A feature-length theatrical presentation for Academy Award® Short Film Animated category, showcasing outstanding short films from around the world.
BUTTERFLY, Directed by Florence Miailhe | France | 15min
A poignant retelling of Olympic swimmer Alfred Nakache’s life, from his rise to fame to surviving Auschwitz, presented as memories flashing back during his final swim.
FOREVERGREEN, Directed by Nathan Englehardt and Jeremy Spears | United States | 13min
A joyful adventure featuring an orphaned bear cub and a fatherly tree turns serious when the cub is tempted by the allure of easy food. Fire and deadly danger ensue as the cub is left bereft of hope and on the verge of a ruinous end.
THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS, Directed by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski | Canada | 17min
A haunting fable about a girl overwhelmed by sorrow, the boy who loves her, and how greed leads good hearts to wicked deeds.
RETIREMENT PLAN, Directed by John Kelly |Ireland | 7min
Retirement Plan tells the story of Ray (Domhnall Gleeson) as he fantasizes about everything he’d love to do in retirement, once he finally has the “time.”
THE THREE SISTERS, Directed by Konstantin Bronzi | Israel, Cyprus | 14min
Three sisters live a lonely life on an isolated island, each in their own small house. One day, circumstances develop in such a way that they are forced to rent out one of the houses.
Additional Shortlisted Film
ÉIRU, Directed by Giovanna Ferrari | Ireland | 13min
When the water mysteriously disappears from the well in a warrior clan’s village, an intrepid child descends into the belly of the earth to retrieve it.