
Sophisticated Moods
Select Shorts: This block is rated G - PG-13.
Surreal / Real
Approximate Running Time: 70 minutes
Streaming in this year's Virtual Festival available only from June 9-26 on
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Tall Order
Christophe Bouchard
Redmond, Washington
2D, Student
4:41
PG
At the height of the Prohibition, an unorthodox detective takes the mafia head-on.
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Baloney Beacon
Max Landman
San Francisco, California
StMo, Independent
5:13
PG
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The Dog Who Brought Home the Sun
Stacy Li
Los Angeles, California
2D, Student
4:18
PG
In the dead of winter with no food and resources, a dog seeks to catch the sun.
Inspired by a popular Chinese folktale, celebrating the vivid imagery from the culture.
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Seaton Kay-Smith
Sydney, Australia
MM, Independent
6:09
PG
Marsh and Moshki set sail on the hunt for the Gilbigat Berry, but to get there they must pass through the domain of the Sea Witch. Episode 2 of the webseries Marsh the Moshki-Mallow season 2.
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Ayie Ibrahim
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
FxF, Studio
7:33
PG-13
Rentap is the son of an Iban tribal warrior in the Borneo archipelago where his father, Kanang was a respected warrior and held fast to the hereditary beliefs of his ancestors. When an accident occurred while hunting in the jungle, Rentap got the encouragement from the War God ‘Sengalang Burong’ who helped him identify his origins and led him to take responsibility as an Iban child who set an example to his people by holding the slogan ‘Agi Idup, Agi Ngelaban’.
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Mary Kate Magyar, Cozette Mead and Kristin Camera
Sarasota, Florida
3D, Student
4:18
G
Following the gruesome death of Pear from a chest-bursting maggot, the young, terrified Apple must find a way to survive as she and her companions are hunted down, until she realizes that the only way to live is to fight back.

Mikaela Carde, Aiden Kingry, & Sofia McClarnon
Tallahassee, Florida
Debut, Group or Class
2:35
G
A stop motion video about a crow's collecting endeavors and love for music.
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Dovi Keich
Tel Aviv, Israel
MM, Student
9:07
G
Gruf is a graffiti character that comes to life in animation. When he falls in love with the street artist who created him, Gruf desperately tries to find her in the shabby streets of Tel Aviv and discovers that inter-dimensional love is not easy.
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Laura Koval &
Loren Baskin Almazan
Sarasota, Florida
3D, Student
2:57
G
A chocolate bar priest must perform an exorcism on a young twizzler.

The Third Lab
Barcelona, Spain
3D, Student
2:31
PG
For the first time, a cute little creature will come outside to see the world. The creature will find surrounded itself by magic and adventures, but will everything be as beautiful as it seems?
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The Dalang's Tale
Irwan Junaidy, Maizura Abas & Atiqah Abu Bakar
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
2D, Studio
6:10
PG-13
Domestic Violence
The Dalang's Tale is an animated short film about domestic violence with visuals inspired by Malaysian traditional wayang kulit or shadowpuppets.
Two stories intertwine: one of a workaholic father and his growing impatience with his young son as they make their way to watch a shadow puppet master or dalang's show and the other of a man who dotes on his son but secretly inflicts acts of abuse on his wife before he disappears after a violent incident.creature will find surrounded itself by magic and adventures, but will everything be as beautiful as it seems?
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Barking Orders
Alexander Tullo
Sarasota, Florida
3D, Student
2:15
G
When the entire British Royal family tragically dies, the Queen's corgi finds himself next in line for the throne.
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Amir B Jahanbin
Brooklyn, New York
3D, Professional
6:30
PG
Not included in virtual streaming.
Remains an Official Selection in Competition for overall awards.
A fuzzy, surreal animation exploring the human desire for fruit, the ways we consume it, and the ways it consumes us.