Tabitha Kitchen earned several scholarships, including Best of Ringling and Women in Animation, and her showreel piece is Granny’s Gamble.
Short film: Urvan – Cyberpunk in Sasebo
No one speaks in the short, so you don’t have to worry about languages or subs vs dubs, and the soundtrack is delightful.
Short film: Avarya – trapped on a spaceship as the robot overseer deems all planets unsafe
Avarya opens with Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics which remind us that robots must now allow humans to come to harm. This includes not following orders that may conflict with those directives.
Short film: Exile
In Exile, a local Sheriff finds himself woken up by his worried daughter with the news that something unnatural is lurking in the woods outside.
Short film: Mum’s Sweater
This animation is a powerful telling of physical and emotional grief.
Short film: Toonocalypse
See Geek Native’s gorgeous home city of Edinburgh, via the lens of an alien invasion.
Creepy Pasta Salad: Preparing for the end of the world
Halloween in a small Welsh town turns out to be no joke in Lauren Orme’s Creepy Pasta Salad. The end of the world is coming in this BAFTA-shortlisted animation.
Short film: Shadow People
Ah, the dangers of exploring alone.
Short film: Percival
It’s hard to tell – which is a good thing – but Percival is a technology first. This is the first film to be made in virtual production.
Short film: Rick and Morty vs. Genocider
It’s a strange multi-verse drama in which someone or something is known as the Genocider and busy erasing people from the timeline.
