Shorts Programs

Emerging student animators showcase their storytelling artistry.

Frame by Frame

Directed by Aarya Nagre
USA, 4 min.
World premiere

A father and son come to realize that a chair, built by nature, can not only bring them closer together but change their lives for a more people and planet-friendly future. The film was produced in 10 weeks as part of a class partnering with Meno Home Studios and the Good Future Design Alliance.

Producer: Isabel Chacon
School: SCAD

How to Make a Friend

Directed by Jinfei Ge, Bin He, Myrtille Huet, Julie Jarrier-Stettin, and Yuqiang Zhang
France, 8 min.
Georgia premiere

Moo mourns her deceased friend, so Yuu decides to create a new companion for her. Their adventure fails, but they build a new friendship during the journey.

School: Gobelins

ÜMIT

Directed by Amina Ömirjan
USA, 5 min.

In a village without light, a young astronomer named Ümit is determined to bring back the long-lost Sun to her people in the 15th-century Kazakh Kingdom. Inspired by hope, she decides to create a tool to reunite her village with the Sun.

Producer: Lucia Naples
Writer: Lauren Danielson
School: SCAD

The Story of Three Sisters (or How the World Came to Have Four Seasons Instead of One)

Directed by Raphaëlle Bourgon, Anchi Huang, Vega Lazaro, Son Tra Le, Priyam Parikh, Jianuo Wen, and Di Wu
France, 8 min.
Georgia premiere

Suffocating in her older sister's flawless system, young goddess Mae questions her tedious work of maintaining an eternal spring.

School: Gobelins

SNUBBED

Directed by Jesse Braak and Kian Sherritt
USA, 4 min.

After angering their city's patron god, two street performers must put aside their differences and save their city from a fiery fate.

Producers: Nicole E. Bayon and Tessa Schreiter
Animation Lead: Ja’Zaria "Momo" Hall
Layout Lead: Valentina Ayala Villalba
School: SCAD

Catfish

Directed by Aurélie Galibois, Aurélie Martin, Camille Naud, Cristina Ganusciac, Hee Young Park, and Vedushi Sinha
France, 7 min.
Georgia premiere

As Elise moves into a new apartment with her parents, her pet cat Roger turns into a goldfish. Distraught, she goes back to her childhood home to turn him back.

School: Gobelins

The Day We Flew

Directed by Ryan Wang
USA, 4 min.
Georgia premiere

An optimistic toy bird embarks on a journey to find its missing owner after 20 years.

Producer: Wanchi Liu
Lead Animator: Rebeca Hefferan
Lead Technical Animator: Shuheng Lin
School: SCAD

Jour de vent

Directed by Martin Chailloux and Ai Kim Crespin
France, 7 min.
Georgia premiere

In a park, a family is picnicking, a businessman is working next to an old man playing with his dog, and two lovers are passionately kissing. The wind is blowing hard, so hard that they all fly away together. In the air, they meet and see their lives evolve towards new horizons.

Scenario: Martin Chailloux, Camille Truding
Cinematography: Élise Golfouse, Chloe Lab, Hugo Taillez, Camille Truding
Sound: Pierre-François Renouf
Music: Camille Riey
School: ENSI

Wormwood

Directed by Matthieu Dupille, Binlin Xie, Alexander Vanderplank, Ninon Quemener, Philémon Martin, and Chenhe Liu
France, 10 min.
Georgia premiere

The day the radiation disappears, Simon rushes to the heart of the zone, taking his colleague Agathe with him in the hope of rediscovering a lost past.

School: Gobelins

Bugsick

Directed by Venya Aggarwal
Canada, 9 min.
U.S. premiere

After a recent break up, Bug’s ex-girlfriend June calls to come pick up the rest of her stuff from their apartment. After a tense confrontation between the two unfolds, they both end up inside a massive dungball, where Bug realizes their relationship is no longer what it once was.

Producers: Venya Aggarwal, Shay Head
Writers: Venya Aggarwal, Shay Head, Rae Corston, Emma Hughes, Max Kershaw, Yezi Yao, Jayden Pithwa, Luke Lin, Aether Harbec, Kennedy Schultz, Adriana Gradinaru, Eman Mughal, Liuhan Dong
Cast: Maximilian Baranek, Ren Cañete
School: Sheridan College

Acrobats

Directed by Eloïse Alluyn, Hugo Danet, Anna Despinoy, Antonin Guerci, Alexandre Marzin, and Shali Reddy
France, 8 min.
Georgia premiere

A girl comes back home to an oppressive living room and throws up acrobats in front of her family.

School: Gobelins

Lost Track

Directed by Sam "Luna" McKee
USA, 4 min.
Southeast premiere

After the end of civilization, a cassette player robot embarks on a journey to find new music, gaining an unlikely friend and a new tune.

Story Artist: AJ Almeida
Technical Director, Lighting and Compositing Lead: Kate Meine
3D Animation Lead: Elif "Soda" Unveren
School: SCAD

The Shyness of Trees

Directed by Bingqing Shu, Maud Le Bras, Jiaxin Huang, Simin He, Lina Han, Loïck Du Plessis D’argentre, and Sofiia Chuikovska
France, 9 min.
Georgia premiere

Hélène visits her aging mother in the French countryside, but her mother isn't being her usual self. She seems to have formed a strange bond with the plants, insects, and the old oak tree at the end of her garden.

School: Gobelins

Dragfox

Directed by Lisa Ott
Switzerland/UK, 9 min.

Sam's search for identity gets interrupted by a mysterious neighborhood fox. Together they embark on a magical journey to the attic to discover the surprising things they might have in common, celebrating the ways in which they differ.

Producer: Owen Thomas
Writer: John Cooney
School: National Film & TV School

Forever

Directed by Théo Djekou, Pierre Ferrari, Cyrine Jouini, Pauline Philippart, and Anissa Terrier
France, 7 min.
Georgia premiere

While golfers play on the other side of the fence, peaceful garden gnomes find themselves attacked by stray golf balls.

School: ENSI