"Odysseys"
Select Shorts: Suggested rating of PG and up
Approximate Running Time: 47 minutes
Streaming as part of this year's Virtual Festival available from June 11-14 on Gumroad.com/FloridaAnimationFest
A HOLE
Directed by Molly Murphy
9.5 minutes | Los Angeles, CA | PG-13
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The world is about to be swallowed by a black hole. Meteorites fall from the sky, ocean waves take on enormous new heights, and chaos abounds in city streets as people confront their looming demise. The world turns to wealthy entrepreneur, Rob Bilford, whose “Escape Lottery” offers the only chance at continuing the human legacy. Wary of the entire structure surrounding this celebrated lottery, Rana Ralorina, a surfer, decides to ditch her lottery ticket for the chance to catch a cosmic wave. In and outside of a black hole’s gravitational pull, Rob and Rana discover time to take on a new meaning...
Labyrinth
Directed by Charlene Xu
7.5 minutes | New York, NY | PG
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In this non-linear narrative short, a boy gets forever trapped in a midnight labyrinth, in which the memories of his life unfold one by one.
150 is Alive!
Directed by Christopher Spurgin
4 minutes | Knoxville, TN | PG-13
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It is believed that the first person to live more than 150 years has already been born.
Sourced from a mid-century film on physical fitness, the digital archive was laser printed, re-animated, and once again digitized. This multi-generational moving image process serves as muse to a riff on the promise and peril of extreme longevity.
Protector of the Center of the Earth
Directed by Michaela Wadzinski
7 minutes | Lincoln, NE | PG
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Many kids have tried to dig to the other side of the earth, but what they find at the center may stop them.
Iritable Ball Syndrome
Directed by Brady Glover
5.5 minutes | Lincoln, NE | PG
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When a scientist tries to infuse life into a ball, he learns how to roll with what life zaps at him.
TOMAS. A TALE OF REDEMPTION Nº01 YEAR 2095
Directed by Sandra Obando Morales and Tatiana Pinzon Salavarrieta
10.5 minutes | Bogotá, Colombia | PG
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In a post apocalyptic Bogotá, a man will do anything in order to get to Arcadia, the only place alive in the planet. No matter what it takes, he will take a series of decisions to save himself, until he is trapped by his own destiny.