Shimajiro and the Mother Tree Isamu Hirabayashi Meant to be a child's first movie experience, Shimajiro and the Mother Tree combines sing-alongs, puppet animation, and traditional anime. (A)(Japan)
The Adventures of Pelican Pete: A Bird Is Born Dani Bowman A pelican egg hatches into young Pete. (A) (USA)
Somebody Needs You Dani Bowman/Ruth Elliott A little girl thinks she's not important, until she looks around to find she is needed wherever she goes. (A) (USA)
The Big-Headed Boy Nelson Fernandes A big-headed boy learns to make his way in the world. (A) (Portugal)
The Worm Alex Rafael Rose Why is there a worm on your arm? (A) (USA)
Arctic Adventure Reed McFeeley Two penguin friends cross a dangerous ice floe. (A) (USA)
Friends Christophe Defaye/Oliver Defaye A shy musical note meets other musical notes and discovers that singing with friends extends the melody. (A) (France)
Rosso Papavero Martin Smatana One starry night, a boy's circus dreams come true. (A) (Slovakia)
Otter of the Underground Christina Benenati When their goldmine experiences a mysterious power outage, Otter and Mole's journey to restore the mine spirals into a wild adventure. (A) (USA)
Heads or Tails Kate Isenberg Sometimes you just take a chance on life and love. (A) (USA)
Made by Children! Various A few short animated films from around the world made by children, presented in partnership with the Varazdin Croatia Animation Festival. (A) (Global)
Exquisite Zombies: Stampede Yak Films/ Animation by Yasmine Joyner, Nick Mastrangelo, Daniel Graf, Takahiro Masuda, Maria-Clara Santos, Stephanie Delazeri, Gabrielle Todisco A series of eclectic street dance moves performed by various dancers. Animators added their unique touch of artistry to each performance.Highlighting the growing trend of creative connection across the digital space and turning dance moves into messages in cinematic bottles sent across theglobe. (L/A) (USA)
I Bee-Lieve You Can Fly Jabril Mack A bee and his buddy form a dream team, building their confidence. (A) (USA)
Alex and Sylvia Christian Lachel When Sylvia, a successful scientist, must take over her grandmother's small-town bread bakery, she discovers that life sometimes has different plans foryou. (A) (USA)
The Family Blend: Scoobeeman Begins Sebastian Foxworth Someone has stolen some peanut-butter cups and it's up to a (possible) hero to retrieve them. (A) (USA)
The Wishing Well Rod Maxwell One woman's quest for love takes her to a wishing well. An all-time festival favorite. Directed by and starring Rod Maxwell, star of the Syfy Channelseries Face Off. Rod Maxwell in person at the screening! (L/A) (USA)
Isa and the Frog Prince Yinxiang Huang After Isa says her frog is a prince, she is challenged to prove it. (A) (USA)
Aunt Marulan and the Magic Soap Michelle Lia Captain Longtail needs Lisa's help to find his remaining crew, who have been turned into soap figurines. (A) (Australia)
Theodora Henry Chaisson/Travis Bogosian A resourceful young girl prepares dinner for a friend. (A) (USA)
Otter of the Underground Christina Benenati When their goldmine experiences a mysterious power outage, Otter and Mole's journey to restore the mine spirals into a wild adventure. (A) (USA)
Hey Deer! Ors Barczy A deer shovels snow at his home. Suddenly, something extraordinary happens. (A) (Hungary)
Best of Fest Various A few of the best worldwide short films and animation from the last 13 years of the festivals, to close things out. (L/A) (Global)
