Drawn That Way Animated Shorts Block # 7

Nuno

Director Nuno Taborda

Animated Short, 4 min, Portugal

NUNO, a young man who tries to understand how his destiny is connected with his long-dead uncle's story, NUNO, who he never met.

The Garden Sees Fire

Director Kiera Faber

Animated Short, 15 min, United States

A mystical tale of cloaked identities, systemic traumas, and insatiable consumption: The ecology burns, reclaiming its environs.

In Living Memory

Director Rae Shaw

Animated Short, 5 min, United States

In this experimental documentary animated short, a nonbinary adult grieves the loss of their father and their unresolved conflicts.

Lonely Island

Director Kristie Kish

Animated Short, 4 min, United States

A mixed-media short film about a starving man washed ashore on a mysterious island where he befriends a crab who helps him survive. A nightmarish fever–dream narrative taking place within a collage jungle and painted sea, Lonely Island is a tale that reflects humanity and its relationship to the non-human world.

Romina

Director Paola Mendoza

Animated Short, 6 min, United States 

Romina tells the true story of a 14-year-old girl facing an unplanned pregnancy in a state in the USA where abortion is banned. Despite the legal barriers, a community rallies around her, ensuring she can access the abortion she desired.

The Shepherd's Flock

Director Ellie Copeland

Made in Georgia, Animated Short, 4 min, United States

When a dragon attacks a village in the dead of night, a shepherd and a lamb come out as the lone survivors. Together, they embark on a year-long journey learning how to live and love again.

Mushroom Potato Fish

Director Yusi Tao

Animated Short, 4 min, United States

A small plump man, Potato, is wandering around seaside cliffs and finds some mushrooms. He decides to eat a few and is immediately enraptured with their flavor, going from place to place collecting as many of them as he can. As he continually picks up the mushrooms, there’s a beastly fish following the mushroom’s spores in hopes of finding its next meal.

Chud X Tyler - The Trouble With Drugs

Director Alex Smith

Made in Georgia, Comedy Short, 14min, United States

A mountain of drugs. A stack of bills. Beautiful babes and damn fine dudes. In this Saturday Morning Special, Chud and Tyler learn the hard truth about the alluring world of drug dealing.

ZERK

Director Theo Jack-Monroe

Animated Short, 7 min, United States 

In a cyberpunk dystopian future: Zerk is a rebel vigilante wanted by the corrupt government order that controls the city. Vic is a homeless kid in the city who scavenges to survive. One night Vic steals a keycard that Zerk is searching for, causing their paths to cross, conflict to unfold, and altering each other's lives.

¡TAXI!

Director Pamela Restrepo

Made in Georgia, 2min 30sec, United States 

A 1980s Manhattan cab driver, host to an ever-changing cast of characters, reminisces about a time when he drove a director to a film set and landed an acting gig.