Au Revoir Balthazar (Switzerland, 10 min) Writer/Director: Rafael Sommerhalder With only the resonant sound of a sea shell to guide it, a scarecrow tries to navigate a harsh snowstorm with a broken leg.
Second to None (Ireland, 7 min) Writer/Director: Vincent Gallagher Frederick Butterfield has always been runner up to his twin brother Herman. When Herman, the eldest brother by a mere minute, becomes the world’s oldest man, Frederick finally sees an opportunity to take first place.
Pittari (USA, 4 min) Writer/Director: Patrick Smith A horned creature's destructive rampage is halted by a stubborn adversary.
Intruder Man (USA, 10 min) Writer/Director: Peter Nelson The story of a woman during two distinct stages of her life; as a young teacher struggling against a sexist superintendent, and as a paranoid elderly woman with Alzheimer’s.
Tete a Tete (UK, 8 min) Writer/Director: Natasha Tonkin Kerry struggles to overcome the obstruction of modern technology during a visit to her sister’s family’s home.
Rouff (Germany, 7 min) Writers/Directors: Benjamin Brand, Johannes Engelhardt, Markus Eschrich, Johannes Lumer, Julius Rosen Three-legged dog sketch Rouff is sad and lonely. To escape his loneliness, he folds a new friend, Pete, from the paper he is drawn on.
Don’t Think of a Pink Elephant (UK, 7 min) Writer/Director: Suraya Raja Layla is terrified by her potential to do harm. When presented with the perfect opportunity to make her grizzly fantasies a reality, will she succumb to her violent urges?
History of Magic: Ensueño (USA, 5 min) Writer/Director: Jose Luis Gonzales Bored out of her mind by her small, border-town life, Ester will take her chances against sharks, tanks, and flame-throwing Nazis if it means avoiding the bland fates of her fellow students and family.
Negative Space (France, 5 min) Writers/Directors: Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata A man packs his suitcase in the meticulous manner his father taught him as he reflects on the relationship they shared.
Totem (USA, 7 min) Writer/Director: Alex Cannon A boy in an ancient tribe confronts a terrifying beast in the wild.
After All (Australia, 13 min) Writer/Director: Michael Cusack A man cleans out his childhood home, remembering past conversations with his deceased mother as he shifts through her belongings.
Post No Bills (Canada, 5 min) Writer: Robin Hays Directors: Robin Hays, Andy Poon On an urban city wall plastered with posters, Noodle Boy must make his way through a series of obstacles in order to save his crush, Miss Fortune.
Ayny – My Second Eye (Germany, 11 min) Writer/Director: Ahmad Saleh Two brothers risk dangerous conditions to gather enough scrap metal to purchase their dream instrument, a beautiful handmade Oud.
