A hungry fish searches for food in its aquarium, but its world is suddenly disrupted when it is struck by something unexpected.

FearISH

A hungry fish searches for food in its aquarium, but its world is suddenly disrupted when it is struck by something unexpected.

During a train ride, Ariel and Paul pass the time sketching their deepest fears. Their game takes an unexpected turn when Gilda, a mysterious passenger, intrudes on their exchange. Yet, her relationship with fear seems far less innocent than their playful drawings.

God Is Shy

On their way to an important night market, a stubborn merchant girl and her gullible friend find themselves lost in a seemingly abandoned town.&nbsp;

Luminescent

On their way to an important night market, a stubborn merchant girl and her gullible friend find themselves lost in a seemingly abandoned town.

After the death of his daughter a man secludes himself in a house in the forest. A monster begins to torment him, forcing him to face his fears even if it ends up destroying his home.

Sorrow Doesn't Sleep At Night

After the death of his daughter a man secludes himself in a house in the forest. A monster begins to torment him, forcing him to face his fears even if it ends up destroying his home.

A yellow and blue day in the life of a little child.

The Sky Was Candy

Desperate for connection, David digs up his brother’s corpse. With their trusty red wagon, they ascend a treacherous mountain in pursuit of their childhood dream.

Death's Peak

Desperate for connection, David digs up his brother’s corpse. With their trusty red wagon, they ascend a treacherous mountain in pursuit of their childhood dream.

A gaggle of forest sprites mingle and cavort at the local watering hole, so to speak.

Hungry Hollow

A gaggle of forest sprites mingle and cavort at the local watering hole, so to speak.

Can a calculated vector line inspire the same feelings as a drawn pixel line? A tongue-in-cheek declaration of love to the technology and aesthetics of the past 6o years.

Ploo

Can a calculated vector line inspire the same feelings as a drawn pixel line? A tongue-in-cheek declaration of love to the technology and aesthetics of the past 6o years.

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