Director Turdybek Maydan,Tlek toleugazy
Kazakhstan
Runtime 01:05:00
Completion Date: October 18, 2018
A long time ago, people woke up a snake. it crept out of its cave and, gradually turning into a dragon, started sweeping away nearby auls, devouring the inhabitants and spreading unprecedented fear. only the golden eagle took up a fight, protecting its baby bird. the golden eagle won, the snake disappeared in the cave and kept in hiding, waiting for its time. years go by, and then the snake again creeps out of the den…
Muzbalak
Director Meirav Haber
United States
Runtime 8:30
Completion Date: May 15, 2019
Sylvia is a little girl who creates a world inside her bedroom with her eerie but lovable ‘imaginary’ friends. Sylvia is determined to have a fun and meaningful birthday but something goes terribly wrong and she discovers the gift and burden of her own imagination.
Sylvia
Director Christopher Aaron
Austria
Runtime 12:55
Completion Date: October 25, 2018
"Up and down - the wheel goes round" is a cross-media animation.
After a long journey of searching and straying around a man finds himself in a cycle from which there seems to be no way out. Individuals, confused and isolated, fight on their own. Is it possible to escape this construct or are we the ones who stand in the way of overcoming this eternal cycle?
Up and down - the wheel goes round
Director LIU QIANG
China
Runtime 5:00
Completion Date: April 30, 2019
On War with Yourself
ARCH-RIVAL
Director Farzin Farzaneh
Canada
Runtime 2:50
Completion Date: June 15, 2019
Ruminating on the tragedy of Israel and Palestine, a Jewish writer questions the narratives of nation and home that she learned in school. Through poetry and hand-drawn animation, Homeland illustrates the shattering of innocence and the shattering of two peoples, bound together by land and history, pulled apart by endless violence. Though Homeland is specifically about Palestine and Israel, the underlying message of the film is more universal. It is a plea for peace, understanding and compassion among people of different backgrounds and beliefs. To underline the global nature of this theme, Homeland is narrated in multiple languages (Arabic, Hebrew, English, French, Farsi) with as many choices of subtitles.