"A FAN. A CHICKEN TENDER. A PAINTBRUSH. A PEANUT BUTTER JAR."
A kaleidoscopic exploration of found objects that express deeper human emotion.
Social & External
The people behind it
Colin Ridgway
The Teacher / Bench Guy 1
Patton Jaynes
Bench Guy 2
Casey Thibodeaux
The Painter
Samuel Everett
Himself
Matthew Naquin
A short student film follow's a kid who searches high and low for his friend.
A young boy searches for the meaning of life, but instead must learn to cope with issues much greater than himself.
An LGBTQ Short Film about a gay man who is struggling to deal with the loss of his boyfriend while stranded in isolation.
An experimental short film exploring the endurance of the feminine spirit against oppressive structures. As a faceless maternal figurine stands paralyzed in a crumbling room, a son narrates the voice that was stolen from her and apologizes for the world that silenced her.
Séance provides one of the first cinematic examples of a flicker effect.
This is the story of the water spider, which, unlike land spiders, does not weave its web in the corners of rooms or in the tops of trees or bushes, but in the water.
A withdrawn man's quiet birdwatching routine is disrupted by a lost dog, unearthing memories and forging an unlikely bond that challenges his isolation.
Lucía remembers the summer when she fell in love with Luis and her fear of the dark.
Remembering is a fluid affair. A daughter tries to reconcile with her mother through memories of their shared rituals, exposing the intricate aspects of their relationship. As the daughter matures, she begins to contemplate conventional notions of divinity. The blank frames of the 35mm strip regain their function as memorabilia in the process of engraving her past onto its surface.
Choice is a psychological 2D animated short about overthinking, isolation, and the emotional weight of the past. Every night at 1 a.m., a young man awakens inside a surreal landscape shaped by memories, fears, and inner conflict. As joyful moments collide with painful experiences, he becomes trapped in an endless cycle of reflection, slowly losing himself to time. Through symbolic imagery and visual storytelling, the film explores how unresolved thoughts can consume our lives. Ultimately, Choice is a story about acceptance, letting go, and choosing to live in the present.
Megan, an aspiring model living in South Florida, reflects upon her dreams for the future and her turbulent relationship with her mother on her 16th birthday.
It's closing time at Nina's library. Goodnight, patrons!
A young man goes to the gym for the first time and feels like he is constantly being watched.
Short experimental computer animation by Jules Engel
In the near future, a pregnant teenager discovers a compound that turns coercive natalists into giant fetus monsters. After she sneaks it into her town's water supply, she's shocked to discover it worked.
An animated documentary short made by people with autism.
Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences.
A young man arrives at the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.
The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.
A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.
An aspiring musician struggling with schizophrenia falls for a mysterious woman who may be all in his head. When she suddenly vanishes, he takes off on a cross-country journey across Australia to find her, forcing his long-suffering brother to chase after him.
Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life deals him a bum hand when he's suddenly faced with single fatherhood, a defunct career and having to move in with his father. To bounce back, it takes a new love and the courage instilled in him by his daughter.
The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.
Sarah and David are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live important moments from their respective pasts, illuminating how they got to where they are in the present... and possibly getting a chance to alter their futures.
This collection of 10 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Puppy (2013); Minion Scouts (2019); Training Wheels (2013); The Secret Life of Kyle (2017); Santa's Little Helpers (2019). From the "Grinch" franchise: The Dog Days of Winter (2019). From the "Secret Life of Pets" franchise: Norman Television (2016); Weenie (2016). From the "Sing" franchise: Love at First Sight (2017). From the "Lorax" franchise: Forces of Nature (2012).
Deceased drifter Mike arrives in Heaven and quickly falls for newborn soul Annie, soon to start her assignment on Earth. When Annie leaves, Mike follows.
At a crossroads after her divorce, a schoolteacher ventures toward a fresh start in life — and love — when she signs up for a grueling group hiking trip.
A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As they struggle to map out survival guides for the future, the Gen-X quartet soon begins to realize that reality isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love - with a flighty singer who leads him on a screwball chase across the American Southwest. Nothing's in the way except a motorcycle gang, some cops, and legendary brawler Tank Murdock.
George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.
Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webbers into their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam now ventures forth into Los Angeles to obtain food and supplies for his family, and a non-mutant wife for himself.
A defective lamp reveals a heartbreaking truth about what Homer believes is reality, and an AI-powered tablet befriends and controls Maggie. The Simpsons struggle to find the light through two dark tales of the curious and bizarre.
Medical-school dropout Wallace has been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. So while everyone around him, including his roommate Allan, seems to be finding the perfect partner, Wallace decides to put his love life on hold. It is then that he meets Chantry, an animator who lives with her longtime boyfriend Ben. Wallace and Chantry form an instant connection, striking up a close friendship. Still, there is no denying the chemistry between them, leading the pair to wonder, what if the love of your life is actually your best friend?
Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her "day" job as a barmaid at Coyote Ugly. The "Coyotes" as they are affectionately called tantalize customers and the media alike with their outrageous antics, making Coyote Ugly the watering hole for guys on the prowl.
A young couple looking to start a family who experience emotions—from grief and loss to ultimate joy—as they embark on an ethereal, abstract, and imaginative cosmic dance of life.
Fran likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet life. When she makes the new guy at work laugh, it leads to more: a date, a slice of pie, a conversation, a spark. The only thing standing in their way is Fran herself.