Happy Ending by Eunju Ara Choi

Here's an indie animation short about prostitution and the body. Watch and learn more about Happy Ending  by EunJu Ara Choi.

Snow Shelter by Robertas Nevecka

Lithuanian animation director Robertas Nevecka talks about isolation, post-apocalyptic times and a snow shelter. Here's more on the animation short.

The Gigantic Change by Extinction Rebellion: A Bedtime Story With Two Very Different Endings

Joseph Norman reviews Extinction Rebellion's animated short film, The Gigantic Change: "A story of hope, set in the future, looking back at how the world came together to try to save the environment."

Mikey Bobby by Christian Groen

US independent animator Christian Groen presents his animated film Mikey Bobby to Zippy Frames.

Angry Dogs by Shaun Clark

Acclaimed UK filmmaker Shaun Clark makes an Instagram video and turns it into a short animated film in Angry Dogs. Here's what he says to Zippy Frames.

Mother Didn't Know by Anita Killi

After Angry Man, Norwegian filmmaker Anita Killi is back with the stop-motion Mother Didn't Know. Kropka reviews the film.

Cosmonaut by Kaspar Jancis

Estonian Kaspar Jancis has a new animation short Cosmonaut.

Fire (Pozar) by David Lynch

Here's a semi-unexpected animation short directed by David Lynch: Fire (Pozar).

Let Love Live On by Daniel Stankler

Daniel Stankler presents his commissioned animation short, Let Love Live On.

Les Lèvres Gercées by Fabien Corre & Kelsi Phung

Here's the very relevant LGBT story Les Lèvres Gercées (Chapped lips) by Gobelins students Fabien Corre & Kelsi Phung.

Spines by María Álvarez and Elisa Morais

Sois de Traca Collective (María Álvarez and Elisa Morais) present animation short Spines.

3 Animation Shorts from L' Atelier de Sèvres

We picked up three animation student shorts from the new French school of animation  L' Atelier de Sèvres.

Shadow Passage by Ali Aschman

Three versions of the same woman in the stop-motion animation, puppet film Shadow Passage by Ali Aschman.

#FlattenTheCurve by Studio Desk

Over 140 animators from around the world used their creative talents to make #Flattenthecurve videos, organized by Studio Desk.

Sincerely, Now Air by Theresa Grysczok

Air-born sense of duty. Watch the animation short Sincerely, Now Air by Theresa Grysczok.

Community Heroes: Muhammad Munir by Pedro Serrazina

Here's an animation documentary on children and their own community experiences. Watch Muhammad Munir by Pedro Serrazina.

This is the second of three animation documentaries for ReThink EU sponsored project against discrimination that Portuguese animation filmmaker Pedro Serrazina (Tale About the Cat and the Moon) has directed.

The campaign aims to show how how civic engagement provides resilience mechanisms, such as a sense of community and identity to more vulnerable youth within the Muslim community. The shorts are based in conversations held with children about their own experiences.

Muhammad is 13 years old and lives in Amadora, Lisbon. He likes to watch airplanes with his dad. He likes maths, English language and playing games with his friends. At school, he gets along with everyone, but sometimes there can be unexpected "little jokes" - Film Synopsis

It has been a strange coincidence, and it feels particularly relevant, to be dealing with issues of exclusion at a time when we are all in social isolation due to a virus which, sadly, will increase extreme social inequalities - Pedro Serrazina

Watch Community Heroes: Muhammad Munir

Film Review (Vassilis Kroustallis):

The film's episodic nature is well-suited by its collage aesthetics, and those little pieces of hands, mouths and food could tell their own story, but here they are used as fragments of a life. Community Heroes: Muhammad Munir goes for the ordinary instead of the dramatic (even in Muhammad's own narration and the way he describes unkind incidents); a film that evokes sympathy within its total duration of screening time, it makes you think that even a family bonding takes some effort -let alone a more extended community, cultural feeling of belonging.

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