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Animation

Animation offers a boundless space for reimagining how stories are told and felt, where the intangible takes form and the impossible becomes immediate. Drawing across a wide spectrum of styles and techniques, these animated works bends time, stretches gesture, and reorient the view of our everyday.

Animation

113 Words For You Today

Film 113 Words For You Today Directed by BoQing Tang, Lan Zeng On a frozen planet where every word costs energy, a worker endures silence, storms, and solitude, saving his…
Animation, Narrative Features, Special Presentations

Another World

Film Another World Directed by Tommy NG Kai Chung Spirit guide Gudo befriends a young girl named Yuri, whose death has cursed her with rage and regret—…
Animation, Documentary Features, Pacific Cinewaves

Before the Moon Falls

Film Before the Moon Falls Directed by Kimberlee Bassford After a diagnosis of mental illness, acclaimed Samoan writer Sia Figiel embarks on a path toward healing, but…
Animation

Family Dinner

Film Family Dinner Directed by Huayi Yu Tonight, dinner starts with a slice of tomato.
Animation, VC Presents

Hugs & Kisses

Film Hugs & Kisses Directed by Alexandra “Lexie” Orr A soon to be born daughter feels her mom give her hugs & kisses and reminisces on what…
Animation

Insider

Film Insider Directed by Longyin Zhou A treasure hunt through memory and self leads the panda to embrace the long-forgotten version of himself.
Animation

Living On The Edge Of The Internet

Film Living On The Edge Of The Internet Directed by Clarisse Chua It’s the early 2000s, the internet is new and janky and a 7 year old girl struggles to…
Animation

Ocean In My Box

Film Ocean In My Box Directed by Isaac Kau When a weathered box arrives from Taiwan, a young man must choose whether or not to dive into…
Animation

Ordinary Life

Film Ordinary Life Directed by Yoriko MIZUSHIRI Ordinary life repeats itself every day while the succession of moments that we repeat over and over again…
Animation

Out of Eden

Film Out of Eden Directed by Siege Ledesma In search of deliverance in a post-apocalyptic Philippines, a distraught mother takes her reluctant daughter on a secret…
Animation

Paper Daughter

Film Paper Daughter Directed by Cami Kwan A young Chinese woman grapples with the guilt of using the identity of a deceased girl to immigrate…
Animation

Proposals for the Interpretation of a Dream

Film Proposals for the Interpretation of a Dream Directed by Nurain Amin A young woman is plagued by a recurring dream of a mysterious house and in her attempts at…
Animation, VC Presents

Ramen Western

Film Ramen Western Directed by Meloddy Gao A young Chinese American girl sets off to uncover the secrets of the American West with an unexpected…
Animation

SORRY I MISSED YOUR CALL

Film SORRY I MISSED YOUR CALL Directed by Hae Ji Cho A multimedia animation utilizing a series of real voicemails, SORRY I MISSED YOUR CALL explores the emotional turmoil…
Animation

The Bird, the Girl and the Typhoon

Film The Bird, the Girl and the Typhoon Directed by Angeline Marie Michael Meitzler While following her morning routine, an elderly migrant Filipino nurse is liberated from a lifetime of service as…
Animation, Pacific Cinewaves

The Rain

Film The Rain Directed by Kā'eo Luke Exploring what it truly means to live and love.
Animation

Trading Cards

Film Trading Cards Directed by Radheya Jang An enigmatic man journeys back in time to find his younger self, seemingly to revisit the nostalgia of…
Animation, Documentary Features

Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon

Film Y Vân: The Lost Sounds of Saigon Directed by Khoa Ha & Victor Velle A young Vietnamese American artist sets out to recover her late grandfather’s lost musical recordings, uncovering hidden family…