WHIMSY & WONDER (Animated Shorts #1)

Shorts Programs
62 mins

This collection of animated short films takes its viewers on a journey of whimsical rediscovery through cherised moments and felt experiences, exploring spaces and places both familiar and new.

In this program

Sunspark

Directed by Danny Bourque

While scavenging for spare parts, a lonely robot discovers someone who desperately needs his help.

A Game of Chance

Directed by Gordon LePage

A young mouse, lonely for a friend, plays a board game with the wind.

The Lives We Leave Behind

Directed by Courtney Lassiter

A daughter, mother, and grandmother travel across space and time, spanning a maternal lineage from Yugoslavia to the United States.

Thiefish

Directed by Evelyn Dale, Madhava Kinnicutt

A thief and fisherman must return a stolen ocean spirit to the water.

Filling in your Scrapbook

Directed by Haley Wear

After finding an empty paper scrapbook made by my Great Grandmother, I decided to fill it in for her.

M. L’Espérance

Directed by Chantal Boulianne

A storm is brewing next door. Mr. L’espérance hopes to breathe a little sweetness into her life by making her a gift. As he works, the old man is assailed by a flood of resurfacing memories.

A woman is abducted to the insides of her TV, where she is tormented by some sort of cartoony American host. Going through numerous genres, the character is gradually being assimilated to this television system.