A disconsolate incel encounters a sentient pool of mud.
2021, USA, 30 minutes
Directed by WL Freeman and John Harrison
Author: theotherstephen
Bobby Drowns
Haunted by her recently dead ex, a woman seeks help from an eccentric expert.
2022, USA, 12 minutes
Directed by Christopher Krider
Bailey’s Beads
A TV magician opens a viewer’s third eye, giving him a chance to confront his own consciousness.
2022, USA, 5 minutes
Directed by Johnny Clyde
Winner: The Cyber Sickie
All Jacked Up and Full of Worms
Two strangers bond over addictive hallucinogenic worms leading them on a psychotic bender full of murder and perversity through the back alleys of Chicago.
2022, USA, 72 minutes
Directed by Alex Phillips
Winner: The Golden Tentacle
Alchemy
A seemingly benign job interview launches a candidate into a transcendent journey of transformation.
2015, USA, 14 minutes
Directed by Brandon Polanco
(Just) Balloons
An old VHS tape offers up a titillating tapestry of balloon-oriented entertainment.
2022, Canada, 7 minutes
Directed by Zahm Waters
Haunted Darren
A man struggles to decipher his coworker’s advice about getting some sleep.
2021, Canada, 24 minutes
Directed by P-Nut
Belly Talkers
A nervous homebody ventures out into a daunting world.
2021, USA, 8 minutes
Directed by Kate Renshaw-Lewis
The Hortus and the Tare
A sloth infuriates his panther roommate with his torturously slow decision making.
2020, USA, 5 minutes
Directed by Rob Steinberg and Randall Parker
Asparagus 2
A young man struggles to accept some shocking news from his doctor.
2020, USA, 5 minutes
Directed by Yuma Slowbinder
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Two primordial beings are cursed by the gods to live as monsters.
2020, USA, 3 minutes
Directed by Jaime Bird
Textual
Ashley Glass’s song about the frustrations of lockdown horniness depicted in glitch animation.
2020, USA, 3 minutes
Directed by Cary and Jon
Winner: Festival Director’s Award