A wide range of animated styles and storytelling made by professional and student filmmakers. Including:
THE EKSPATS-WE’RE GOING TO AFRICA (Dir: Ron Myrick). Bill Diamond, an earnest, unappreciated, down in the dumps business consultant is given a career-saving opportunity that forces him and his sheltered, all-American family to relocate to Nigeria. We join them on their journey as their minds and hearts open to the people, the culture, and the privileged family of the tycoon, Solomon Babatunde, who hired Bill’s firm. Runtime: 20 minutes
DISABLED: A LOVE STORY (Dir: Sheila M. Sofian) "Disabled" is an animated documentary that explores the relationship and struggles of Terry, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, and her husband Jon, who has cared for her since her diagnosis.. Runtime: 13 minutes
LEARNING TO FLY (Dir: Sam Slowick). Learning to fly is a stop motion film by Sam Slowik featuring the adventure of Lego man and his rig friend, as they set out to learn how to fly. Watch as Lego man tries to fly and fail multiple times, but with the help and support of his friend Rig, he is taking to the skies in no time. Slowick is a 15-year old from Wisconsin.
BOY CUT (Dir: Cullen Burt, Abby Corbett, Indira Escobar, Shon Xiao) Something as simple as a haircut can mean so much to one person.This animated documentary tells the story of a child’s desire to control their own appearance.Directed and Animated by four students in USC's CTXA 470 Documentary Animation Production class. Runtime: 4 minutes
FINDERS KEEPERS (Dir: Caden Osojnak). Jack and Jinx, two friends in 1930s Cairo, work to uncover an ancient treasure. Soon, however, their plans are thwarted by a mysterious letter. Runtime 5 minutes.
PIZZA MAN (Dir: Nathan Miller). A pizza man accidentally delivers a pizza to a super villain's newly constructed fortress. The super villain mistakenly believes that the pizza man is a super hero due to calling himself "Pizza Man." The super villain then dishes out various traps and gizmos to prevent the pizza man from finishing his delivery. Runtime 5 minutes
VIOLATOR (Dir: MacLain Bowman). A man tries to survive by the skin of his teeth as he's pursued by a vicious bounty hunter. Runtime: 6 minutes
THE HITCHHIKER AT THE LONE OAK TREE: (Dir: Austin Saxon). When a driver picks up a hitchhiker, he will take him to a place few go out to venture. But once they reach the destination, will they be able to return? This is horror short that uses moving stills, rotoscoping, and traditional animation styles. Runtime: 10 minutes
TEASER TRAILER (Dir: JJ Gibson). TEASER TRAILER is a fast-paced, off-the-wall, cosmic horror-comedy that satirizes modern action movie marketing. The film takes the familiar stereotypes of classic film genres and turns them on their head to create something wild, crazy, and unapologetically silly. Runtime: 3 minutes
GONE DIPPIN’ (Dir: Noah Cecil). Runtime: 1 min