Blind Luck-On an afternoon walk with his owner, a seeing-eye dog momentarily shirks his duties and must choose between his owner and his favorite toy. Participating panelist include Diane Aarts (creator).
House of Monsters-A mummy seeks relief with moisturizer, trying to regain the vitality of his youth to impress a special lady. Participating panelist include Dawn Brown (director).
The Art of Pho-A moving and surreal story about a lovable creature named Little Blue and his friends. An extraordinary sequence of events brings Little Blue to Vietnam's bustling capital Ho Chi Minh City, a.k.a. Saigon, where he learns to master the art of making Pho-Vietnam's ubiquitous national noodle dish. The adventures that ensue set him on a marvelous path of self-discovery.
Summer Bummer-A man about to go swimming imagines what horrors could be lurking deep in the waters of his backyard pool. Bill Plympton (director/animator) talks about his film.
Padak-A film about the lives of fish in a seafood restaurant-some fish accept their fate, while others fight to change it. Participating filmmakers include Austin Osueke (producer) and Jongmin Shin (producer).
PostHuman-Set in an adrenalized future of espionage, assassins, and out of control superscience, PostHuman follows a genius hacker and his dog as they help an enigmatic young woman free the remaining test subject of a black ops ESP test lab. Participating filmmakers include Cole Drumb (writer/director/producer), Jennifer Wai-Yin Luk (producer/editor), Jesse Norton (animation director), and Tom Price (storyboard artist).
Skeleton Girl-Millicent, a small orphan girl who lives in a land of make-believe, comes upon an abandoned cemetery where she takes a valuable gem from one of the gravestones. That night, during a spectacular thunderstorm, she begins to hear the tapping of bony fingers on her walls. As a skeleton pays a visit to retrieve what is rightfully hers, Millicent soon discovers why it isn't a good idea to steal from the dead. Participating filmmakers include Becky Scott (executive producer), Leo Wieser (producer, co-director, production designer, screenwriter, animator, technical director), and Amanda Rye (puppet wrangler, props, animator, fabricator).
Star-Crossed-When germaphobe Gideon sends out a plea for companionship, the message reaches Scout, sole inhabitant of a distant planet. Chock full of animation, Star-Crossed is Gideon's adventure: an intergalactic battle for love and courage, the bashful object of his affections, and the adorable amoeba standing in his way. Participating filmmakers include Katie Aldworth (director), Adam Ruckersfeldt (production designer), Lauren Brinkman (cinematographer), and John Wikstrom (producer).
Transmission-In a barren postapocalyptic wasteland, a creature and his dog find a radio with a signal that may lead them to the first sign of other life they have encountered in ages. But is the chance to find new life worth leaving the only home they have? Jared D. Weiss (director) talks about his film.
Scrap Metal-In postapocalyptic New York, a lone robot's only companion is an inanimate screw. But something else lurks within the empty streets...can this unusual friendship survive the threat of the terrible monster Gigaplant? Anthony Straus (ParaNorman) talks about his film.
Debris-September 13, 2001. A lone businessman travels home from New York City, haunted by tragedy and carrying with him a single broken diskette. As his journey continues, memories continue to haunt him, until he is forced to confront his darkest fears, and the man whose life he couldn't save. Participating filmmakers include Anne Walker (writer/director/animator), David Zumsteg (composer), Sandra Holland (sound editor), and Katherine Waddell (animator).
