Friday, January 29 – Thursday, March 3, 2016

Sanjay’s Super Team (USA/7 min./2015)
Dir. Sanjay Patel
In Sanjay’s Super Team, the new short film from Pixar Animation Studios, accomplished artist Sanjay Patel uses his own experience to tell the story of a young, first-generation Indian-American boy whose love for western pop-culture comes into conflict with his father’s traditions. Sanjay is absorbed in the world of cartoons and comics, while his father tries to draw him into the traditions of his Hindu practice. Tedium and reluctance quickly turn into an awe-inspiring adventure as the boy embarks on a journey he never imagined, returning with a new perspective that they can both embrace.

World of Tomorrow (USA/17 min./2015)
Dir. Don Hertzfeldt
A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.

Bear Story (Chile/11 min./2014)
Gabriel Osorio
An old, lonesome bear tells the story of his life through a mechanical diorama.

We Can’t Live Without Cosmos (Russia/16 min./2014)
Dir. Konstantin Bronzit
Two cosmonauts, two friends, try to do their best in their everyday training life to make their common dream a reality. But this story is not only about the dream.

Prologue (UK/6 min./2015)
Richard Williams
Clocking in at six minutes, “Prologue” describes an incident in the Spartan-Athenian wars of 2,400 years ago. In it, a small girl bears witness as warriors battle to death. The dialog-free project utilizes natural sounds to complement the intense animation entirely animated by Richard Williams himself. Williams – who is best known for his work as animation director on “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, his unfinished feature “The Thief and the Cobbler” and Academy Award-winning “A Christmas Carol “adaptation – has worked on the film for many years in between other projects. It was finally completed this year at the Aardman Studios in Bristol, U.K.
Note: A content warning will precede this film, the last in the program, as it contains material that may not be suitable for young audience members.

Additional films:
If I Was God
Taking Flight
The Short Story of a Fox and a Mouse
The Loneliest Spotlight
Catch It