Horror Special 2: It’s probably nothing
Kejia WeiChina, Japan, 2026 | 05:04 min | 2DWhat suffocated me from an early age did not come directly from men, but rather from older women who have long existed within patriarchal structures.They love younger women, yet within that love, they exercise a certain form of “exclusive authority.” The first manifestation of this power upon me was the shaving of my hair. As love and repression intertwine, this form of pressure is passed down across generations of women. Through these conflicting emotions, "Silkworm" emerges as an attempt to offer a quiet warning against such inherited structures.
Natalia PájaroMexico, 2025 | 07:30 min | 2D“Unfolding me” makes a simile between error and a disease of mood disorder, understanding error as something random, incomprehensible, disruptive. In three sleepless nights, Henrietta experiences a psychotic breakdown, in which her self becomes detached from her body. There is no talk of madness, but of a situation out of control. Using visual metaphors we talk about the denial of oneself, the immobility of the body and the separation of body and mind, divided into three acts. These sensations conclude in Henrietta’s delirium: the exterior and interior of her house mix, there are shadows that haunt her and she finally falls into a bottomless spiral.
James CalvertAustralia, 2025 | 06:58 min | 2D, KI"Run Koala Run" explores a day in the life of Rusty, a beloved hand-drawn koala, who suddenly finds his cartoon world rewritten by an unseen ‘animator’. As the lines around him bend, blur, and break, Rusty runs through shifting frames in the performance of a lifetime. A fast, funny, and unsettling chase through the blurred lines between algorithm, and art.
Jiwoo KimCanada, 2025 | 07:16 min | 3D"Cowman" is a seven-minute, surreal, and comically absurd animated short about a farmer and his beloved cow, who experience an alien abduction on their farm, leading to strange and unexpected transformations. Blending humour and absurdity, the film explores themes of love, identity, and self-acceptance, celebrating how even the most outrageous circumstances can deepen the bond between two souls.
Paula van WellAustria, 2025 | 12:30 min | 2DWhat language, what images exist for the consequences of violence? The consequences of violence on the individual, on the environment? An experiment between animated film and literary text.
Eva GrandoniUnited States, 2025 | 04:32 min | 2DTwo picnicking pals are enjoying a nice afternoon in the park when a portly bee interrupts the festivities. This unexpected guest causes one of the hungry picnickers to undergo a grotesque transformation and lose all bodily autonomy. But the question remains: will they get to finish their meal?
Felicia Anna Aurora BergströmGermany, 2024 | 06:06 min | Stop-MotionGiggling as she hops between hills of fluffy pink cotton wool, Bunny tries to charm and seduce us. The relationship, at first so intimate and lustful, suddenly breaks down and turns to a furious escalation of accusations and violence.
Donato Donny SansoneItaly, 2025 | 03:30 min | 2D"tric trac" is an onomatopoeic word used to describe a noise, a creaking sound that is the creaking of the world breaking apart. At the center of this disaster is a man who has failed to educate himself to the awareness of this magic we are destroying.
Lukas AndersonUnited States, 2025 | 03:59 min | 2DA doctor tries to solve a mysterious case in unconventional ways.
Ash SuhUnited States, 2026 | 00:33 min | 2DA short animated music video about rotting in bed. Inspired by my belief that the most impactful actions are the everyday actions, big or small, in which we show up for the people (and pets) in our everyday lives.
