Hurry UpENSAV La Cambre, Belgium

At At rush hour, a fruit crowd throng into the metro to the frantic rhythm of the music . The metro stops abruptly and the fruits renounce their eagerness gradually, they begin to fall asleep and dream of a world where they grow on trees. But the metro reboots suddenly and thand they return to the harsh reality: the terminus.

DirectorMargot Reumont

After a carefree childhood in the South West of France, Margot leaves her peaceful countryside to face the turmoil of the Belgian capital. It was in Brussels that she discovered the joy of animation. She’s admitted at the school of La Cambre, where she directed sdirected several short films selected and awarded in dozens of international festivals. Recently, she co-founded the animation studio Tabass Co. based in Brussels.

PrecipiceYale University, USA

A wrench is thrown into a young couple's date when Elizabeth's former lover wanders into the restaurant.

DirectorOliOliver Orr

OliOliver Orr grew up in the small town of Mattituck, Long Island, New York. From an early age, he loved everything about movies and filmmaking. His first published work was a two-minute claymation short called "Checkmate," produced at the East End Student Film Project when East End Student Film Project when he was twelve years old. In high school, he produced award-winning shorts in film class, including "Wine and Dine," as well as several others with the Manhattan Film Institute, including the coincidentally titled shoshort, "Checkmate" and the romantic "dramedy" short, "Precipice." He is now studying at Yale University, where he has not yet declared a major but is studying english, history, geology, linguistics, and music.

AmbivalenceNarafi - Luca School of Arts, Belgium

AmbiAmbivalence tells the story of Nora, who lives a very eccentric life. She looks at her life as if it’s a rollercoaster that's only going up. But Nora doesn’t realize that her cheerful nature might also have a very dark edge.

DirectorMaxime LahousseMaxime Lahousse

Maxime Lahousse Maxime Lahousse was born in Maldegem on 16 of September in 1994. She is a very young but very talented Director of Photography. She studied Film at the Luca School Of Arts, Narafi. She has the delicacy to create the perfect look and feel for a momovie and will go out of her way to make the most beautiful shots she can make. She met Tine Lammens in her last year of film school and became partners with her. She created the image and feel of the movies Tine wrote the words for.

Did You Hear About Her DadInstitute of Art, Design & Technology, Ireland

Archie is difArchie is different, too different to leave the house, but he wants to spend more time with his daughter. When her school organises a parent-teacher meeting Archie sees his chance to be a normal Dad but risks revealing his secret as some local kids attempt to local kids attempt to expose who he really is.

DirectorJessica Patterson

Jessica is an animator and filmmaker from Dublin, Ireland, who recently graduated from the Institute of Art, Design and Technology. Her graduate film ‘Did You Hear About Her Dad?’ features themes of self-acceptance and family, but also features a giant owl so thereowl so there’s a little something for everybody.

super shorts Friday, April 22 - 1:00 pmWhitney Humanities Center Auditorium