ROOTS • 2020
DIRECTOR: Jose Alejandro Yanez
COUNTRY: Colombia
RUNTIME: '8
SYNOPSIS: In an age where hunger and drought seizes the rebel and agonizing Mayan people , the Supreme Priest decides to invoke his God Kukulkan. Through a special ritual sacrifice on full moon, he will encounter his own "shadow" and experience death as a vision to overcome his fears and realize his true nature as a human being.
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Short-Animation
• Best Direction
SHORTS • ANIMATION
JUNG & RESTLESS • 2020
DIRECTOR: Joanna Priestley
COUNTRY: USA
RUNTIME: '6
SYNOPSIS: Jung & Restless explores the mythopoetic realm through mandalas and dream images that hint at mystery and hidden trauma. "Life is a short pause between two mysteries." -C.G. Jung
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Short-Animation
CRISS CROSS • 2020
DIRECTOR: Caroline Hamann, Fritz Penzlin
COUNTRY: Germany
RUNTIME: '7
SYNOPSIS: Criss Cross is a film about love and borders. Which is stronger? An unfortunate chain of events motivates a couple in love to try and defy the obstacles between them. Can they be overcome or might digging underneath be a better solution? And just when you think it’s getting easier, bureaucracy and the past get in the way!
NOMINATIONS:
• Best Short-Animation
