A selection of animated shorts – from the comic to the apocalyptic, from the personal, to the surreal and magical - all realised in a variety of animation styles that explore the possibilities of the form. 

TRT 79 min

Chookas
Rachel Mackey Australia/2024/13 min

A girl, a goat, and a shopping trolley travel around Australia in search of The Chicken Lady.

Beyond Measure
David Ferrier Australia/2024/7 min

A man discovers he is physically shrinking, forcing him and his wife to navigate life’s ups and downs with increasing creativity and adaptability as his stature diminishes.

Kennel
Layna Elizabeth Stafford Australia/2024/5 min

A journalist explores a "haunted" house, not realising she has entered the den of a shape-shifting entity who traps her in its home for its own entertainment.

Hanna: A Faerie Tale
Keanu Hoi Australia/2024/6 min

A mother and daughter visit terminally ill Hanna in Munich. As the mother confronts her past, the daughter’s mushroom forage in enchanted woods unlocks a portal, revealing Hanna’s dark supernatural connection and long-hidden powers.

Chrysalis
Lachlan Plain Australia/2024/7 min 

Contemplates how things are constantly becoming other things - the moon is waxing and waning, cells are dividing, babies growing and grubs becoming butterflies.

The Garden Sees Fire 
Kiera Faber USA/2024/15 min

A mystical tale of cloaked identities, systemic traumas, and insatiable consumption: The ecology burns, reclaiming its environs.

When it comes (it will have your eyes)
Izibene Oñederra Spain/2024/13 min  

Amid environmental collapse, a divided community adapts: the privileged embrace a hedonistic, carpe diem lifestyle while others fight to survive. With no clear future, the question remains—can anything still save them?

And Don’t Call Me Crazy
Dorota Skupniewicz Poland/2024/13 min

The Protagonist meets transformative figures and must choose conformity or continued struggle to redefine mental illness