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- DirectorQuentin BaillieuxLia BertelsJac ClinchStarsKobe BryantThe Animation Show of Shows returns to theaters across North America this fall, presenting 16 exceptional and inspiring animated shorts from around the world. At a time of increasing social instability and global anxiety about a range of issues, the works in this year's show have a special resonance, presenting compelling ideas about our place in society and how we fit into the world. "Because animation is such a natural medium for dealing with abstract ideas and existential concerns, The Animation Show of Shows has always included a number of thoughtful and engaging films," says founder and curator Ron Diamond. "However, more than in previous years, I believe that this year's program really offers contemporary animation that expresses deeply felt issues in our own country and around the world." These films include Niki Lindroth von Bahr's Annecy Grand Prix-winning "The Burden," a melancholy, funny and moving film that explores the tribulations, hopes and dreams of a group of night-shift employees, uniquely capturing the zeitgeist of our time. At the other end of the spectrum, David OReilly's playful and profound "Everything," based on the work of the late philosopher Alan Watts, explores the interconnectedness of the universe and the multiplicity of perspectives that underlie reality.
- DirectorJac ClinchStarsKevin EldonFelicity MontaguAlan Brown uses divine powers of precognition to foresee the fate of mankind... and breakfast. Meanwhile, Wendy has had enough of being married to 'the next step in cognitive evolution".
- DirectorGlen KeaneStarsKobe BryantAn animated telling of Kobe Bryant's poem 'Dear Basketball'.
- DirectorGeorges SchwizgebelThere's a method to the madness of this 15th-century battle when Paolo Uccello's masterpiece is cleverly animated by Georges Schwizgebel.
- DirectorClémentine FrèreAurore GalYukiko MeignienEarly in the morning in a Japanese shopping center, a shopkeeper gets stuck. In order to help her, her young employee decides to cross the shopping center with her.
- DirectorRobert LöbelMax MörtlOn a small island a bunch of exotic creatures run across each other.
- DirectorThibault de Fournas
- DirectorNiki Lindroth von BahrStarsSven BjörklundMattias FranssonCarl EnglénA dark musical enacted in a market place, situated next to a freeway. The employees of the various commercial venues deal with boredom and existential anxiety by performing cheerful musical turns. The apocalypse is a tempting liberator.
- DirectorDavid O'ReillyStarsAlan WattsIt's a simulation of reality where you can see the world from everything's point of view - it's kind of a philosophy project in the form of a game. There is no narrative or story - just the world as it is.
- DirectorLes GoldmanPaul JulianStarsHerschel BernardiA town is doomed to endless torment by the Hangman, who continues to kill off the town one by one. As more die, the town becomes more and more in disarray as the gallow grew each day.
- DirectorElise SimardWelcome to the the end of times and the land of dreams.
- DirectorTomer EshedStarsJohn BerwickAn animation about the typical eating habits of the green chameleon. The chameleon has an insatiable appetite, but its eyes are not only very big, they are also much bigger than its stomach. See how he tries to get rid of bigger and bigger prey.