Shorts Block: World of Animation

A showcase of some of the most visionary animated short films from around the world featuring films from established filmmakers and new emerging talent.

A JOURNEY WITH MY DAD
Southeast US Premiere | Directed by Mor Israeli
France | 10 minutes | 2023

For the first time, a radiant five-year-old accompanies her dad to a hotel where the vacationers look a little strange. Through her eyes, a journey tinged with surrealism begins as she eventually discovers her dad's hidden history.

GROWING UP MIZRAHI
International Premiere | Directed by Carol Isaacs
UK | 3 minutes | 2023

Through cartoons and music, this animated film delves into the experience of growing up as the UK-born daughter of Iraqi Jews within an Ashkenormative world.

I WILL TAKE YOUR SHADOW
Southeast US Premiere | Directed by Ayala Shoshana Guy
Germany | 19 minutes | 2023

Two brothers flee home during the Nazi regime. Generations later, their granddaughter weaves a dreamlike story of the untold past crossing into the present.

THE RIGHTEOUS
US Premiere | Directed by Davide Tromba
Italy | 9 minutes | 2023

A beautifully animated short celebrating the bravery of Attilio Francesetti, who in 1943, at the age of just 18, helped save the lives of nearly 300 Jews.

SWIMMING WITH WINGS
US Premiere | Directed by Daphna Awadish Golan
Netherlands | 11 minutes | 2023

A touching animated documentary exploring the immigration experience through the eyes of a little Israeli girl learning how to swim with clothes on in the Netherlands.

TO US YOU ARE ALL THE NAMES
International Premiere | Directed by Hedda Keszler
Sweden | 8 minutes | 2023

Julia's texts about their family's Jewish identity, shared over goulash and TV, help bridge the gap caused by Katinka's memory loss, fostering a stronger connection between grandmother and granddaughter.

WHAT'S IN A NAME
North American Premiere | Directed by Ruth Liliana Levin
Spain | 15 minutes | 2023

Using childhood memories, a fictional manuscript, internet archives, and discovered letters from Buenos Aires, the director Ruth Liliana Levin explores her familial connection with her great aunt Lea, who perished in the Holocaust, delving into a family mystery about why she didn't flee France when the opportunity arose.