See the World, Feed Your Mind: Animated Shorts

Zip around the world with this baker’s dozen of high-energy, high-imagination animated shorts. You’ll be dazzled by the light, color, and storytelling on display in this vibrant celebration of creativity. Meet the world’s tidiest mouse, see sushi come to life, fly high in the sky with a flock of birds, watch out for trouble in a wacky barnyard, make music with a jazzy octopus, and see how kindness can change the day. (66 mins., video)

Konigiriku—A Small Rice Ball
(Mari Miyazawa, Japan, 2015)
Sushi animation brings to life the adventures of a rice ball kid and his pet broccoli. Winner of the Audience Favorite for short animation at CFFS 2016! Nonverbal. (5 mins.)

Pik-Pik-Pik
(Dmitry Vysotskiy, Russia, 2014)
Ants and birds learn how to work together to save a tree that they all live in. Nonverbal. (4 mins.)

Very Lonely Cock
(Leonid Shmelkov, Russia, 2015)
A day starts out like any other for a hen, but soon things begin to go haywire in the barnyard. Winner of the Children’s Jury Prize for Best Short Animation at CFFS 2016! Mostly nonverbal, with some Russian with English subtitles. (6 mins.)

PAWO
(Antje Heyn, Germany, 2015)
Named for the Tibetan word for “being brave,” this film takes us on a girl’s adventure to a world where she becomes aware of her strength and skills. Nonverbal. (8 mins.)

Granddaughter
(Nicolas P. Villarreal, Argentina, 2014)
A girl experiences contact with her grandmother as a shower of light and color. Nonverbal. (5 mins.)

Perfect Houseguest
(Ru Kuwahata and Max Porter, United States, 2015)
A tiny mouse just can’t resist tidying everything up when he pays a visit to a house. Nonverbal. (2 mins.)

Noir
(Soyeon Kim, United States/Korea, 2015)
A black crow searches for its identity, trying to escape the perception that it is something other than a beautiful and intelligent bird. Nonverbal. (3 mins.)

Schwammerlbert
(Pia Auteried, Germany, 2014)
A mushroom awakens one morning, missing his cap! What’s a little fungus to do? Nonverbal. (4 mins.)

Abstract Painting
(Tatiana Skorlupkina, Russia, 2015)
Different animals try to describe a painting, but they all see different things! Based on Daniil Kharms’ children’s story, “The Boobooboo Dog.” In English. (7 mins.)

Looks
(Susann Hoffmann, Germany, 2014)
A little forest creature looks different from the others and longs to blend into the crowd. But soon he meets friends who love him the way he is. Nonverbal. (3 mins.)

Amicus
(Raúl Robin Morales Reyes, Mexico, 2014)
A street kid and a cat form an unbreakable bond of friendship and rescue each other from all kinds of trouble. In Spanish with English subtitles. (5 mins.)

Out from the Deep
(Katrin Novakovic, Croatia, 2013)
Emerging from the depths of the sea, a good old octopus brings joy to some jaded city souls. Nonverbal. (7 mins.)

Papa Cloudy’s Orchestra
(Akiko McQuerrey, United States, 2015)
After getting an emergency call from polar bears, Papa Cloudy, a gentle cloud, gathers animals to form an orchestra to raise awareness of environmental issues. Nonverbal. (12 mins.)