Hong Kong / USA Director: David Bowers
A thrilling tale of a true hero, Astro Boy is full of action, adventure, humor, and heart brought to life on the big screen in breathtaking CGI animation. Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers. Embarking on a journey in search of acceptance, he learns the joys and emotions of being human, and gains the strength to embrace his destiny. When his friends and family are in danger, Astro Boy returns to Metro City in a valiant effort to save everything he cares about and to understand what it takes to be a hero. Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy, Matt Lucas, Bill Nighy, Donald Sutherland, Charlize Theron, and Nicolas Cage lead an all-star voice cast.
94 minutes
Sweden Directors: Mia Hulterstam and Cecilia Actis and Carin Bräck
In this inventive Claymation piece, we follow the relationship of a boy and his mother starting at the point of conception and ending when the boy himself becomes a father. Attached to You will be presented as part of the short film program, Shorts 2: Animation Nations: Information & Show Times
9 minutes
UK Director: Hyebin Lee
The smaller Cherry feels, the smaller she gets—will she disappear altogether? A bit of attention goes a long way when you are only two centimeters tall. Cherry on the Cake will be presented as part of the short film program, Shorts 2: Animation Nations: Information & Show Times
8 minutes
USA Director: Bill Plympton
The latest of Oscar® nominee Bill Plympton’s “Dog” series, Horn Dog chronicles the newest misadventure of our beloved plucky canine. Horn Dog will be presented as part of the short film program, Shorts 2: Animation Nations: Information & Show Times
5 minutes
France Directors: Ludovic Houplain and Hervé de Crécy and François Alaux
In a world where company logos have come to life—and the earth, galaxy, and universe have become part of the corporate machine—Esso Girl and Big Boy try to escape the wrath of Ronald McDonald. Logorama will be presented as part of the short film program, Shorts 2: Animation Nations: Information & Show Times
16 minutes
Australia Director: Adam Elliot
A lonely Australian girl and a middle-aged New Yorker form a lifelong friendship through letters in the alternately comic and tragic Mary and Max. Inventive and endearing stop-motion animation brings the eccentric characters to vividly expressive life. The dark, ironically humorous script is empathetically played by a strong voice cast, with Toni Collette and Philip Seymour Hoffman as the title characters.
92 minutes
UK Director: Laurie Hill
Looking for photographs of Jesus, yetis, and Hitler in 1948? Help is at hand with this documentary-fantasy based on true stories of requests for impossible images. Photograph of Jesus will be presented as part of the short film program, Shorts 2: Animation Nations: Information & Show Times
7 minutes
Ireland Director: David O'Reilly
Please Say Something explores the troubled relationship between a very emotional cat and her husband, a workaholic mouse. Will they be able to resolve their inter-species differences? Please Say Something will be presented as part of the short film program, Shorts 2: Animation Nations: Information & Show Times
10 minutes
UK Director: Kristian Andrews
Two mischief makers are brewing trouble in their neighborhood. Nothing happens where they live, so they decide to conduct some specials operations. Rabbit Punch will be presented as part of the short film program, Shorts 2: Animation Nations: Information & Show Times
USA Director: Eunha Choi
Based on Freud's dream theory, Red Revenge straddles the line between dream and reality as one woman recounts her fantasies of childhood revenge. Red Revenge will be presented as part of the short film program, Shorts 2: Animation Nations: Information & Show Times
6 minutes
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Esso Girl and Big Boy try to escape the wrath of Ronald McDonald in Logorama (France). Attached to You (Sweden) portrays a mother-son relationship from conception through adulthood. The misadventures of a plucky canine are chronicled in Horn Dog (USA). In Runaway (Canada), happy train passengers enjoy the revelry, oblivious to the fate that awaits them. Disaffected youth do special ops in Rabbit Punch (UK). Red Revenge (USA) is a woman's revenge story stemming from dreams from childhood. In Photograph of Jesus (UK), real-life archives become the stage where fact and fiction collide. In Cherry on the Cake (UK), the smaller Cherry feels, the smaller she gets-will she disappear completely? Please Say Something (Ireland) tells the tale of the troubled relationship between a very emotional cat and her husband, a workaholic mouse. Having been struck by a meteorite, Henry has to adapt to living precisely 91 centimeters from himself in Skhizein (France).
88 minutes
France Director: Jeremy Clapin
Despite being struck by a 150,000-ton meteorite, Henry is miraculously uninjured. Henry's perception, however, has been drastically altered, and he must now adapt to living precisely 91 centimeters away from himself. Skhizein will be presented as part of the short film program, Shorts 2: Animation Nations: Information & Show Times
13 minutes
