Directed by Mark Smith & Emilie Caileux

In May of 2001, America’s most trusted provider of family entertainment laid off nearly 600 workers from its Animation Department. Now for the first time, the story can be told from the 2D perspective of the laid-off cartoon characters. Whatever happened to these beloved hand-drawn characters? They were shipped to Australia to work on cheap, Direct-to-video sequels…

Written by Dustin Jacobs; Directed/Produced by Molly Coffee

A happy claymation clown finds out you just can’t please everyone.

Written/Produced by Lost and Found Productions; Directed by Lee Crowe

Made by multiple animators, each creating his or her own sequence with a mysterious strongbox as the connecting theme.

Directed/Produced by Patrick Smith

Begun as an audio experiment, Masks illustrates modern exploitation, production and consumption in animated terms. In Masks the audio came first, thus all images exist to tell the musical story, instead of the typical method of scoring music after animation has been completed. In this manner, Masks projects itself as a musical interpretation, a contemporary and disturbing version of the Disney formula of Fantasia.

Written/Directed/Produced by Corienne Gibeault & Patrick Lafrance

A young girl grieves at the grave of her recently deceased dog, Milo. When she turns to leave, a bark calls her back…

Written, Directed, & Produced by Josh Bass

Yoav and Fyvush Goldsteinfeldbergowitzblumbaum are your average mohels (that’s ‘professional baby penis carvers’ in layman’s terms) with secret identities as Jewish ninja superheroes. When Fyvush begins dating a Catholica woman, Yoav tries to put aside his reservations and be supportive. But is this apparently sweet girl all she appears? (SPOILER ALERT: she’s not. She’s an evil demon bent on converting everyone to Catholicism. Damn, I spoiled it).

Written/Directed/Produced by Chuck Grieb

Down on his luck again, the likable and plucky, if opportunistic, knight, Sir Oliver, is on the run. Stumbling into the king’s receiving room, Sir Oliver finds the old monarch’s crown, left forgotten on the throne. Intrigued at this unique, valuable, and fragile find, the easily distracted Sir Oliver gives the crown a try to see how it sits on his head. Trouble quickly returns when a searching knight tracks down Oliver’s hiding place.

Written/Directed/Produced by Tyler Carter

A regular night of dream-delivering turns into a nightmare when an orphan’s book of Ancient Aztec Mythology comes alive.

Written by David Michael Friend & Stuart Cudlitz; Directed/Produced by David Michael Friend

A fisherman’s hobby of sculpting is interrupted when he must perform his monthly task of illuminating the town he lives in. With container on back, fishing pole in hand, and his current carving stashed in his pocket, the lonely soul goes searching for the perfect spot to catch the moon’s shimmering sister. But his shattered hope for exchanging his catch for the villager’s fellowship returns him to his art for companionship. From executive producer Heather Henson.