Spotted Bird

Pushed to their limit, the Manta Rays rise up against Man to take control of the Earth; it is the dawning of a new Manta Ray Era and the “flattening” of Mankind.

Piet, an elderly man in a nursing home, finds himself limited in his actions when he suddenly begins to transform into a bird. Although he is still accepted within the group, he feels that it's time to join a new flock.

Luna, the granddaughter, helps her grandmother bury her dog. But what happens when you’re dead and buried underground? Her grandmother evades the question, so Luna is tempted to see for herself what happens below. A colorful short film exploring the tension between childish innocence and death.

After getting stung by a nettle Sarah finds that scratching, whilst providing relief, has destructive results.

In a fit of jealousy, Mira does everything to get her love for Doenja returned. After a wild and dangerous climb through the city, she gets her way, but love cannot be forced.

When the mayor promises housing for everyone and the polls open in this animation, the hounded doves are quick to act. With an election result that would delight the Partij for the Animals.

A caring daughter reluctantly sees her elderly mother reclaim control of her life. The latter feels that if she will die anyway, she prefers to do so with love and fun. And with booze, cigarettes and some action between the sheets. The men who are attracted by her personal ads, like flies by honey, are thrown out by the annoyed daughter. And talking of flies... they are a persistent pest as well. She fails to kill them, as they turn out to be mother’s friends, who in this imaginative animation bring about a climax.

The lonely teenager Yo hurls tomatoes in frustration and accidentally hits Lydia, an elderly, disabled woman. Rushing to her aid, he soon discovers that Lydia is not as helpless as she seems. Gradually, the lines between perpetrator and victim begin to blur.

A sticky debut animation about the overwhelming fear of amalgamating with a partner and losing your own identity. It starts with something small: the same clothes, the same friends, the same hobbies, but if you don’t watch out you will grow completely together: into a monster, to be exact. Watching this at a party, Tina feels it’s literally zum kotzen, but fortunately her boyfriend is waiting at home, who is totally different from her. Or is he?