International Students 1

From 10:00 to 11:15

Screening at St. James Church

75 minutes

Laika & Nemo

Germany // Colour // 2022 // 15.00min

Directed by: Jan Gadermann College: Film University Babelsberg Konrad

Wolf

Nemo looks different. Nobody else wears a diving suit and such a huge helmet. But then he meets Laika, an astronaut.

Synchrony

France // Colour // 2022 // 7.57min

Directed by: Julia Le Bras-Juarez, Emmie Marriere, Marianne Fourmanoit, Laura Techer, Louise-Marie Rousselie, Jean Delamarre, Alexis Prost College: Supinfocom Rubika

On his way for his important job interview, Noah runs out of gas. Left with no alernative, he has no choice but to embark with Katia, a tornado chaser.

Close Your Eyes

France // Colour // 2022 // 7.15min

Directed by: Manon Bérardengo, Audrey Defonte, Léo Depoix, Denis Koessler, Clémentine Laurent, Pierre Guislain, Chloé Boursier College: Pôle 3D

A heavy secret and oblivious parents.

Under This Luminous Sky

Canada // Colour // 2022 // 5.06min

Directed by: Emily Xu

College: Sheridan College

In a Kingdom that is increasing control onto its citizens, two friends share a bittersweet goodbye.

Friendly Fire

Israel // Colour // 2022 // 6.14min

Directed by: Tom Koryto Blumen College: Bezalel Academy Of Art & Design

A friendly soccer game between an Israeli soldier and a Palestinian boy that takes place on the West Bank barrier starts to escalate into an uneven battle. The film was painted frame by frame on the wall and became part of the ongoing conflict by staining the wall with over a hundred litres of paint.

The Pope’s Dog

United States // Colour // 2022 // 5.08min

Directed by: Neko Pilarcik-Tellez College: Savannah College of Art and Design

Hell breaks loose in the Vatican when the Pope tries to sneak his dog past a Swiss Guard.

Blessing In Disguise

Germany // Colour // 2022 // 4.32min

Directed by: Kevin Koch, Emma Holzapfel College: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

Kevin Hines hears voices due to auditory hallucinations that one day order him to end his life. A hand-drawn documentary about one of the few people to survive a jump from the Golden Gate Bridge.

Blocks

Germany // Colour // 2022 // 3.14min

Directed by: Adrian Jaffé College: Hochschule Wismar

All Blocks move to the rhythm until one steps out of line. This metaphor shows how traditional masculinity restricts personal development while growing up.

The Most Boring Granny In The Whole World

Germany // Colour // 2022 // 7.02min

Directed by: Damaris Zielke College: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

Greta has the most boring grandma in the whole world. When she falls asleep on the sofa, Greta gets the idea, to play funeral with her grandma. This confronts them with some questions they didn’t ask themselves before.

Unscarfed

Germany // Colour // 2022 // 9.02min

Directed by: Anita Bruneburg College: Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF

Three people serve a giantess in a huge palace. They wear long blue scarves around their necks which they never take off, not even during sleep. Once in a while the giantess chooses one of her servants, drags that servant into her chambers and takes their scarf off.

Dying To Defrost

Singapore // Colour // 2022 // 3.53min

Directed by: Heather Ann Abeyasekera College: Nanyang Technological University

This poor vampire has lived through the centuries, freezing down to the marrow! She’s at the end of her tether and she’s had enough. She’s gonna do whatever it takes to feel the warmth on her skin, or it’ll be the death of her, AGAIN!!

International Students 2

From 11:30 to 12:45

Screening at St. James Church

78 minutes

Kaghati

United States // Colour // 2022 // 3.04min

Directed by: Stanley Soendoro, Amanda Jayapurna College: Savannah College of Art and Design

A young girl visits her grandfather’s home in rural Indonesia for the first time, and through exploring the kitemaker’s craft, she dives into her cultural roots and discovers a new, exciting way to connect.

Midas

United States // Colour // 2022 // 4.23min

Directed by: Ben Meyer, Mav Vitale, Lisa Qingyi Liu College: School of Visual Arts

The story follows the King, as his daughter, Marigold, desperately attempts to get him to see past his boundless greed — until Dionysus makes his godly entrance, bestowing upon the old king the ability to turn anything he touches to gold, and to chase his greed evermore.

On My Bicycle

France // Colour // 2022 // 8.18min

Directed by: Océane Lavergne, Benjamin Langagne, Lucas Durot, Pierre Cilluffo, Marine Beuvain, Kerrian Detay College: Pôle 3D

The journey of an old man on a bicycle.

Stay

United Kingdom // Colour // 2022 // 5.06min

Directed by: Yu Sun College: London College of Communication

Needles are used to repair damage. Stay is a 5-minute animated film made using hand embroidery on tracing paper, depicting the relationship between a daughter and her absent father. Don’t forget to spend more time with the people you love even though you are busy.

Cost Of Curiosity

Ireland/UK // Colour // 2022 // 2.14min

Directed by: Rachel Fitzgerald College: Royal College of Art

Helpless insects fall victim to a child in pursuit of answers.

