Somnium 2013
In a world where order suppresses independent thought, a young girl uses her creativity to break free from the oppressive societal system.
In a world where order suppresses independent thought, a young girl uses her creativity to break free from the oppressive societal system.
Ember is a fantasy adventure about the African Fynbos and its inevitable destruction and regrowth. A Nature Sprite with a passion for life and growth discovers a Fire Sprite with a mission to burn everything and worlds collide, but destruction is inevitable.
A disgruntled wife goes on a journey to fight her inner demons and rekindles the love with her husband.
As they sit across from one another at a coffee shop table, a young couple takes to the tablecloth and journeys through their own individual worlds to reach each other.
Tim is a recluse who sees the outside world as a frightening place. He wakes up one morning to discover that he has run out of milk and now he has to leave his home and face his biggest fears.
Joleen wakes up in her bed to discover that she is falling through the sky. Her mother - who is not phased - hands her a goose and shoves her off the bed. As she falls objects from her life pass her.
Hypno the sandman tries to fulfill his nocturnal tasks by putting people to sleep. However, this is hampered by a very determined coder who has to stay awake to meet a deadline. Hypno tries in vain to put the coder to sleep, but just as he wants to give up, he succeeds in an unexpected way.
A beautiful starlet that awakens the spirit of a Terran boy with her stellar charms!
One night, a female bird heads into a bar determined to find love. Outwardly she seems to be incredibly outgoing and popular, everyone seems to want to get her attention, but underneath there is a dark layer of insecurity. A muscled seagull and a majestic peacock both catch her eye and she thinks that one of them might be the one, however upon interacting with them, she realises that there is more than good looks and charm. This eventually drives her to confront her own insecurities.
A child gravedigger (Willow) buries bodies in a dishevelled graveyard. She gets the surprise of her life when a corpse comes back to life and will not return to its grave.
Mrs Mantis has recently devoured her husband. She is seated in a dimly lit bar, mulling over this perfectly regular series of events. Memories of Mr Mantis fill her with lust and reluctant regret. Although Mrs Mantis considers herself a strong and independent woman, she is somehow struggling to come to terms with this perfectly normal occurrence.
Two brothers travel to make their dream of being among the stars come true.
An experimental animated short film that uses a hybrid production technique. The result is a paper animation that incorporates 3D animation, laser engraving, cutting and stop motion. The film explores the relationship between stillness and movement in animation using Chronophotography both for inspiration and understanding.
An energetic puppy name Noodle would like to play with his lazy kitten friend, MoeMoe, so he goes to make her some coffee. The caffeine kicks in and they both begin to play, however as the days go on MoeMoe begins to act weird. After each cup she becomes more aggressive, fidgety and her eyes widen. Noodle is terrified of what his friend is becoming and decides to no longer make coffee for his friend. MoeMoe will not have this and threatens Noodle into giving her more , but there is no more coffee left. Noodle wants to save his friend. He trades his collar for some calming leaves he gets from koala. MoeMoe drinks then coffee with the leaves making her calm and chilled.
This short film is a story of love between a wooden man and stove child.
Wednesday, a sock wakes up in the middle of the night to find that his part Wednesday 2 is gone. He rushes to the tumble dryer, wherein lies the portal to Sockworld to track her down.