After a diving excursion in the middle of the ocean, Lindsey is viciously sexually assaulted by Bruce, her instructor. She fends him of and they fall overboard into the water. Bruce grabs her and sinks her to the depths of the ocean. In this spiral of violence, she has no way to breathe.
LAVOMATRIX
In Prague, a professorial puppet, with metal pincers for hands and an open book for a hat, takes a boy as a pupil. First, the professor empties fluff and toys from the child's head, leaving him without the top of his head for most of the film. The professor then teaches the lad about illusions and perspectives, the pursuit of an object through exploring a bank of drawers, divining an object, and the migration of forms. The child then brings out a box with a tarantula in it: the professor puts his "hands" into the box and describes what he feels. The boy receives a final lesson about animation and film making; then the professor gives him a brain and his own open-book hat.
When a lonely polar bear can't find a friend... he makes one. Set in a rapidly changing world, "Snow Bear" tells the story of a polar bear in an unforgiving environment on his quest to find a friend. This independently produced 2D hand drawn film was painstakingly created entirely by Aaron Blaise over 3 years.
A blind rhinoceros named Niles, a flightless oxpecker named Red, and their unhatched egg, Sam, must work together to weather the harsh realities of a drought ravaged wilderness.
A College Student returns to his apartment and swings into a superhero fantasy.
It's recital day at the schoolhouse. First up: Porky, who recites The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. A nervous kitten recites Mary Had a Little Lamb. The puppies Ham and Ex sing the title song. Oliver Owl plays the piano; Beans the cat puts a cat and dog inside, and they play a tune as well.
In 2057, a smart house remains standing in a world without humans after a nuclear war, along with the robots inside it. The robots continue their daily routines meaninglessly. While humanity has been destroyed by a power of its own making and greater than itself, this artificial order, in parallel, is also unable to withstand the greater force of nature for long.
A high school student faces uncertainty when presented with the thought of growing up. As he delves into his memories, he uncovers the blissful childhood that once was.
Amalia learns that her mother’s cancer is getting worse. Tonight, her mother will pass away. Amalia lives far from her because of her studies. Will she manage to reach her in time to share her final hours?
An old postman goes through his last tour of deliveries in the archipelago that he worked in his whole life, gliding on water with his old bike. He finds himself confronted with the reality of his coming retirement.
TRAJECTOIRE
Wang Qiang (Xing Yuanyuan), the most naughty “scumbag” in the third class of junior high school, and Shi Miona (Wang Bowen), a cranky homeroom teacher, accidentally swap bodies. Wang, who had been oppressed for a long time, got a taste of being a homeroom teacher, and Shi also experienced the feeling of being considered the “school scum”. As the date of Shi’s open class competition is approaching, the two urgently need to find a way to change back into their bodies. But first, they’ll have to overcome numerous obstacles…
The Peanuts gang is nervous about going to a new school, so Lucy starts her own. She soon learns that teaching is tougher than she thought—and that change can be a good thing.
A man struggles in his bathroom through a severe panic attack as he desperately tries to work through it and get to work on time.
An hour-long animated film, following the story of a willow tree, as it searches for its place in the forest, meets fellow trees, and survives against the forces of nature and humankind.
A short film by Takuya Okada set in a conformist society.
A story revolving around a "haenyeo" or "female diver" of Jeju Island. As Haenyeo Sooni forages for seafood, she is reminded of precious times she spent with her late mother.
A cryptic young creature takes the train from Dublin to Sandycove, confronting ideas of a splintered self-image, loneliness, and being seen in a fundamentally blind world.
Un Cacho de Deseo