1...The Maker by Christopher Kezelos | USA A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life. |
2...Ruby Rocket, Private Detective by Sam Niemann & Stacey Hallal | USA It had been a long night and Ruby Rocket, Private Detective needed a stiff one. Then HE walked in… |
3...The Eagleman Stag by Mikey Please | UK Peter’s life has been spent in both fascination and fear of his quickening perception of time with age. As he nears the end of his days, his interest turns to obsession and he undertakes progressively extreme measures to control and counter time’s increasing pace. Peter also discovers that if you repeat the word “fly” for long enough it sounds like you’re saying “life.” This is of no real help to him. His answers lie in the brain of a beetle. |
4...Orange Ô Désespoir by John Banana | France A small sad orange decides to leave for the other side of the shop to meet a bunch of fun dancing pineapples. |
5...Marcel, King of Tervuren by Tom Schroeder | USA Greek tragedy as enacted by Belgian roosters. |
6...Belly by Julia Pott | USA Oscar is coming of age, against his better judgment. In doing so he must experience the necessary evil of leaving something behind, but he can still feel it in the pit of his stomach. |
7...Animation Hotline by Dustin Grella | USA Animation Hotline 2012 is a selection of short animations from the longer series of the same name. Anonymous messages on the artist’s voicemail provide the content for these sometimes insightful, sometimes bizarre, micro-shorts. |
8...Defective Detective by Avner Geller & Steve Lewis | USA A washed-up detective’s imagination runs wild as he is about to solve the most critical case of his career. |
9...Butterflies by Isabel Peppard & Warwick Burton | Australia A young artist sits on the sidewalk, struggling to make a living. She sells drawings to passersby. A businessman who recognizes her talents offers her a paying job. The prospect seems inviting but the reality threatens to kill her imagination. |
10...Enrique Wrecks the World by David Chai | USA Enrique learns the hard way that actions speak louder than birds! |