INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION BLOCK 1 - SEAF 2021
Saturday, November 13, 2021 4:30 PM EST | Run Time, 77 minutes

​Ping pong balls, bones of relatives, swirling patterns of hands, lucky eyelashes, park rangers in the night, awkward dinner guests, crossword puzzles, exotic bird capers, and more.
40mm
Director - Matthew Minchello (USA)
Time - 1:56
A ping pong ball journeys through an experimental landscape.
A Bite of Bone
Director - Honami Yano (Japan)
Time - 9:45
A little girl reflects on her last summer with her father at his funeral.
Hand
Director - Tsz Wing Ho (Hong Kong)
Time - 5:15
“Hand” is a 2D abstract animation which is accompanied by the song, “Sekktortjek” composed by Mads Lindgren. The idea of the work is to present the weird beauty of hand creatures composed of gestures, geometric shapes and abstract patterns in order to create a surreal journey for the audience.
Local Middle Schooler
Director - Sanjna Bharadwaj (USA)
Time - 11:11
A girl with magic eyelashes is exploited for them by her school, her community, and eventually the government. She battles the weight of the world with the weight of being a middle schooler.
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Director - Adél Szegedi (United Kingdom / Hungary)
Time - 1:40
The film brings a poem to life that winds between childhood memories, diary notes, and their adult interpretation, reflecting the issues raised by the search for the meaning of existence and the feeling of frequent hopelessness. Jumping between dreams, nightmares, and confused memories, Grandma’s timeless, safe figure links to the stars that show a path in the dark as the shining responses of the universe.
The Midnight Sun
Director - Connor Radding (USA)
Time - 11:49
A park ranger is disoriented by her internal desire to find a missing boy. An animated short film about isolation, loss, and a search for meaning.
Black Snot & Golden Squares
Director - Irina Rubina (Germany)
Time - 1:00
A little something for the worried souls.
INVISIBLES
Director - 4inaroom (Romania)
Time - 10:00
At home in her apartment, a young woman is caught in events and thoughts put unwillingly into motion. Experiences of past and present reshape the tender balance of her life, as the space reveals its mysteries and unsolved riddles. When does one feel at home with oneself?
The Dog with Wings (7)
Director - Sanjana Chandrasekhar (India/United Kingdom)
Time - 3:18
A family of 4 attempt to uncover sensitive issues about each other, through solving a cryptic crossword puzzle. Graduation film produced at the Royal College of Art.
Easter Eggs
Director - Nicolas Keppens (Belgium)
Time - 14:02
The Chinese restaurant is empty. The exotic bird’s cage stands wide open. Two friends, Jason and Kevin, see this as an opportunity to catch and sell them. Catching the birds ain’t as simple as it seems.
How to Wash your Hands during the Downfall of Civilization
Director - Federico Sproviero (Argentina)
Time - 0:43
Luna washes her hands while everything falls apart.
Compositions For Understanding Relationships
Director - David De La Fuente (USA)
Time - 5:30
"A Love Letter"​