Film
Narrative Works, Studio Shorts and Local Films
- 4:30PM
A send-up of 80s cereal commercials, a good-hearted witch, archival photographs, and an homage of Japanese anime. These are just some of the things you’ll see in the narrative works and short films program of this year’s Animation Block Party.
Directed by Julian Kauffmann / NYC
RUN TIME: 3:37
Blast off with Captain Blastin’ and his Galactic Blastin’ Space Berries in this send-up to 80's cereal commercials. Now with 20% more sugar for that extra oomph you need!
Directed by James Sugrue / NYC
RUN TIME: 8:12
An over-exuberant but good-hearted young witch sets out to prove to the world that she’s nothing like her evil relatives by venturing out of her comfort zone.
Directed by Philip Watts / Australia
RUN TIME: 1:21
A citizen needs rescuing. Luckily there’s a superhero on hand. He just needs somewhere to change into his costume.
Directed by James Turner / Canada
RUN TIME: 2:38
A man is pulled out of his daily routine and thrown into a war for java juice.
Directed by Ted Wiggin / Brooklyn
RUN TIME: 3:10
We must protect this house.
Directed by Dylan Reitz & Savannah Winchester / NYC
RUN TIME: 7:06
Previously content all on his own, Calvin, finds himself in a position to hear with extreme detail the soundtracks of lives far beyond his own doorstep.
Directed by Steve West / United Kingdom
RUN TIME: 4:41
The fastest route to confidence is to stop being so attached to one’s dignity and seriousness; and plainly admit that one is – of course – an idiot. We all are.
Directed by Caroline Torres / NYC
RUN TIME: 3:54
A cartoon autobiography about life after graduating.
Directed by Krystal Downs & Alex Krokus / Brooklyn
RUN TIME: 3:16
A short homage to Japanese anime action sequences.
Directed by Tyler Landis / NYC
RUN TIME: 2:49
Dan needs to break up with his girlfriend, because he was ABDUCTED!
Directed by Rachel Gitlevich / NYC
RUN TIME: 3:07
A short animated romp that explains what happens when a young person goes through puberty.
Directed by Fabian Corona / Canada
RUN TIME: 2:16
Fab lets his imagination run wild, when taking out the trash.
Directed by Laura Naylor and Kristen Kee / Brooklyn
RUN TIME: 11:24
An unassuming Wall Street lawyer finds himself beset by a new employee, Bartleby, who refuses to work - in an ongoing act of passive refusal, he simply 'prefers not to.'
Directed by Jacob Rivkin / NYC
RUN TIME: 43 secs
Hand-drawn animations based on archival photographs and etchings re-imagine the labor, leisure, and obscured histories of the Schuylkill River from 1850 to today.
Directed by Elena Megalos / Brooklyn
RUN TIME: 6:19
Molly, proprietress of a small flower shop, makes three bouquets over the course of her day, confronting a private experience in the process.
Directed by Kyle Samuels / NYC
RUN TIME: 3:49
A drug dealer becomes a victim of his own making.
Directed by Mixtape Club / NYC
RUN TIME: 3:49
Newly arrived from Japan, Yuki confronts a group of bullies and discovers a secret about her father's past – and herself.
Directed by Rebecca Moy / SVA
RUN TIME: 4:40
Two good friends, Sabrina and Mel, go on a spontaneous road trip to an old amusement park, but not everything goes according to plan.
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