This screening is for All Access Passholders only. Don't have a Pass? Find the general audience screening of this block here!
Ranging in style and material from playful stop-motion to sweeping digital graphics, this group of animated shorts are sure to spark imagination and emotion from all audiences. This group of animators includes artists working in themes including familial trauma, environmental issues, and whimsical experimentation. The films in this program are sweet, creative, dark, and comedic, showcasing a wide array of contemporary animation styles by established and up-and-coming filmmakers.
This program will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.
Programmed by Guest Festival Shorts Programmer, Emily Eddy.
Content Considerations: Strong language, depictions of violence.
Summer evenings and lighting bugs go hand in hand. It’s a magical moment in which right as the sun sets, a new set of lights fill the night time sky. Marshall the monster lives for the stars. The stars can’t shine unless they’re all collected, and Marshall knows where to find them. Join Marshall as it goes on a journey to bring home the twinkling stars in the sky.
- Year2020
- Runtime3 minutes
- CountryUnited States
- FilmmakerHannah Churn & Todd Churn
- CastTodd Churn (Voice)
- Sound DesignThe Chicken
- MusicThe Chicken
This screening is for All Access Passholders only. Don't have a Pass? Find the general audience screening of this block here!
Ranging in style and material from playful stop-motion to sweeping digital graphics, this group of animated shorts are sure to spark imagination and emotion from all audiences. This group of animators includes artists working in themes including familial trauma, environmental issues, and whimsical experimentation. The films in this program are sweet, creative, dark, and comedic, showcasing a wide array of contemporary animation styles by established and up-and-coming filmmakers.
This program will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.
Programmed by Guest Festival Shorts Programmer, Emily Eddy.
Content Considerations: Strong language, depictions of violence.
Summer evenings and lighting bugs go hand in hand. It’s a magical moment in which right as the sun sets, a new set of lights fill the night time sky. Marshall the monster lives for the stars. The stars can’t shine unless they’re all collected, and Marshall knows where to find them. Join Marshall as it goes on a journey to bring home the twinkling stars in the sky.
- Year2020
- Runtime3 minutes
- CountryUnited States
- FilmmakerHannah Churn & Todd Churn
- CastTodd Churn (Voice)
- Sound DesignThe Chicken
- MusicThe Chicken