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Directed by: Diana Reichenbach, USA, 3 minutes, Rating: MT

An experimental, immersive fulldome animated film that explores the evolution of human perception.  This new film from a third-time RiverRun alum fuses digital media with nature to show how our way of experiencing nature has shifted.

A Morning Stroll

Directed by: Grant Orchard, UK, 7 minutes, Rating: MT

Nominated this year for Best Animated Short at the Academy Awards, this inventive film transposes the same bizarre-but-true story of a chicken walking down the sidewalk onto three very different periods in history.  Each version of the anecdote features a different aesthetic style to match the time period, and delivers a witty commentary on society’s diminishing curiosity about the world around them. 

Animated Shorts

Animated shorts are always a favorite to program because there is such a wide variety of styles to choose from and such an amazing world of stories, from true, serious stories to the wildly imaginative and otherworldly. 

Bach

Directed by: Anton Dyakov, Russia, 6 minutes, Rating: G

In this sweet tale, a little snail has the adventure of a lifetime when he goes on a grand journey away from his home . . . slowly but surely he finds his way.

Before the Storm

Directed by: Ryan Kravetz, USA, 3 minutes, Rating: G

When a young boy and girl are caught in a storm while reading their storybook, they find themselves not running away in the real world but instead through the pages of the book.

Bob

Directed by: Jacob Frey and Harry Fast, Germany, 3 minutes, Rating: G

In this absolutely stunningly animated short film, a hamster immediately falls in love with a new hamster he comes across and ends up chasing her around the world.  But, will it all end as he wishes?

Bottle

Directed by: Kirsten Lepore, USA, 5 minutes, Rating: MT

Created entirely on-location using stop-motion animation, this ingenious film tells the story of two characters, one made of snow and one made of sand, who meet and become friends via objects in a bottle.  But, when they try to meet underwater, things don’t work out exactly as they planned.

Bubbles

Directed by: Gabriela Zapata, USA, 2 minutes, Rating: G

A young girl, Emily, comes across a bottle of bubbles and goes on a magical adventure.  But, when she spots another unhappy little girl, she decides to pass her happiness along.

Dripped

Directed by: Leo Verrier, France, 9 minutes, Rating: MT

The idea of feeding your soul with art takes on drastic new meaning in this short film where Jack, an art enthusiast, literally eats up the art.  But, when he has overdone his gorging, he must begin to paint for himself, just to survive.

Evenfall

Directed by: Carolyn Chrisman, USA, 3 minutes, Rating: G

Drawing takes on a whole new meaning in this sweet and enchanting tale.  Using lighting in beautiful ways, this short film shows a little girl wandering through the forest drawing and creating whimsical creatures to join her along her journey.

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