Flickers’ Encore: Award Winning Shorts Showcase

Cartoon Physics | directed by Ru Kuwahata, Max Porter | 11 min. | Animation
A mother confronts her child’s first encounter with death by retreating into the impossible logic of old cartoons.

7h53 | directed by Pénélope Rose | 20 min. | Live Action Short
Marcus and Elisa have lost their little girl. The couple did not survive Coco's death. However, one night, Marcus returns to see Elisa, whom he hasn't seen for two years, accompanied by... Coco! The reunion is animalistic. But for how long did Coco come back? And how could they keep her with them forever?

Howl | directed by Sara Crow | 17 min. | Live Action Short
Misfit Molly lives in a tent in her suburban backyard—but when she spots a wolf and no one believes her, she becomes obsessed with proving it's real.

Now It's A Strange House | directed by Ethan Rosenthal Grossman, Cate Knothe |
33 min. | Documentary Short
Through newly rediscovered 30-year-old videotapes of Ethan’s great-grandmother & recently captured digital footage, Now It’s A Strange House explores how the small German village of Eubigheim grapples with the history of its Nazification.

Amid the resurgence of German fascism and far-right politics, the townspeople are forced to confront forgotten narratives—and the unsettling truth that they may be less accepting than they once believed.

Geronto | directed by Mark Pluck | 19 min. | Live Action Short
Based on true events, GERONTO is a short LGBTQ+ coming-of-age drama about longing, connection, and self-discovery.

Set over the course of one night in the late 2000s, the story follows Younger, a man in his 20s, who meets Older, a man in his 60s, at a discreet London pub.

Fanny | directed by Karlijn Milder, Lotte Milder | 30 min. | Live Action Short
The ambitious hairdresser Fanny must survive within the demanding world of the Viennese court. When she pays no mind to the existing rules and moralities of the time, she draws the unexpected attention of Empress Sisi, as well as a public audience.