Animated Films / Permanent Collection
Step into worlds where imagination has no limits. From hand-drawn tales to cutting-edge CGI, these animated short films showcase bold artistry and storytelling in condensed form. Whimsical, surreal, emotional, or absurd — each piece is a portal into a unique vision brought to life, frame by frame.
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Inside You (Ukraine) by Erik Sémashkin
A grape gets eaten. He then begins a long and perilous journey within the human body.
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Dear Nana (United States) by Han Nguyen
Dear Nana is a deeply personal work that reflects my own childhood memory of living as a queer kid in a small, conservative town in North Central Coast, Vietnam. It is made in memory of my maternal grandmother who passed away in 2011. She was the first person to teach me that there is no shame in...
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The Italian Gaze (United States) by Sandro Del Rosario
An Italian artist looks at his native country through an animated film made with thousands hand colored oil painted photographs. Created as a visual poem that bridges filmmaking language and visual arts, 'The Italian Gaze' portrays the intoxicating beauty of Italy that many visitors still get loo...
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Generation (UK) by Riccardo Fusetti
A brief journey through the human experience as seen by the eyes of an Artificial Intelligence.
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Ruined Arbor (Mohsen Namjoo) (Iran) by Kasra Yazdani, Golrokh Hemmati
Synopsis: Music is based on an old Iranian poem about a carpet weaver girl weaving a carpet under a ruined roof. Images have been photographed from different carpets of Iranian ethnicities. Running time: 00:02:00.
Selections/awards: Light Matter Experimental Film and Media Arts Fest, Internatio... -
When Cicadas Sing (United Kingdom) by Hoching Kwok
A woman packs away her granddaughter’s belongings after her granddaughter became a cicada and flew away one summer’s day. A film of adolescence, acceptance, and love.
Running time: 00:04:43