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shareWorking in stop motion, traditional 2D, digital 3D, cutout, paint, and more, these short films from around the world tackle topics of love, identity, gender, and death.
Curated by Janice Chun, 2017 SDAFF Winner of Best Animated Short.
In this program
Sister
Directed by Siqi Song
Gorgeous felted stop-motion animation dedicated to the what if’s in life and the siblings we never had.
My Mother Told Me
Directed by Yasmin Rai
Positive or negative, our mothers’ “loving” advice will never leave us.
Umbilical
Directed by Danski Tang
Through striking visuals, a Chinese mother and daughter reassess their lives, uncovering in a beautifully candid conversation what obstacles they have overcome.
Kingdom
Directed by Wei Keong Tan
With a peculiar blend of photography, frame-by-frame drawings, and photocopies, a lone naked man wanders through a forest with a suitcase, slowly falling apart.
The Wheel Turns
Directed by Sang Joon Kim
When a subway driver falls into the mind-numbing routine of a life, a trippy frog-induced awakening may have just pulled him out.
Les lèvres gercées
Directed by Fabien Corre & Kelsi Phung
White noise and scraping plates sound as a mother and child struggle over the child’s gender identity.
Grandpa
Directed by Ellis Kayin Chan, Marine Varguy, Tena Galovic, Yen-Chen Liu, Zozo Jhen
Struggling to come to terms with the death of his grandpa, a young boy meets a new friend who may just give him hope.
Jesa
Directed by Kyungwon Song
A filmmaker’s parents’ vastly different feelings about the traditional Korean memorial ceremony are humorously captured in stop motion.
Movements
Directed by Dahee Jeong
The notion of time and space can be tricky, from different movements to different perspectives.
A Dog’s Story
Directed by Jill D'Agnenica
Claymation meets slideshow as the arc of a dog’s rise and fall from badass guard dog to Chardonnay is watched by a stitched-together canine spectator in a comfy living room chair.
The Dawn of Ape
Directed by Mirai Mizue
A psychedelic animation made for chimpanzees is finally offered for humans to view.
Adorable
Directed by Cheng-Hsu Chung
Using hand drawn and acrylic painting techniques, an experimental exploration of identities, sex, and drugs within the queer community.
The Three Talismans
Directed by Matsusaki Kimiko
A resourceful young boy must fend off a man-eating demon lady after a day of chestnut harvesting forces him to seek refuge in her hut.