Animation
Error Logic
Ari Rubenstein (USA, 5’)
Set in a powerful subterranean computer lab in the not too distant future, a robotics engineer labors over his greatest creation. Endeavoring to bring sentient life to a robot through artificial intelligence (AI), his drone assistant aids him in his research and carries out his directive. What follows is a short cautionary tale, a whimsical take on several old adages, ‘be careful what you wish for’, ‘all that glitters is not gold’, and ‘the road to hell is paved with good intentions’. This comical short sketch is essentially a retelling of Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein Monster’, where our mad scientist and his sidekick drone end up with more than they bargained for.
The First
Tiago Iúri (Portugal, 5’)
In a desolate world, a solitary survivor imprisoned in a silent house navigates the remnants of life amid the echoes of a destroyed Earth.
The song of flying leaves
Armine Anda (Armenia, 12’)
Suna, a twelve-year-old girl, lives in a forest and sleeps among the leaves. One day she meets a two-hundred-year-old man who offers to pass on hidden knowledge to her.
Zoo
Tariq Rimawi (Jordan, 8’)
Wandering through the worst zoo in the world, a child, Sami, searches for his soccer ball. He finds much more when he meets the little tiger Laziz, who follows him in his search for a safe place to play. They become friends, but the remains of the war hide dangers.
The beating seed
Marta Ribeiro, Alice do Carmo, Laura Pires, Tiago Pimenta (Portugal, 5’)
Two energies that exchange glances, yield to a passion that vibrates in harmony. Both are transmuted, revealing that with a gesture of love it is possible to deserve the world.