FAMILY FUN FOR EVERYONE
FAMILY FUN FOR EVERYONE: Fun-filled shorts made especially for families. Suitable for all ages, these colourful, characterful animations and feel-good comedies entertain both the kids and the kid in you.
OUT OF SYLLABUS – GENDER IDENTITY
MIHIR LELE | INDIA | 2019 | 5 MIN | ENGLISH
Set in a classroom, this musical animation talks about gender identity, gender dysphoria and societal taboos in simple, accessible, yet very impactful ways.
GO, GO BOY
ORIANA OPPICE | USA | 2020 | 6 MIN | ENGLISH
A boy discovers his fabulousness while dancing in his bedroom.
WHEN I GROW UP
TYLER REEVES | USA | 2019 | 5 MIN | ENGLISH
Seeing a gay couple while out to eat with his family, Connor imagines their lives leading up to that point. What was it like for them to meet? To come out of the closet to parents? To have their first gay kiss? Through this daydream, Connor reflects on his own future and identity.
IN A HEARTBEAT
BETH DAVID & ESTEBAN BRAVO | USA | 2017 | 4 MIN | NO DIALOGUE
A boy runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams.
AU PLACARD
VIVIEN FORSANS | FRANCE | 2020 | 3 MIN | FRENCH S.-T.EN.
France, 2012. A teenage boy tells an intimate secret to a friend, but quickly regrets it while watching the news.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE UNICORN
MINA SEWELL MANCUSO | CANADA | 2019 | 15 MIN | ENGLISH
A young girl who is fascinated by unicorns comes into conflict with her parents and her catholic school, when she demands that her confirmation sponsor be her aunt, who is a transgender woman.
WONDER
JAVIER MOLINA | USA | 2019 | 16 MIN | V.O.A. S.-T.F.
An 11-year-old kid growing up in the hood secretly dreams of trick-or-treating as Wonder Woman for Halloween.
LES LAPINES
FRANÇOISE DOHERTY | CANADA | 2008 | 4 MIN | NO DIALOGUE
A stop-motion tale of two bunnies that meet and fall in love.The only problem is they live a world apart.
THE CROWN WITH A SHADOW
JB GHUMAN JR. | USA | 2021 | 11 MIN | ENGLISH
Fish Prince (Paul Reubens aka Pee-wee Herman) learns from his mother, the Queen (Geri Halliwell aka Ginger Spice), how bodies are simply shells, and that the courage it takes to be oneself is the mark of a true queen.