Red panda Retsuko, worked to the bone, unleashes her frustration in the form of death metal. Lately, though, she's found another joy—getting the most likes possible on her Instagram posts. In fact, it is said that social media attention can release endorphins. As Christmas falls upon the city, Retsuko's hunger for validation only grows, pushing her to find new ways to embellish and sugarcoat her otherwise drab life for the internet to see.
Slow Drown
Donald takes a job as a gift wrapper in a department store.
Shiori is a typical high school student who dreams of online stardom, but struggles to capture attention. After an embarrassing video of her goes viral, she gets trapped in her smartphone and replaced by a charismatic alter ego. As the doppelganger charms the internet and devises a nefarious plot to replace mankind with brainrot, Shiori must partner with other online outcasts to stop her digital counterpart and reclaim her life in the real world.
A normal office worker with a grand passion for his violin playing confronts the strings that have been performing his life’s symphony.
Milton, a put-upon office worker hounded by his boss, talks to the camera about his troubles, picks his nose, and threatens to burn the building down.
Rarity's friendship with Applejack is tested when Vignette Valencia hires her as her new designer for a theme park parade.
Gene, a multi-expressional emoji, sets out on a journey to become a normal emoji.
This film suggests the usage of common sense to minimize the normal stresses and strains of everyday life.
A dead tree goes viral, attracting wildlife, a nature lover, and a crowd of online followers. Animated entirely outside, “WhateverTree” examines our connection to nature in the age of social media, screens, and selfies.
The tale of Derek, an office worker, as he struggles with the true speed of planet earth.
Perhaps it is time to let go of the illusion of certainty about where the screen ends and the outside world begins. A lonely restaurant patron, surrounded by people typing away on their laptops. Passengers in the metro, fixated on their smartphones. A pianist playing a virtual instrument. Through a series of eminently relatable everyday scenes, animator Jola Bańkowska comments on how our lives are shaped by digital technology.
A very sociable person, Alice has used her many social media accounts as a visual scrapbook of her life – the highs and lows, the happiness and heartache. But what do these collected words and images really say about Alice and her real life.
A string feels overwhelmed by his tedious life, but finds comfort in a new relationship. It a stop-motion animation that has a run time of 2 minutes and 17 seconds.
Two anonymous people, Bubble and Star, get to know each other in a chat room. Although they don't know each other's true identity, a close relationship develops between them. A movie about the search for friendship and closeness in a virtual world.
A girl tries to become an influencer and has some struggles along the way.
We find ourselves scrolling through a regular social media feed. Except it is the year 2034. And humans just invented a possible way to deal with climate change: Growth Project. A technology that allows us to grow forests in a matter of minutes. People are voting and sharing their opinions whether Growth Project should be put into practice or not…
70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.
Second Screen follows David, a fitness influencer who begins to develop an addiction to social media. As this takes a drastic turn in order to keep his online persona intact, will he able to deal with the reality he faces in front of him?
A social media personality travels with his friends to Moscow to capture new content for his successful vlog. Always pushing the limits and catering to a growing audience, they enter a cold world of mystery, excess, and danger. When the lines between real life and social media are blurred, the group must fight to escape, and survive.