Midnight Garden

United States // Colour // 2022 // 3.59min

Directed by: Sapphira Chen College: California Institute of the Arts

A short film about a girl and her dog taking a walk downstairs in the middle of the night. In the silence of the sleeping city, their memories and imagination flew.

1x1x1

United Kingdom // Black & White // 2022 // 5.40min

Directed by: Yinuo Shao College: Royal College of Art

This animated surreal film is about the process from knowing yourself to accepting yourself, it’s a long journey, it’s a loop. This story begins with the little house built in our inner world...

Together/Apart

United States // Colour // 2022 // 6.53min

Directed by: David Amberg College: University of Southern California

Two years after a gaybashing, Michael and Alex are still feeling the aftershocks in their relationship. Things continue to get complicated, as Michael’s dissociations start becoming reality.

Beyond Masks

Brazil // Colour // 2022 // 11.23min

Directed by: Letícia Lopez Rangueri, Lucas Brassanini Flores, Carolina Bonformagio da Silva College: Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado

While playing the rivals Harlequin and Pierrot in a play, the enamored actors Tetra and Lester live a secret love offstage.

Rescue Pac-Woman

Germany // Colour // 2022 // 6.31min

Directed by: Pia Mingyue Sun College: Kunsthochschule Kassel

Super-Pac received an SOS message from Ms.Pac-Man, who was kidnapped by two internet ghost gangs. The timid Super-Pac decided to engage in the rescue as he saw the generous rewards. But what he never expected was... Ms.Pac-man, the first female game character in game history.

Tall Order

United States // Colour // 2022 // 4.41min

Directed by: Christophe Bouchard College: DigiPen Institute of Technology

At the height of the Prohibition, an unorthodox detective takes the mafia head-on.

In Boxes

Israel // Colour // 2022 // 6.22min

Directed by: Hila Vakrat, Gilad Pfeffer College: Bezalel

Zohara just moved into her partner Stav apartment. The two begin their journey to uncover the secrets that are inside the boxes Zohara is not yet ready to unpack.

When Cicadas Sing

United Kingdom // Colour // 2022 // 4.43min

Directed by: Hoching Kwok College: University of the West of England

A woman packs away her granddaughter’s belongings after her granddaughter became a cicada and flew away one summer’s day

A film of adolescence, acceptance, and love

His Bridge

United Kingdom // Colour // 2022 // 4.29min

Directed by: Chong Lyu College: Royal College of Art

His Bridge is a 2D narrative animation about Alzheimer’s disease. The film tells the story of an older man who lives on a bridge with twelve houses. His peaceful life starts to change one morning when his teeth start to fall out one by one, and the houses on the bridge fall into the water one by one until he is the only one left.

Irish Students 1

From 13:00 to 14:15

Screening at St. James Church 65 minutes

The Small Makings Of A Storm

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 4.45min

Directed by: Avery Angle College: IADT

Water that weaves through all life, transforming from small droplets into something far more commanding – a force of nature.

Small Hours

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 5.00min

Directed by: Marta Sniezek, Christian Spurling College: IADT

‘Small Hours’ is a fully split/mosaic-screen 2D animation short that follows two people’s trains of thought, transitioning from one memory to another. As we dive deeper into the memories we transcend into the character’s subconscious and lose track of reality.

His Dancing Shoes

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 8.00min

Directed by: Domhnall Cotter College: IADT

Elderly widower Patrick, frightened by a new world he cannot understand, hides himself away in his sitting room and fantasises about the days he spent with his wife in dance halls during their youth. With the sudden arrival of his granddaughter, who has visited to help him put away his old mementos.

Bonk

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 3.27min

Directed by: Jasmine Anderson College: TUS Athlone

A little star lands in a world ran by a mysterious train and makes a bargain to return home.

Mopped In Their Tracks

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 4.51min

Directed by: Georgia Rao-Williams College: BCFE

After every visitor returns home, in the damp, dark depths of the basement of the town art museum, Maurice the mop springs to life and does what he was built to do best: clean. That is, until one fateful evening that changed everything.

Last Of The Season

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 5.04min

Directed by: Hannah Levingstone College: IADT

Inspired by the oblivious joys of childhood, ignorant of time passing. This film is an attempt to capture the melancholy of nature following its cyclical course, through a woman’s fondly held memories. Autumn turns to winter as she revisits her younger self.

The Oubliette

Ireland // Black & White // 2022 // 10.00min

Directed by: Max Hendrickson College: Mount Temple Comprehensive School

After moving into a small apartment in a big city, a man notices strange and mysterious occurrences.

The Un-Chaotic Cabinet That Wishes For Me To Sleep

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 7.25min

Directed by: Cillian Laurence Green College: NCAD

A young adult struggling with his identity makes his way (by bike) through suburban Dublin and into town, in the hopes that the trip will help clear his head. Reflecting on his state of mind through daydream and memory.

Spideog

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 4.00min

Directed by: Lisa Kearney College: TUS LSAD

Spideog is an animated short about schadenfreude in Irish society. The story is told through a little robin named Spideog who feeds off others misery. Humour is used to soften this depressing topic.

