Irma, a 40-year-old woman surrounded by families, tries to find comfort in her solitary life in a hotel called The Miracle. Crafted with an inventive physical animation technique, this funny and frank short explores the complicated terrain of finding happiness as a single adult.
This film screens as part of the Shorts 2: Animation – Desires program.
In this fast-paced, laugh-packed animated short, children display varied emotions with a singular expression- essential viewing for anyone who revels in the unadulterated chaos of children.
This film screens as part of the Shorts 2: Animation – Desires program.
An ailing priest in the Mexican colonial era is taken to an indigenous healer. The medicine she provides plunges him into a psychedelic confrontation with his own spiritual ailments.
This film screens as part of the Shorts 2: Animation – Desires program.
Alice, prone to fantastical daydreaming struggles to make the transition to adult independence. On the day that she turns 27, a drunken accident makes her question the choices she has made in her life thus far.
This film screens as part of the Shorts 2: Animation – Desires program.
One of Paris’ first queer bars is commemorated in this strikingly composed and visually moody short. Customers recount mysterious rumors about the bar’s Jewish-Algerin owner, enjoy the bar’s infamous cabaret, and canoodle in its dark corners as an obsessive policeman surveils the bar from across the street.
This film screens as part of the Shorts 2: Animation – Desires program.
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