Shorts III:
Animation Altar
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The Sky Was Candy
Anh Tú Nguyen | Germany | 2025 | 3 min.
✷ Pacific Northwest Premiere
A yellow and blue day in the life of a little child.
Silent Panorama
Nicolas Piret | Belgium | 2024 | 5 min.
✷ Seattle Premiere
Drawn on a single sheet of paper, this palimpsest is based on memories of a walk in the Belgian Ardennes.
Thank You For Your Love
Jin Lim | USA | 2025 | 4 min.
The two genders playfully wrestle each other and explore their bodies.
Fusion
Richard Reeves | Canada | 2024 | 4 min.
✷ Pacific Northwest Premiere
A love affair of sound and image coalesces in this direct animation drawn on 35mm film.
Mother of Dawn
Clara Trevisan | Brazil, Portugal, Belgium, Finland | 2024 | 8 min.
✷ Seattle Premiere
In the void of night, a hungry creature looks for food and perpetuates an everyday cycle.
The Death of the Fish
Eva Lusbaronian | France | 2025 | 14 min.
✷ PACIFIC NORTHWEST PREMIERE
After the death of a fish, a girl lyrically tries to prevent her mother from drowning in depression.
I Died in Irpin
Anastasiia Falileieva | Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine | 2024 | 12 min | Ukrainian
✷ Pacific Northwest Premiere
A survivor of the Irpin blockade reconstructs her harrowing escape and the haunting feeling of leaving part of herself behind. 2026 Oscar Shortlist for Best Animated Short.
Weeds
Pola Kazak | Czech Republic | 2024 | 14 min.
✷ Pacific Northwest Premiere
This tale, animated by painting on glass, allegorizes a fight for survival as a gardener tends to a small plot in a field overgrown with weeds.
The God Man
Andrew Foerster | Canada | 2024 | 10 min. | English
✷ Seattle Premiere
After astronomer Jonah Weisman finds that a 20 kilometer-tall alien corpse is slowly drifting toward Earth, he builds an obsession and parasocial relationship with his discovery.
Song of Shell
Tomoko Takaya | Japan | 2025 | 10 min.
✷ Pacific Northwest Premiere
A lonely man travels through the city with a cat as his guide.
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