The Birds Upstairs
USA, 2010, 9 min.
Exquisite animation exposes a couple’s despair when, after years of trying, they at last have a child who, to their dismay, doesn’t look anything like them. A beautifully disturbing examination of familial expectations. ... more

Flowers for Jupiter
USA, 2010, 6 min.
A deliciously macabre story about a little girl who loses her index finger sets the stage for this amazing mix of live action and animation from Replacements front man Chris Mars.... more

Ghild
USA, 2010, 14 min.
The secret world of a giant child—Brauley lives an outsized life inside his parent’s little house, and dreams of friends he can only draw on the walls.... more

Maska
Poland, 2010, 23 min.
From the strange and wonderful imagination of animators The Brothers Quay, an adaptation of the equally distinctive work of science-fiction author Stanislaw Lem.... more

Of Life & Death
USA, 2010, 3 min.
A violent young collector of all things cute and cuddly finds herself undone by her vengeful menagerie.... more

Preferably Blue
New Zealand, 2010, 11 min.
This delightfully misanthropic animated tale about the Easter Bunny plotting to kill off his arch rival, Santa Clause, is definitely not for children.... more

Stanley Pickle
United Kingdom, 2010, 11 min.
A very strange young man creates his own dream world, and then an encounter with a mysterious young girl threatens to turn it upside down.... more

Vicenta
Spain, 2010, 22 min.
This outrageously amusing Spanish short introduces us to a cheap, philandering husband who dies, leaving his wife and mistress to battle over the fortune he has hidden somewhere in the apartment.... more