An eclectic and unique selection of animated short films from around the globe. <a href="http://www.jwadesign.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.ciffcalgary.ca/assets/Sponsors/Banners/e65a702925/Jerilyn-Wright-_-Associates_TileAd.jpg" width="350" style="max-width: 100%;"></a> <a href="https://bit.ly/3X5Lr07" target="_blank"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/c84ea29cb39d18d14cdf1c3a77012e41.jpg" width="350" style="max-width: 100%;"></a>

Linus the locomotive and his engineer Henry are living their best lives but suddenly confront obsolescence in a changing world as bigger, faster, and more automated machines take centre stage. The march of time looms large, but the best friends keep on and on. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac101e910f60099ee667d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THE BRAVE LOCOMOTIVE will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: RADIANT JEWELS package.</a>

THE BRAVE LOCOMOTIVE

An Old West musical tale with 1940s flair about a mighty little train facing harrowing disaster.

It comes down to karma: as a little girl in Vietnam, Thao’s mother would rescue ants from bowls of sugar water. The tiny creatures would later return the favour, leading her desperate family through darkness, and pointing the way to safety. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac101e910f60099ee667d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BOAT PEOPLE will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: RADIANT JEWELS package.</a>

BOAT PEOPLE

As a child in Vietnam, Thao’s mother often rescued ants from bowls of sugar water. Years later, they would return the favour.

A girl takes a wild ride on the metro in Montreal. Travelling from station to station, she encounters an array of colourful characters in a bizarre musical journey that’s peppered with hilarious and unexpected incidents. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac101e910f60099ee667d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THE GIRL WITH THE RED BERET will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: RADIANT JEWELS package.</a>

THE GIRL WITH THE RED BERET

A girl takes a wild ride on the metro in Montreal.

After embarking as a passenger onboard a cargo ship returning to Europe, Christopher begins to question his sanity, his sexuality, and his perception of time in this romantic psychological thriller at sea. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac101e910f60099ee667d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CHRISTOPHER AT SEA will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: RADIANT JEWELS package.</a>

CHRISTOPHER AT SEA

Christopher goes to sea in this romantic psychological thriller.

It's a sad day in Eva's life. The rain is pouring down at her husband's funeral. A woodpecker delivering a coded message on the coffin is killed. There is a lot of crying, too much wine, and some crazy dreams that fill in the gaps. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac101e910f60099ee667d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EEVA will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: RADIANT JEWELS package.</a>

English

EEVA

A quiet Sunday afternoon in the aristocratic, family home, just before the fall of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Andras and his daughter Zsofia are caught by surprise when Andras’ unpredictable brother Zoltan intrudes on the intimacy of their home, along with his big family. A poetic, dark, and somewhat humorous social observation, THE FAMILY PORTRAIT is a film in which family ties and relationships are broken down and dissected to pieces. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac101e910f60099ee667d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THE FAMILY PORTRAIT will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: RADIANT JEWELS package.</a>

THE FAMILY PORTRAIT

A sudden family visit on a quiet, Sunday afternoon just before the fall of the Austro-Hungarian empire.

TWO ONE TWO is a deeply intimate, handcrafted experimental animated documentary exploring neurodiversity, the loving bond between mother and child, and the process of (un)becoming a two-headed monster. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac101e910f60099ee667d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TWO ONE TWO will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: RADIANT JEWELS package.</a>

TWO ONE TWO

A deeply intimate, handcrafted, experimental animated documentary exploring neurodiversity, the loving bond between mother and child, and the process of...

While living in New York, a young immigrant’s father dies overseas. She must choose between going home to bury him or staying in the US to maintain her legal status. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac101e910f60099ee667d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YELLOWBIRD will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: RADIANT JEWELS package.</a>

YELLOWBIRD

While living in New York, a young Bulgarian immigrant receives tragic news from overseas.

Camera on. The cameraman follows Andy, entering a shop. Andy introduces himself, asks permission for the cameraman to record the scene, then gives his recycling folder to the secretary of the company. While the two characters take a look at Andy's recycling folder one last time, the cameraman explores the shop. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac101e910f60099ee667d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HUMAN RESOURCES will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: RADIANT JEWELS package.</a>

HUMAN RESOURCES

Andy, followed by a friend filming the scene, goes to his recycling appointment.

An ode to the body’s five senses, delivered by a death-row inmate with little time left to enjoy them. Tim Blake Nelson and a diverse team of animators from Latin America and the U.S. bring to life this bittersweet tale of regret and redemption, from visionary duo Jerusha and Jared Hess. <a href="https://ciff2023.eventive.org/schedule/64dac101e910f60099ee667d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NINETY-FIVE SENSES will be screened as a part of the SHORTS: RADIANT JEWELS package.</a>

NINETY-FIVE SENSES

An ode to the body’s five senses, delivered by a death-row inmate with little time left to enjoy them.

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