2026 FESTIVALApril 8-18, 2026Lansing, MI

Family Friendly Shorts

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  • Dear robot
  • A Gift Undelivered
  • Disorder of Gearwheel
  • Friends
  • Becoming
  • Who knows what’s on the plate?
  • Green Summer
  • Single Use
  • LOOK AT ME
  • Underworld

Dear robot

After growing up, a girl encounters a robot in the forest. Accidentally reactivating it, they become companions. In a bittersweet ending, the robot powers down. In despair, she breaks its control switch, discovering a beating heart beneath.

  • DIRECTOR
    YU-ZI LAI
  • YEAR
    2025
  • RUNTIME
    4 Minutes

A Gift Undelivered

After dying unexpectedly, a boy’s soul wanders in limbo. At a night market, he meets a mystical cat and recalls a broken promise—to deliver a doll and an apology to his sister. With the cat’s help, he inhabits the doll to fulfill this heartfelt mission.

  • DIRECTOR
    YU-XUAN CHEN
  • YEAR
    2025
  • RUNTIME
    5 Minutes

Disorder of Gearwheel

Disorder of Gearwheel is a stop-motion animated short film that tells the story of an elderly man suffering from dementia. Caught in a flowing river of reality and hallucination, he battles both his youthful inner self and a giant fish symbolizing the disease.

  • DIRECTOR
    NAI-LING WANG
  • YEAR
    2025
  • RUNTIME
    7 Minutes
  • LANGUAGE
    Chinese - Min Nan

Friends

A little girl and her family go on a picnic in the forest. After a joyful time playing, the girl accidentally leaves behind her beloved stuffed toy. It is unexpectedly found by a raccoon, who senses the toy’s deep longing to return to its owner. Moved by this, the raccoon decides to help—and so begins their journey.

  • DIRECTOR
    YA-YUN ZHENG
  • YEAR
    2025
  • RUNTIME
    5 Minutes

Becoming

After facing setbacks in singing, a young girl falls into self-doubt. Through a heartfelt conversation with a kind woman in the park, she reconnects with her passion and eventually finds the courage to perform on the street. The story conveys that the true value of a dream lies not in success, but in how it makes us stronger and more true to ourselves. Through this narrative, we hope to resonate with audiences pursuing their own dreams and encourage self-acceptance beyond external judgment.

  • DIRECTOR
    I-TUNG WU
  • YEAR
    2025
  • RUNTIME
    5 Minutes
  • LANGUAGE
    Chinese, English

Who knows what’s on the plate?

The protagonist is a chef. One day at work, a series of strange events occur. He doesn’t take them seriously. But as he focuses on cooking, he sees a vision of his past self and suddenly realizes he has been preparing unsanitary, unhealthy food for his customers. Panicked, he denies responsibility and wants to escape, but cannot change the truth. In the end, the appearance of his grandmother helps him understand that everything he’s done must be paid for.

Green Summer

This fantasy adventure tells the story of a grandson who goes missing while searching for the Frog God in the mountains. His grandparents anxiously search for him, deeply portraying the endless love and protection of the elderly.

  • DIRECTOR
    CHEN-YUN MAO, ZI-LING LU
  • YEAR
    2025
  • RUNTIME
    3 Minutes

Single Use

Set in a far polluted future, a scavenger resourcefully creates to survive in this stop motion film.

  • DIRECTOR
    Jonney Zomberg
  • YEAR
    2025
  • RUNTIME
    5 Minutes
  • LANGUAGE
    English, No Dialogue

Feel The World

In a moment of distraction, a mole falls into a fantasy world. Obsessed with his phone, he unexpectedly embarks on an exciting journey with his dog.

  • DIRECTOR
    SHU-TING LIANG, ZHAO-QI WU
  • YEAR
    2025
  • RUNTIME
    3 Minutes

LOOK AT ME

In an alien art museum on a distant planet, extraterrestrial beings admire paintings from Earth. These artworks take pride in their high view counts and likes, striving to stand out.

  • DIRECTOR
    YI-CHUN CHIN, YI-ZHEN WANG
  • YEAR
    2025
  • RUNTIME
    8 Minutes

Underworld

A young boy accidentally breaks a taboo while folding spirit money and unknowingly crosses into the underworld, where he encounters a teenage grim reaper. Since the boy’s time in the mortal world is not yet up, he becomes a target for capture—prompting the two to embark on a daring escape. As they face life-and-death trials along the way, the grim reaper, who had never allowed himself to feel for anyone, begins to develop emotions. And with those feelings, their fates quietly begin to change.

  • DIRECTOR
    JIE-SYUN KE
  • YEAR
    2025
  • RUNTIME
    3 Minutes
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