OFFshorts

While driving to a wedding, a Kurdish family hits a wild animal. The father, Aram, is forced to decide whether he should kill the animal or attempt to rescue it. Later it becomes clear how Aram struggles to find a place both in his new country as well as within his own family.

The moment of respite or agitation? Letting mind free or fighting with thoughts? A poetic animation film created in a traditional way by painting under the camera.

In a pool after closing hours, a lifeguard meets a woman. She refuses to leave and after some persuasion he agrees to give her a few minutes. However her intentions are something else than swimming.

Spring of 1990. Economic blockade in the newly independent Lithuania. Ukrainian student arrives to a small town in Lithuania, to a big house, where his secretly beloved Regina lives. However, the appearance of this unexpected guest only causes more tensions in Regina’s family. She has to make a decision: stay loyal to her parents, or follow her future with Taras.

The wild transformation of nine people stuck in a metro.

Asta is living in two different worlds.  One, as Isiodith the elf who fearless battle her enemies, and one, where she lives out her parents’ dream to become a great football player. After an incident at a café, she has to decide on whether to unite the two worlds or continue to keep them apart. 

A short tragicomedy about a teenage boy called Hubert, who dreams about a career in disco-polo music. He lives in the countryside with his parents who cultivate strawberries for a living.

It all starts out in an idyllic childhood but then bodies start changing, limbs grow rapidly and hairs turn up in the most unexpected places. For some it happens early, while others are left behind. This stop-motion animated short tells the story of going through puberty in a humorous and honest way.

A deft tale about My and Sally that are living the good life until one day the doorbell rings and a dude is standing outside. He seems to be in need of help and they immediately start taking care of him. Before they know it, his presence has taken over their lives and they desperately need to find a way to get rid of him. 

The desires and obsessions of three souls clash on the side of an eerie forest.

The photographer has lived his life by doing the same things over and over again. For one day, the photographer experiences situations that reflect the ambiguous nature of his mind.

Afterparty is a portrayal of an old person’s last moments and the value of microfungi, bacteria and other small entities living with us. Human world meets nonhuman in this psychedelic short film which mixes different animation techniques.

An ordinary family takes a day-trip into the beautiful nature without any technology, to regain contact with each other. They don’t seem to know each other anymore, but eventually the family gets confronted with the force of nature as they encounter a savaged sheep and conflicts start to reach the surface.