AIKANE
Daniel Sousa, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson; USA; 14 min.
A valiant island warrior, wounded in battle against foreign invaders, falls deep into a mysterious underwater world. Everything changes when the octopus who rescues him transforms into a handsome young man.
Dragon Saga
Kent Nelson; USA; 8 min.
A young Norse woman, offered as a sacrifice to a dragon, must use her wits to survive.
Enter Your Name
Aubrey Scott; USA; 3 min.
Enter Your Name is a surreal fantasy film that serves as an allegory to the experiences of a pre-transition trans person, with horror elements to allude to the complex emotions and inner turmoil that one can go through.
NAUT
Christopher Powers; USA; 9 min.
Henry and Mel sail the open seas in their minivan, when a storm separates them, Henry is deserted and hopeless, until a little bird guides him home.
Nix's Symphony
Karina Loerchner; Canada; 6 min.
Libelle, Nix's mother, possessed exceptional abilities. She not only excelled in the fields of science and engineering, but also gained fame as a distinguished inventor and composer. Nevertheless, at a tender age, Nix, an aspiring musician and inventor in her own right, is now burdened with the responsibility of upholding this remarkable legacy.
Plica Polonica
Agata Tracevič; Lithuania; 8 min.
Plica polonica used to be a disease that would tangle Eastern European people's hair. The main protagonist of the film- a severely tangled girl- goes on a search for a "cure" for her inner knot. She seeks answers from the most tangled of them all- the infamous Baba Yaga.
Shuck
Emerson New; United Kingdom; 5 min.
In a purgatory that looks like the Norfolk Broads, dying souls wander through the tall grasses to find their afterlives. Among them is Murph, a woman on her deathbed, and Shuck, the Grim Reaper in the form of a dog. Together they will attempt to overcome Murph's fear of death and Shuck's loneliness.
Zeke's Magic Plant Shop
Lucas Marchi & Keaton Hanna; USA; 4 min.
When a cute customer, Tommy, comes to Zeke's magic Plant Shop, Zeke messes up his potion and turns them both into little plants guys! Now they have to traverse the dangerous plant shop to get the magic B-gone potion, and undo the spell, while working together and falling in love.