Undue

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 4.00min

Directed by: Jamie MacHale College: Coláiste Dhúlaigh

A young woman wakes up in an unknown space. Confused, she wanders around until she is met with a giant set of stairs. At the bottom waits a giant door. Who knows what is on the other side.

Masked Mystery

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 2.44min

Directed by: Oliwia Deyna, Mattia Zerbinati, Aran Bradley, Sara Justino College: TUS LSAD Clonmel

Nico

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 2.48min

Directed by: Remi Noonan, Annora DSouza, Rinky Nurul, Leigh Culverwell College: TUS LSAD Clonmel

Nico looks at the world through rose-tinted glasses - or do they?

The Commuterments

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 2.06min

Directed by: André Parra College: Coláiste Dhúlaigh

“The Commuterments” is a comedy animation that emulates commuter behavior inside a Dublin bus. The film is an observation of commuters using anthropomorphic characters. Siobhan, the main character is a lioness that is very proud and loud. With good humour she interacts with the community on her journey to work every morning.

Irish Students 2

From 14:30 to 15:30

Screening at St. James Church 60 minutes

How To Make Friends

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 3.03min

Directed by: Sarah Kavanagh College: Coláiste Dhúlaigh

A lonely monster tries their hand at making friends but quickly realises it’s not going to be as easy as they thought

Heart Engine!

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 12.18min

Directed by: Leon Fox College: Griffith College

A young girl takes an exam to fulfill her dream of joining the Order of Engineers... overlooking the Order’s grim and mysterious history.

1798

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 2.24min

Directed by: Alan Bourke-Tuffy College: TUS LSAD

1798 is an animated dramatization of the French expeditionary landing in Connacht during the Irish Rebellion. Led by General Humbert, this force was sent to provide aid to the Irish rebels fighting in Co. Mayo.

Dollhouse

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 3.00min

Directed by: Jade Halion College: TUS LASD

Dollhouse is a surreal animated short that explores societal control, and the effect this has on our mental wellbeing. The Dolls mental turmoil is reflected through the surreal environment he finds himself in. Personified furniture comes to life to express a range of his turbulent emotions.

The Clay Shop

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 5.58min

Directed by: Kayde Middleton College: IADT

Tony, a pro skater, introduces his new skate shop “Clay” - name inspired by the old skate wheels (made of clay) from the 1960s. Tony gives an in-depth tutorial on how to put a skateboard together unfortunately making silly mistakes along the way.

Saudade

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 7.25min

Directed by: Eimear Young College: IADT

This film explores the human mind in confrontation with that which exists outside of its own limits, and which questions the relationship between identity and memory or lack thereof. By combining a variety of different mediums and visual styles, the film seeks to capture the fragmented and confused nature of a human mind in various states of being.

Feel, Felt, Found

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 4.42min

Directed by: Jayme Murphy College: TUS Athlone

The lonely protagonist is stuck in an everyday trance, just letting the days pass by them. One night, they find themselves falling deep into their dream world. However is this world truly a dream? Or is it their worst nightmare?

Faces

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 8.00min

Directed by: Dylan Michael College:Catholic University School

An apathetic man is forced to confront his past mistakes and regrets after he awakens in a mysterious hallway tiled with unknown faces.

Ixtli

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 1.49min

Directed by: Emiliano Pineda Alvarado College: TUS LSAD Clonmel

Inspired by the moon and her ever-changing face. The short is a self-reflection on the passing of time and the continuous evolution one must go through as we adapt to the different phases of life. Leaving a bitter-sweet taste of what once was and the curiosity about what will be.

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 1.25min

Directed by: Eva Dobuseva College: TUS

Born from a hazy dream comes a surreal portrayal of change. The journey shows the passing from one stage to another, alongside an open interpretation unique to each viewer.

The Mechanical Circus

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 2.20min

Directed by: Aleksandra Koleva College: IADT

A peek into the wonders of The Mechanical Circus, a place with vivid colours, animals made of gears and cogs and a surprise around every corner. Join two friends as they wander the grounds, try the food and witness the majestic creations of the Circus.

Sleeper

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 7.30min

Directed by: Josh McAvoy College: Ulster University

A sleeper agent is sent to a nightclub to trial experimental drugs, designed to enhance his killer instincts. But something goes wrong that makes him see things from an entirely new point of view.

The Revival

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 4.29min

Directed by: Anderson Ganguilhet, Fionn Clissman, Evin McMahon, Andrei Filipi, Keith Creighton College: BCFE

The Revival is a light-hearted animation about statues of famous figures coming to life around Dublin, revived by the return of people to the streets.

Repeat

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 2.08min

Directed by: Róisín Clothier College: Coláiste Dhúlaigh

Repeat is a cyclical film that visually explores the interconnected wildlife living within Ireland’s bogs, and the circle of life. It is a celebration of how entwined living things are with each other and the habitats around them.

The Season

Ireland // Colour // 2022 // 0.30min

Directed by: Nadia Tai College: TUS LSAD

The Season is a dance choreography animation group project in my 3rd year of university. It is an interdisciplinary animation project, as we are collaborating with dancers to create choreography as a reference for the animation.