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From dystopian dramas to nihilistic animated shorts and deeply personal unscripted shorts, this block of films explores what happens when what you want, say, believe, or do comes into conflict with the reality of the events that are unfolding. The subjects in these eight shorts manage to hold onto some hope in harrowing and complicated circumstances.
A place where dreams are real, wishes come true, and everything is always awful for everyone.
The first installment of the Hard Times anthology, Hell, follows the patriarch of a dying farm on the outskirts of Ash Harbor as he is methodically ground down by the machinery of despair. What begins as endurance curdles into something far more existential, a portrait of collapse told through dust, labor, and silence.
Hell made its world premiere in 2026 at Animation Dingle, where it quickly garnered critical acclaim and went on to collect multiple awards at festivals around the world.
- Runtime5 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- GenreSci-Fi, Drama
- DirectorParker Croft
- ScreenwriterSpike Milliken, Parker Croft
- ProducerNolan Gould, Parker Croft, Erika Totoro
- CastSean Marquette, Sharon Powers, Bill Welden
From dystopian dramas to nihilistic animated shorts and deeply personal unscripted shorts, this block of films explores what happens when what you want, say, believe, or do comes into conflict with the reality of the events that are unfolding. The subjects in these eight shorts manage to hold onto some hope in harrowing and complicated circumstances.
A place where dreams are real, wishes come true, and everything is always awful for everyone.
The first installment of the Hard Times anthology, Hell, follows the patriarch of a dying farm on the outskirts of Ash Harbor as he is methodically ground down by the machinery of despair. What begins as endurance curdles into something far more existential, a portrait of collapse told through dust, labor, and silence.
Hell made its world premiere in 2026 at Animation Dingle, where it quickly garnered critical acclaim and went on to collect multiple awards at festivals around the world.
- Runtime5 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- GenreSci-Fi, Drama
- DirectorParker Croft
- ScreenwriterSpike Milliken, Parker Croft
- ProducerNolan Gould, Parker Croft, Erika Totoro
- CastSean Marquette, Sharon Powers, Bill Welden