Based on the tune of ‘Waltzing Matilda' and the legendary myth of the bunyip, the film portrays Australia’s distinct outback environment and characters using a unique style of stop-motion animation. The original poem was written by Elisabeth Edser, as a parody of the Australian ballad 'Waltzing Matilda', but developed into an entirely different script, with a meaningful environmental message. The original poem was significantly changed to suit animation production.

Directed by Ling Yu Hon

A day in April. Takuya, a Hongkong-born Japanese young man, meets secondary school student Ning on the way to school in a mini-bus. Fanny, Ning’s classmate, thinks that Takuya may not speak Cantonese and starts commenting on how he resembles Ryohei, the vocal singer of their Japanese idol rock band, w-inds. The vehicle suddenly makes a sharp turn. Ning falls on Takuya and kisses him on the face accidentally. The incident not only embarrasses, but also creates a series of adolescent fantasies in the minds of, these two youngsters. What they can never imagine is that they’ll be running into each other again in that same afternoon when school finishes. But the question remains: who will pluck up enough courage to greet the other party with a nice “Good day”?

Directed by Cham Sin Hei, Poom Kin Ho, Lai Sin Kit, and Chan Kwok Shing

Some of the most dramatic moments in our humdrum routine life are seen taking place in the most unlikely venue: a tiny taxi cabin. Tears of anxiety, repressed anger, uncontrollable fear, irrational outbursts…But in the eyes of the stoic cabdriver, all of these may seem as natural as sunrise and sunset.

Directed by Ofir Dery

Nissim is a 75 year old maintenance guy in an archeological sit. On his spare time, he wears his own Roman outfit and turns into a tour guide, despite his boss's reservations. One da, Nissan discovers that his own son, Marco, was appointed to be the guide and he is forced to sacrifice his dreams.

Directed by Ian Jones-Quartey

UNFAIR is the story of what it feels like to be a kid. Every kid is an outsider. Some of us are just weirder than others. This is a cartoon for sure, but it is told like a documentary. It's a crazy mix of rubber-hose arms, motion graphics, character acting and goofy dialogue.

Directed by Alejandro Heiber

Benjamin, an old man, stands by isolated train tracks that disappear in the horizon. In his hands he holds Pituco, a teddy bear with a yellow Star of David that reads 'Jude' attached to its chest. Holding Pituco brings back painful memories of World War II, his family, and specially his sister Malka. In an attempt to finally come to terms with his past, Benjamin decides to tell his survival story for the first time in 50 years.

Directed by Madhuri Mohindar and Vaishali Sinha

Set in a South Asian beauty parlor in the Queens borough of New York City, 'Red Roses' is a sociological portrait of women negotiating between the cross currents of two cultures. This gender oriented film is an exploration of how most South Asian women who come to the United States via marriage and family obligations seek to assert their individuality and freedom within their new cultural environment.

Directed by Justin Herrmann

This production is an experimentation of mixing media and creating a world within a world. Upon final examination, it is a compilation of mesmerizing visualizations that emit an eerie serenity, and nothing more than artistic expression.

Directed by Johnny Cathcart

Back in the mid 1960's, when graffiti in public space was becoming a growing and popular art form, more and more people started to find graffiti in rather unusual places, such as indoors or in restroom stalls. In 1966, a well known author and folklorist from the University of Berkeley, Allen Dundes, developed a name for this unique art form "Latrinalia." The Stalls are Alive looks at an elite selection of some of the crudest and most comical bathroom graffiti from across the county.

Directed by Nathan Broaddus

An emotional portrait of the artist's often distant relationship with his father with glimpses into his father's similar childhood relationship. A meticulously hand crafted animation asking the difficult question: What do we really inherit? What do we really pass on? How do we bridge the solemn divide of generations? Animated over a year and a half, the film integrates home video from the artist's childhood, old family photographs, and new footage, and interviews with his father and grandfather into an unfolding story of loss, loneliness, and our desire for connection and intimacy with our fathers.

Directed by Caroline Leone

Poetic view of a single mother's daily life in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. A dream told by her daughter transforms her day into an object of reflection about the individual possibilities of happiness.

Directed by Ove Sander

The solitary Hans Hattenhorst has worked as a projectionist on the island of Juist since moving there in the forties. He is a crotchety and at times bitter man. Hattenhorst views his job from a purely pragmatic perspective. His favorite film is Sun Valley Serenade featuring the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Yet the picture does not interest him, nor does he remember it. Instead, he enjoys listening to the soundtrack in the darkness of his projection room. Using static, black and white images, the film tells the story of a man who lives amidst films without being touched by their illusions; for him cinema pictures no longer hold any meaning.
Hattenhorst died on Juist in the fall of 2004, during the production of this film.