When a luxurious touring train halts in a pitch-black tunnel, the conductor tries to pacify the passengers, not knowing an uninvited creature quietly sneaks on board.

GRAND ADVENTURE RAILROAD

When a luxurious touring train halts in a pitch-black tunnel, the conductor tries to pacify the passengers, not knowing an uninvited creature quietly...

While visiting a home for children, a little girl and her mother meet Joseph, a boy whose only dream is to have a yellow umbrella. This unexpected encounter awakens his memories of the past. UMBRELLA is a homage to empathy, hope, and love, and is inspired by true events..

UMBRELLA

A bittersweet animated story of a girl with a yellow umbrella who brings emotional memories back to a boy.

In this animated short, Director Camrus Johnson tells a personal story of grief when it comes to losing someone we look up to, exploring the idea that the interactions we may deem insignificant can play a huge part in how we live our lives. GRAB MY HAND: A LETTER TO MY DAD is the directorial debut of Camrus Johnson, who stars as Luke Fox on the CW series BATWOMAN.

GRAB MY HAND: A LETTER TO MY DAD

After losing someone close to him, Camrus Johnson contemplates the seemingly insignificant interactions that change us forever in this emotional animated short.

In this animated short, a betrayed wife starts to investigate her husband’s mistresses. Soon after the discovery of several women her jealousy is gradually replaced by curiosity.

SYMBIOSIS

After being cheated on, a woman goes to investigate her husband's mistresses. Gradually, her jealousy is replaced by curiosity.

THE GREAT MALAISE is the winner of the 2020 CIFF Best Animated Short Film Award. A young woman describes herself, offering a self-portrait in the most favourable light possible, giving us what we want to hear. The visual narrative tells an entirely different story; with heartbreaking power, it reveals the burden of anxiety she bears as a competitive overachiever striving for happiness. Funny and touching, THE GREAT MALAISE is above all a deeply human film.

THE GREAT MALAISE

An animated short that shows that what people tell us about themselves, isn't always what's true.

After their daughter is killed in a school shooting, grieving parents struggle to maintain their relationship and carry on with their lives. IF ANYTHING HAPPENS I LOVE YOU is beautiful elegy on grief, where no dialogue necessary.

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS I LOVE YOU

A relationship is put to the test when a loved one has tragically passes in this heart-wrenching animated short.

While playing outside, a group of young children witness a horrible crime. In exchange for a piece of treasure, the criminals force the kids to remain silent. Auguste, the youngest of the children, finds the burden too heavy. He decides that he must reveal this secret. In response to this treason, the rest of the kids come up with a plan to get rid of him.

UN DIABLE DANS LA POCHE

After witnessing a crime, a group of children are forced to remain silent. When the youngest child finds the burden too heavy, the...

Confronted with feelings of emptiness and doubt, drunk with unhappiness, and seeking to drown his sorrow, Barnabé experiences a curious metaphysical visitation; lightning strikes the spire of his church and a mysterious bird appears, forcing him to reconsider his life. What is his truth pointing him towards? What is the deeper meaning of his life on earth? Director Jean-François Lévesque deploys a spectacular arsenal of animation techniques to bring Barnabé to life and illustrate his spiritual quest, achieving an extraordinary level of visual refinement in both the puppets and the settings.

I, BARNABÉ

An animated short about a priest drowning in unhappiness until a storm brings a mysterious bird to show him the light in the...

A young girl at a postal office discovers a sprightly elderly man who happens to be a magician. The man loves practicing his magic but never has an audience, until the little girl arrives. He is able to put on a spectacular show that inspires her to follow her dreams through magic, leading to an unforgettable experience. TO GERARD is a beautifully animated film from Dreamworks Studio that will surely be in the conversation for Best Animated Short at the Academy Awards.

TO GERARD

In this Dreamworks Studios short, an elderly man loves practicing magic but never has an audience, until a little girl sees him perform...

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