Opening Spotlight
Kick off the festival with Miisufy, a Tamagotchi-inspired short, and the Seattle premiere of Boys Go to Jupiter, a dreamy new feature made entirely in Blender that stars Julio Torres, Cole Escola, Sarah Sherman, and more.
Miisufy
Liisi Grünberg | Estonia | 2023 | 11 min.
꩜ Pacific northwest Premiere
Digital pet cat Miisu gets tired of her owner and starts to revolt. Inspired by Tamagotchi, Miisufy observes the world through the eyes of digital pets.
Boys Go to Jupiter
Julian Glander | USA | 2024 | 90 min. | English
꩜ Seattle Premiere
A teenager in suburban Florida desperately hustles to make $5,000, but his rise-and-grind gig worker flow is interrupted by the appearance of a gelatinous little guy. Traversing a surreal wonderland of Floridian landscapes and characters equally mundane and magical, this dreamy coming-of-age story is a rare artifact that captures that specific vibey limbo of being a hapless teen with dreams goddammit!
Made in Blender, this debut feature stars a soundtrack of bangers from the director himself and a voice cast that features a veritable who’s who of comedic genius (Julio Torres, Cole Escola, Sarah Sherman, Elsie Fisher, Joe Perra, Chris Fleming)… Hang on to your swagway, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride.
Director Julian Glander scheduled to attend a virtual Q&A after the screening.
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