Animated Shorts

Carol panics and argues with her girlfriend Ray after an unexpected proposal. The situation gets worse when she wakes up in an apocalyptic reality and terribly discovers that Ray has transformed into a butterfly. Ray’s transformation, the invasion of the outside world into their home, and the growing tension between the two threaten their relationship. Carol is afraid of losing Ray…
…but devoting yourself to your girlfriend could come at a price.

In a world of towering mountains, dutiful train conductor Peregrin navigates his train through dangerous terrain like a well-oiled clock. One day, the free-spirited musician Clara smuggles herself into his machine room. Soon, catastrophe strikes, and Clara and Peregrin have to overcome their differences to save the train from derailing.

In the closed-off school environment of 1990s Taiwan, Xiao Jiang and Xiao Qing meet and fall in love, only to be torn apart by the pressures of society, leading to a tragic end. On the brink of death, Xiao Jiang’s consciousness drifts back to memories of the past, caught between love and regret. When she awakens, the world has changed—but the one she loved is gone forever.

Franklin won a shoe at a mysterious auction. One day, it unexpectedly “cracked open into a smile.”

The story is set in Taiwan during the economic boom of the 1960s and 1970s, when many women were forced to sacrifice themselves due to financial pressures at home, carrying regrets for the rest of their lives. The protagonist, “Grandma,” represents countless young women of that era.

“thóo-kong-á” is a stop-motion short about a man performing Taiwan’s traditional bone-collecting ritual for his late grandfather. As the ceremony unfolds, memories and reality blend, revealing their deep bond. The film highlights this fading tradition as an expression of love, memory, and culture.

After his brother’s funeral, the grieving protagonist longs to see him again. He visits a temple and joins a ritual to descend into the underworld, hoping to reunite and express his love one last time.

Modeled after the real-life practice of US sailors being forced to censor their pin-up tattoos during World War II, Draft Paper tells the story of an unfulfilled fashion designer who has to face the moral and personal implications of creating his art during a tumultuous time in history.

After being jolted awake by his alarm, a weary Wei-De finds himself overwhelmed by monsters formed from work frustrations and family expectations. As he scrambles to escape, he tears apart his home in search of something important. Under such pressure—how will he respond?

This is a story about appearance anxiety. The doll begins by exploring its surroundings, gradually becoming drawn to external objects, and eventually grows dissatisfied with itself, leading to a transformation. To make the doll appear more lifelike on screen, we combined real locations with live-action footage, creating a world where reality and fantasy seamlessly merge.

In a picturesque town, a man named “anyone” rejoices in the beauty of everyday life and celebrates the natural world. The people around him, however, are more focused on conforming to modern society, and ostracize anyone for being different.