconds
Film Description:
Following the death of his brother, Thomas, Connie finds himself enmeshed in grief. While in this malaise a bird crashes into Connie’s window, bringing with it more than just broken wings. Soon Connie finds himself face to face with the man he’s mourning and takes comfort in the ghost’s familiarity. However, this comfort quickly starts to spoil as Connie’s inability to let his brother go threatens to consume him.
Original Film Title: Dream Before sunrise
Director’s Name: Guan Junjing
Country of Origin: China
Country of Filming: China
Language: Chinese
Runtime: 25 minutes 59 seconds
Film Description:
In the midst of the pandemic, the mother and the daughter, laden with pressure and anxiety, embark on a journey with reality and illusion. Their misunderstandings increase on their way, and the daughter endures sufferings over and over. After a pelting rain, they have finally reconciled their differences, walking into the dawn together with the phantom of the father’s long sleeve puppetry dance.
Original Film Title: Searching for Shambhala
Director’s Name: Tianyu Liu
Writer’s Name: Tianyu Liu
Producer: Tianyu Liu
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Filming: United States, China
Language: English, Mandarin Chinese
Runtime: 15 minutes
Film Description:
A Chinese Tibetan artist embarks on a journey to discover her identity, explore the idea of Shambhala, and the true meaning of inner peace.
Original Film Title: 余痕
Director’s Name: Kathryn Christensen
Writer’s Name: Kathryn Christensen
Producer: Kathryn Christensen, Wyatt Debban, Hannah Pedersen
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Filming: United States
Language: English
Runtime: 8 minutes 56 seconds
Film Description:
Two robbers attempt to hoodwink a religious, sharp-shooting cowboy who just found the largest gold nugget in the area. Playing on the cowboy’s religious dedication, the robbers decide to approach him as priests in hopes of convincing him to donate his gold to the church. A subtle comedy, “Hell’s Gold” uses humor and tense emotion to reveal the true intentions of the robbers. As the robbers realize they’ve been found, the two decide to turn on each other in hopes of making it out alive.
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