Animated short films and Canada are ubiquitous, and this program of Canadian-made projects highlights the continuing tradition of great Canadian animation.

A T.V, years after being abandoned, seeks to change its life.

Attached

An indigenous child and a magic leaf are the only hope to save the Tree of Life and the forest from destruction. She takes lessons from her tribe's shaman and carries the jaguar's strength with her. With her little friend, an ocelot, she must cross a burning forest and face terrible machines to succeed. A little adventure of courage and hope.

The Leaf

Two boys go out to see fireworks in the evening.

Fireworks

Rainy Town is a tribute to my Vancouver neighbourhood in all its seedy glory; to better days, and to seeing beauty, even when the weather is at its worst.

Alison Jenkins 'Rainy Town'

Using the subtle art of metaphor, this film explores our current era of misinformation and its ultimate outcome.

At night in a dark workshop, a scared and broken-down puppet gets dismembered to be reassembled anew.

Torment

In Blog 22, Billy explains how he sacrificed his life and learned to cope with the lack of acceptance he gains from his soulmate's family. Billy suffers from the lack of love he receives when meeting Lilly's family but will do anything just so that he's not known as the odd one out.

Blog 22

Back Home Again is an animated reimaging of the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history, with upwards of 88,000 people forced from their homes.

Back Home Again

After years of searching, Grunt the automaton has finally caught up with the bounty hunter, pirate captain Corliss Vail, and its objective is clear – rescue the young, supernaturally gifted, Nessa Baelin from imprisonment on the bounty hunter’s skyship, and return her to Nessa’s father. Cyan eyed is an epic adventure set in a visually extravagant steampunk themed world. Developed over seven years with a crew of over 100 people, including the world renown geniuses at Skywalker Sound, Ryan Grobins has directed a memorable adventure for anyone who loves a healthy dose of action, heart warming bonds of friendship, and a visual and aural feast for the senses!

Cyan Eyed

Bored during a global pandemic, 10-year-old Pat struggles to entertain himself when suddenly an ad pops up on his tablet, offering him the "cure" to his problems: a free quarantine friend.

Home Remedy

During the age of the Black Magic, stories were told that a space crystal is the key to unlock a portal between two worlds. Whoever acquires the key can unlock the portal at a lost temple called The Pantheon. The story begins with the battle between the Archer and the Orc.

The Pantheon

In the wild, Rhinos and Red-Billed Oxpeckers have a very unique symbiotic relationship. The oxpeckers spend their day nestled on top of the rhino for food and protection, and in return, they help to alert the often visually-impaired rhinos if there is danger in the area. They can, however, be a nuisance to their hosts, often picking at wounds when searching for food, and their bond can quickly turn parasitic. Based on their relationship in the wild, The Rhino &amp; the Redbill is an independent Kickstarter pilot telling the story of a blind rhinoceros named Niles, a flightless oxpecker named Red, and their unhatched egg Sam, working together to weather the harsh realities of a drought-ravaged wilderness. Scorchwater Valley is dying and it's taking everyone else down with it, and the duo strives to breathe life into a new world as they prepare for a newborn on the way. It's every creature for themselves as social structures have collapsed and factions of carnivorous gangs, evil cults, and deadly poachers compete to stay on top of the food chain. Niles and Redford have to work together to survive in a dying world, provided they can survive each other.

The Rhino & the Redbill

Shift represents the consequences of our relationship with the planet we call home, wherein our actions cause a ripple effect of disaster and destruction. None that can’t be undone if we can make a shift.

Shift

A jovial puppeteer and her mice assistants recount the fairytale of Mona and Skip, a pair of travelling storytellers in search of an adventure of their own. After being gifted a magical coin, they must traverse an enchanted forest in search of their wish. Throughout the show, you must help the story along by giving three gifts. However, a dark path awaits the pair - will the gifts be enough to help Mona and Skip reach their good ending? This stop-motion short was produced remotely with a team of 11 students from Sheridan College over 8 months during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cantastoria

It was a story happened at a snowy morning, a girl walked out the door. At the moment she was about to throw away her trash bag, she realized that she was almost late for the bus. So she started chasing that bus with holding that bag. Finally, she won, but she had to take the trash all the way.

Start with Trash

Equal parts the folk spirit of Gogol Bordello, the high tempo violin punk of Flogging Molly with riffs that hit harder than Anderson Silva, Organoizes comes together against all odds to create one of the most exciting new acts of 2021. With vocals in both English and Portuguese, their first single/music video Sirens is a defining statement of visual and sonic intent.

Organoizes 'Sirens'

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