20 Seconds Animated Self Portrait(2024)

Munkha(ru)

In the snowy heart of Yakutia little girl Nyukku embarks on her first Munkha, Sakha traditional fishing. Filled with excitement and armed with her "magical" mittens, she dreams of catching a big pile of fish. However, her brother Michil is quite skeptical about the "magic" of her mittens and teasingly predicts that she will lose them. Nyukku's enthusiasm is undiminished, so she challenges Michil to a bet. Unfortunately, her adventure leads to an unexpected chaos and failure, and Nyukku loses the bet. Through this experience and guided by their father's wisdom, Nyukku and Michil learn a valuable lesson: the true magic lies in the strength of family bonds and mutual support. As a result, the children save the catch, and miraculously, Nyukku gets her lost mitten back.

Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow(en)

The children of the Avengers hone their powers and go head to head with the very enemy responsible for their parents' demise.

Before We Squeak(en)

A strange golden insect crawls into a bedroom on a stifling summer night. As it invades the sleeping body, the walls begin to shift and pulse — and the nightmare begins.

The Island of Giant Insects(ja)

After an airplane crash during a school trip, Oribe Mutsumi and her classmates were stranded on a seemingly deserted island. Mutsumi found the other survivors, and used her wilderness knowledge to help them. She expects that they will be rescued in about three days, which doesn't seem so long to endure. However, she didn't account for the fact that the island is populated with gigantic killer insects. Her knowledge of butterflies, wasps, and more may be the only thing that will help any of her classmates survive to be rescued!

Solito(pt)

The Ceremony(sh)

Six people are grouped in front of a wall as if for a photograph. The entire ceremony is supervised by a seventh person, who, like a photographer, looks at the group from different angles and rearranges the group by hand-signals.

In the Closet(en)

As young adult Quinn cleans out their childhood closet, they reflect on the keepsakes they associate with their gender identity struggle, and ultimately come to a decision that could change their life for the better.

Liminal Roots(en)

A journey through the memories of a young girl struggling to come to terms with the complexity of her mixed-raced identity.

Speeding, of Course(fi)

70-year-old Timo makes the most of his short ride to work. Speeding up on a bicycle ends up in a ditch, but the adrenaline rush leaves a feeling of pleasure.

Rainbow Girls(en)

As San Francisco’s tech boom gentrifies their city, three young black trans women decide to take matters into their own hands, staging an audacious heist targeting the city’s most exclusive luxury brands.

Internet Rockstar: the Animated Movie(en)

A 60-minute animated film featuring virtual hyperpop musician Yung Beathoven.

Dance(he)

A closeted transgender woman is comforted by dancing to confront her sexual demons.

Anytime You're Feeling Lonely(en)

Tensions flare within a bickering Los Angeles friend group when an old flame returns in this indie film with an all-trans cast… and mostly-trans crew.

The Inseparables(en)

The animated buddy movie follows the misadventures of Don, a runaway puppet with boundless imaginations, and DJ Doggy Dog, an abandoned plush looking for a friend, who cross paths in Central Park and team up against all odds for a epic friendship adventure in New York.

Terror in the Valley(en)

On a cold desert night, a drifter and his dog make camp — but eerie sounds stir the dark, and ancient creatures crawl from the shadows.

Impossible Journey(en)

The journey of two storks on an ordinary workday reveals the urgent crisis in maternal health care in the United States. One stork has a relatively safe trip to deliver her baby, while the other faces significant dangers, risking her life; each obstacle serves as a metaphor for various forms of violence or obstetric complications. Throughout her journey, the protagonist visually deconstructs herself, just as she does the idealization of motherhood. A layer of reality begins to take over the screen through experimental manual painting. Upon reaching the maternity ward, the stark difference between the two storks becomes clear: the one who barely survived is the one delivering a Black baby.

Untitled (Heat up the Nickel)(en)

We hear a whole catalogue of technical, moral, and financial instructions, ranging from practical to absurd, each introduced by “It works . . . ,” as in “It works in the shops and in all of the malls; it works when you cut off your microscopic balls. . . . It works if you heat up the nickel, if you save up the dime, and on a blackballer I wasted my prime. . . However, a single glance at the homeless protagonist and his forlorn setting suffices to clarify that none of this advice has worked all that well for him.

Chair Cemetery(fr)

Confusion settles in the house, how to make it a home again?

Bunnykill 5(en)

Bunnykill 5 begins the epic two-part finale of the series, with Snowball on a high-stakes mission to rescue his missing partner. As he infiltrates dangerous facilities and faces powerful enemies, including minions and SWAT officers, the action intensifies with stealth kills and thrilling combat. This marks the final chapter of Snowball's saga, packed with intense sequences and high-energy moments. Fans of the series won’t want to miss this epic conclusion, as Snowball’s fate takes an unexpected turn in a battle that will define his legacy.

Excellence(en)

A black-and-white experimental animation short about the tribulating reality of work.