by Emanuele Kabu

Renee Zhan’s imaginative animated space opera follows a woman who can’t stand the passing of time—until she inevitably turns into a black hole, absorbing everyone and everything she loves.

Directed by Renee Zhan

While mourning the loss of a loved one, a young boy takes on the scariest slide at the water park in Uri Lotan’s short film “Black Slide.”

In a short film by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, two ships collide in a harbor, sending a passing sailor skyward as he contemplates the wonder and fragility of existence. “The Flying Sailor” is nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2023 Academy Awards.

ACADEMY AWARD ® NOMINEE – BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Hilarious and genre-mashing, an imaginative fifteen year-old is stubbornly determined to lose her virginity despite the pathetic pickings in the outskirts of Houston in the early 90’s. This charming, animated, retro-romantic-comedy pulls no punches with its female-forward look at sexual awakening. Created by Pamela Ribon from her critically-acclaimed memoir. Directed by Sara Gunnarsdóttir