Toronto Animation Film Festival 2023

Oddball Shorts (Shorts 2)

Expired February 24, 2023 10:45 PM
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14 films in package
Inbetween
A freelance animator faces the demonic incarnation of her artistic fears during the night before the deadline of an important job assignment.
Canned Love
There are many couples show affection in public. A clown is thirsty for love and found that the consumption of canned love can quickly get love.
The Florist
In a dark subterranean world an extravagant man tries to bring back some colors and happiness in people's every day life.
Tempête je t'aime
A couple leads a passionate love-life; their stormy relationship is sustained by violent rants and slow reconciliations.
Small Hours
This 2D, mosaic-screen short film explores two peoples trains of thought. Transcending deeper into their fragmented memories.
How I Grew Up
"I" has a feeling of fear of being doubted by others because of a cup of coffee that has not been thrown away. The whole film revolves around the observation of this emotion.
Poco's Colorful Day
A surreal Lego stop-motion film (brickfilm) that blurs the boundaries between reality and dream. Join Poco on a fantastic journey through space and time!
it
The short film depicts a protagonist who is full of "hallucinations",these hallucinations gradually and orderly reflect his "beastly nature" at different time points or events...
Take Care
"Take Care" taps into the director's childhood memories through animation; an experimental animated short exploring the theme of abandonment anxiety.
Garisani
Garisani - meaning: Perception to judge things. The newborn baby god goes around the underworld and starts a journey
Melting
They ignore each other in the hope of becoming each other’s object of desire. Failing by tactical symmetry, they allow the desire to burn away. One day, as their paths cross, all they exchange is a cold nod. A story about manipulation and the catastrophic consequences of inaction.
Soil
All living things connected to the same soil.
Nyktomantis
Upon arriving at his aunt and uncle's mansion for the first time, Oscar, a young boy, accidentally awakens their impressive statuette collection…
Vindicators 2
A spin off of "Rick and Morty" focusing on the lives of the Vindicators.

The experimental, the quirky, the stuff that Quinn had trouble putting elsewhere.


It's the Oddball Block, prepare for trippy visuals, deep insight, and unorthadox filmmaking that will blow your mind and touch your soul.


Films Include:


The Inbetween | Juan Sebastian Bossano | Spain | 6:20

Small Hours | Marta Sniezek, Christian Spurling | Ireland | 5:00

It/ Ta | Xia Fei | China | 6:40

How I grew up | Yufei Liu, Yike Cen, Jiawei Li | China | 7:43

Take Care | Ben Alderman | USA-UK | 4:21

Poco’s Colourful Day | Julian Witusch | Germany / 3:47

Melting | Susana Miguel António, Filipa Gomes da Costa | Portugal | 12:21

Tempete Je T’Aime | Flore Montgomery | France | 4:21

Canned Love | Tsz Ching Lam | China | 3:57

Garisani | Jin Woo | China | 3:57

Soil | Delwyn Jude Remedios | India | 1:00

Nyktomantis | Victor Barreaud, Eva Cassegrain, Cécilia Dinh, Léopold Gelbard, Juliette Guitton, Axel Martin | France | 9:00

Vindicators 2 Episodes 1-5 | Atomic | USA | 11:00

 "Take Care" taps into the director's childhood memories through animation; an experimental animated short exploring the theme of abandonment anxiety.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    5 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Ben Alderman (Lin Wen-Ben)
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