This will include the following Films:
Cuerdas 11min
María’s routine at school is altered by the arrival of a very special child. Soon, they become close friends.
Oceanmaker 10 Min
After the seas have disappeared a courageous young female pilot fights against vicious sky pirates for control of the last remaining source of water: the clouds
Max 6 Min
Some decisions are tough.
We can't live without cosmos 15 min
Two cosmonauts, two friends, try to do their best in their everyday training life to make their common dream a reality. But this story is not only about the dream.
Broken Wand 3 min
"Broken Wand" is the story of a washed-up magician trying to reconnect with his preteen grandson who used to love magic.
An Ode to Love 7 min
A lonely man on a desert island explores the highs and lows of romantic love when a mysterious companion is washed ashore. Nothing will ever be the same. Or will it?
Birthday 3 min
An alien bug is born into a dangerous jungle. As it begins this strangle new world, he soon realizes that things aren't what they appear.
Thundercluck: Chicken of Thor 3 min
This film chronicles the birth, life, and legacy of Thundercluck, the viking chicken with the power of thunder. Half mortal. Half god. All natural chicken.
Monster 2 min
Monster is about a boy who gets chased down by a monster. Throughout the chase, fear takes hold and sends the boy on a journey.
T.P. 10 min
A naive roll of toilet paper awakens in a disgusting gas station bathroom, and is horrified to discover what fate has in store for his kind. Inspired by his traumatized but well intentioned companion, he resolves to escape captivity and determine for himself how his destiny will unravel.
Kiko’s Paradise 9 min
Kiko is a “magician” who, with a pencil, brings his creations to life: beautiful teddy bear dolls. While in a world tour with his dolls Kiko is in an airplane crash and remains trapped for twenty years on an island with only one surviving doll: Boro the teddy bear. During that time, the old man forces the little teddy bear to look for his lost magic pencil, with which he intends to draw his wife into life. When finally the little bear finds the pencil and gives it to Kiko, the old man realizes the loneliness of Boro and with his last breath draws a couple for the doll.
Nexus 2 min
Nexus artistically explores the world of connections linking creatures in the animal kingdom. It is about the most basic, primal form of these connections - predator and prey.
Princess Danya 5 min
Princess Danya is adapted from an ancient legend which is based on Hainan Li of China. Hainan is an island at the south of China and Li is a minority on Hainan Island. Li is a nation which has women as the main labor force and productivity, many of the cultural traditions being created by women. Princess of Danya with the two-dimensional hand-drawn animation depicts Li's unique culture.
This story tells of a pregnant Princess Danya who misunderstood by her people as a monster and banished to a small island named Hainan Island. On this island, she used the boat for housing(Boat-Shape House), farming, raising her child. After her boy grows up, one day he heard a beautiful song. He followed the song and found a girl, and then they fell in love. Suddenly a monster who transformed from the wall forbids them to be together. It beat that girl (left tattoo on girl's face) and chased them to their living place. Danya draws a face pattern as the girl’s face tattoo and confused the monster. Finally, Danya used the bamboo to eliminate the monster. The monster cracked and his parts transformed to plants, animals, mountains, rivers (totem forms of Li minority). This place is said to be the cradle of Li nation, which still performs a special dance called Bamboo dance today at festivals.
Weeping Willow 5 min
There was a man; who fought through his entire life. He rode from one attack to another, marched on his horse. He was a brave soldier, fought with his pride. But maybe, it was time to watch the soldiers going along the setting sun under the shade of Weeping Willow. This short-animated film is a free adaptation of Nazım Hikmet Ran’s poem; “Weeping Willow”
Foundations 2 min
If you try to build a sandcastle below the tideline, we all know it will never be stable... no matter how hard you work at it. And if you try to make a family home below the poverty line, a little hand up from the community goes a long way in stabilizing the children for a future of thriving... Every family needs a safe, decent, affordable home in order to thrive--this is what Habitat for Humanity does, and Team Generous made this film to support them. This by-donation benefit animation production was completed in 2 weeks by 10 artists volunteering their time. It released for UN World Habitat Day, October 6, 2014.
Seed 3 min
Saerom Seong is an aspiring Producer from South Korea. In addition to creating beautiful, poetic imagery, she is a detail-oriented, organized individual with a passion for film and its industry. Her inspiration for her work comes from traditional fine art, film, and literature, which is prevalent in her family. In the near future, she thrives to work for a visual effects studio as a producer.
The Ballad of Holland Island House 5 min
Animated clay paintings tell the true story of the last house on a sinking island in the Chesapeake Bay. In an Old-Time Music ballad, the house sings of its life and the creatures it has sheltered during its journey from tree, to timber, to home, to its ultimate return to nature. It contemplates time, environmental change, and the rise of the seas.
Coral Sands 5 min
Journey to the Cayman Islands with two adventurous fellows as they explore the colorful Caribbean nation and its history. Sit back and relax while discovering the charms and quirks of island life. Employing a combination of 2D and 3D animation with live action and stop motion, this film uses the natural beauty of Cayman as the back drop for a whimsical look at this tropical paradise.
Deep Dance 7 min
A world without light, a world dominated by darkness and threatening silence. The deep sea. Driven by their instincts, we pursue two contradictory characters and witness a struggle for life and death. We become victims of the illusion of light.
