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‘Hoof It’ by Seth Boyden
A boy goes on a perilous quest through the mountains to rescue his family’s missing goat.
Cartoon Brew Pick
Adventurous, innovative, and thought-provoking animation projects from around the world.
‘Sumo’ by Laurene Braibant
Two bodies, giants almost naked, advance slowly to a circle of clay. This graphic experience features the expressiveness of their bodies which are to repeat a sumo ritual. The two wrestlers are fighting in a lightning way through each of their deeds, which are the direct expression of their most exposed being.
‘A Girl Named Elastika’ by Guillaume Blanchet
She’s young, dreamy and fearless, she drives cars way too fast, she’s also a yamakasi. She likes adventure, fireworks and unrelenting seas. From the day I conceived her, I’ve been a worried father. And a proud one too.
‘The Tale of the Plump Bird’ by Saki Iyori
“The Tale of the Plump Bird” was directed, animated and edited by Saki Iyori
‘Out to Lunch’ by Joseph Bennett
A man appears on a talk show.
‘The Kings Of Siam’ by Ged Haney
In honoor of National Siblings Day, today’s Cartoon Brew Short Pick of the Day is “The Kings of Siam.”
‘Monster in the Closet’ by Yves Geleyn
Every day at least 6 children age 0 to 18 are injured in an unintentional shooting, and 75% of gun shot injuries to children under ten that are serious enough to require hospitalization are due to unintentional shootings.
‘Helium Harvey’ by Daniel Savage
Helium Harvey is a curious boy exploring his backyard. After breathing in helium to change his voice, he turns into a balloon and goes on an airborne adventure around the world.
‘Doraemon at the 2020 Neo-Tokyo Olympic Games’ by Aleix Pitarch
A Doraemon/Akira mashup for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games.
‘Yellow Sticky Notes: Canadian Anijam’ by Jeff Chiba Stearns
An ‘Anijam’ is a collaborative animation where various artists create individual short animated segments that are linked together to make one larger film. For the first time in Canadian history, 15 of Canada’s most acclaimed independent animators have come together to create a collaborative animated film. “Yellow Sticky Notes: Canadian Anijam” is an innovative and global approach to animation filmmaking and unites animators from coast to coast, from Vancouver to Halifax and all parts in between, to self reflect on one day of their lives using only 4×6 inch yellow sticky notes, a black pen and animation meditation.
‘Shape’ by Johnny Kelly
A film about design. If for one day you had the power to make your world work better, what would you change?
‘Tumbleweed Tango’ by Hydra
A balloon dog is lost in a world of danger. One wrong step and his dancing days are done. Only love, and tango, can possibly save him.
‘Doctor, My Son is an Animator’ by Marcos Magalhaes
“He doesn’t play football… he’s only drawing, all the time. What’s his problem, Doctor?” Only a specialist can find out… Real animators were asked to give their animated and live action testimonies about their childhood as animators. It is indeed a strange condition…
‘From Dad To Son’ by Nils Knoblich
This story exists in its basic features since the fable “The Father and His Sons” by Aesop (600 B.C.) and is told to this day in anecdotes and urban myths. In From Dad To Son we translated a written narrative into a paper crafted animation short. It’s a parable about the assignment of roles of parents and children and the conflicts of physical separation and their communication. And a response to violence of privacy by governmental institutions.
‘Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life’ by Airplane Randy (NSFW)
An erotic parody of “Shrek” based on the 4chan meme Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life.
‘Chorus’ by Dvein
“Chorus” is a contribution to This is NOW, an exhibition that took place in Oslo, showcasing international talents in poster art and motion graphics. This project started as a poster but quickly evolved into a disturbing video with this mouthlike-character producing weird noises and fusing with the buzz of the exhibition visitors.
‘This is Not a Time to Lie’ by Lei Lei
A hallucinatory short that follows a doe-eyed protagonist on a quest through an imagined world, and was created using vintage book covers, a motif that director Lei Lei inherited from his graphic-designer father. “No plots, storyboards, or scripts were involved,” says the director.
‘Around’ by Ryu Kato
A chain of dizzying images illustrate a day in an imaginary town as seen through the eyes of a boy.
‘Dark Noir’ by Rafael Grampá
“My name is Vincent Black and I can see things other people can’t.”
‘To Spring’ Is The Weirdest Cartoon Ever Made About Springtime
Among the most frustrating aspects of spring—if you don’t live in southern California—is the fluctuating weather. One moment it’s T-shirt weather, the next, heavy overcoat. The 1936 MGM cartoon “To Spring” explains the scientific reason for why this occurs: the elves who live underground aren’t working hard enough.
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