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BONUS SPECIAL: SHORT ANIMATIONS - NORTHWEST COAST PREMIERE

Pietra
(Animation, Portugal, Neighborhood, Language: Portuguese w/ English subtiles, 13 min. 2024) Directed by: Cynthia Levitan

In daydreaming about unlikely relationships, the flower - as delicate as it is revolutionary - represents an act of love amidst the suffocation and embrace of a classic Portuguese neighborhood.

No Vacancy
(Animation, Colombia, Experimental Animation, Language: Spanish w/ English subtiles, 7 min. 2024) Directed by Miguel Rodrick

Inside a crumbling motel, a man drifts in search of release from a past that lingers in every room.
No Vacancy braids reality and memory through vivid, shifting imagery. Jack moves through chaotic nights marked by deep-seated shame, addiction, and the weight of past mistakes.

Dolores
(Animation, Mexico, Adventure, Language: Spanish w/ English subtiles, 8 min. 2024) Directed by Cecilia Andalón Delgadillo

Dolores is a 7 years old girl who just wants to play, runs away from a fire demon and accidentally falls into grave.

A Girl, A River
(Animation, Brazil, Drama, Fantasy, Artsy, Language: Portuguese w/ English subtiles, 7 min. 2025) Directed by Renata Martins Alvarez

The story of a woman, from childhood to old age, and her relationship with a river to explore life, its cycles, nature, and the feminine.

Saq Nikté and the Spirit of the Mask
(Animation, Guatemala, Fantasy, Indigenous Folklore, Language: Spanish w/ English subtiles, 8 min. 2025) Directed by Ester Weiner

In a forgotten community, an artisan girl puts an old K'iche' invocation to the test and summons a curious spirit into our world.