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
Category: Animation
Rendang of Death (Rendang Maut)
Two bros set off an apocalyptic death match when they argue over the last serving of their favorite food.
2020, Indonesia, 7 minutes
Directed by Percolate Galactic
The Dark Odyssey
A prisoner breaks free from his cell during a long, dark journey through interstellar space.
2021, USA, 9 minutes
Directed by Michael Lavine
Winner: Brown Acid Award
The Chimney Swift
An aging master describes the horrific cycle that begins early in every chimney sweep’s life.
2020, Germany, 5 minutes
Directed by Frédéric Schuld
@scroll_alice
Digital voices celebrate the joys of social media, but a shadow of anguish creeps into the jubilee.
2021, United Kingdom, 4 minutes
Directed by Céline Ufenast
Parked
A seemingly simple task sends a young person into a downward spiral of panic.
2021, USA, 4 minutes
Directed by Yoon Hei Cho
Monkey
A monkey enjoys a dance with a serpentine friend.
2020, USA, 1 minute
Directed by Fritz Masten
Your Houseplants Are Screaming
A wretched human houseplant learns all the horrors of its new life inside a nightmare house of flesh, meat, muscle, and bone.
2021, USA, 7 minutes
Directed by Benjamin Roberds
Little Creep
A child rescues a tiny garden denizen from their mother’s pesticide rampage but struggles to keep the creature alive in captivity.
2021, USA, 6 minutes
Directed by Gurleen Rai
Just a Guy
Three women share their experiences corresponding with Richard Ramirez — the murderer and rapist known as The Night Stalker.
2020, Germany, 15 minutes
Directed by Shoko Hara
Winner: Weirdest Boner Award
Calliope
Mired in ennui, a bored young man stumbles upon a secret world of frightening delights.
2021, Hungary, 8 minutes
Directed by Zsófia Csánki
Coxswain’s Chicken Kitchen
A fried-chicken mogul hawks his newest innovations to a skeptical young woman.
2020, USA, 3 minutes
Directed by Marcie LaCerte