Your Loved One

An unusual pet-care provider offers a special kind of service, from enrichment toys and vegan meal options to embalming and 24/7 counselling.

Text by Hilary Hewitt

Narrated by Hilary Hewitt

Adapted Into: Loved Ones

  • Director/Producer – Ellen Crowley.
  • Co-Director – Damon Herrero.
  • Editing – Omar Mirza.
  • Character Design – Sophie Doong.
  • Animation – Ellen Crowley, Omar Mirza, Sophie Doong.
  • Sound Design – Charles Waldren, Connor O’Reilly.
  • Special thanks – Bonnie Forsyth, Jake Duczynski, Felicity Wilcox.

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Dreaming Poets Dreaming

Journey along with our protagonist as he encounters all the confusing, confronting, exciting and frightening worlds that make up our universe.

Text by Dael Allison

Narrated by Dael Allison

Adapted Into: I Dreamed a Dream

  • Animators – Ann Chen, Dave Zang, Gogo Shi, Ian Zhang, Wave Hu.
  • Sound Designers – Emily Li, Sophie Hu.
  • With Thanks To – Anna Spencer, Deborah Szapiro, Jeremiah Baker, Sophia Chan, Petra Warr, Justin Zhang, Jason Solanki, Ivy Li, Felicity Wilcox.

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Quicksand

A small box which must not be opened triggers a recurring nightmare and growing despair and shame for a person who attempts to deal with the increasing pressure alone.

Text by Seetha Dodd

Narrated by Seetha Dodd

Adapted Into: Breathe

  • Concept and Animation – Mawrgan Shaw.
  • Sound Design and Music  – Jacob Waxman.

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Quicksand

A small box which must not be opened triggers a recurring nightmare and growing despair and shame for a person who attempts to deal with the increasing pressure alone.

Text by Seetha Dodd

Narrated by Seetha Dodd

Adapted Into: Dreamscapes

  • Director – Anna Jacobson.
  • Animator – Anna Jacobson.
  • Sound Design – Anna Jacobson.

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You Can’t Go Home Again

A man returns home after nine years away to find his once beloved hometown abandoned and abused. If there’s nothing for him there, he assumes he’ll leave. However the bus he came on is already gone.

Text by Luke Evans

Narrated by Luke Evans

Adapted Into: The Return

  • Animation: Zilan Wang, Jie Li, Sirui Li, Peiyan Yao, Weichen Xu.
  • Sound: Manning Allen Scott, Xuanni Wu.

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Waste Not, Want Not

The Covid-19 boredom is real. Cooking might just ease the pain. But only if you have the right ingredients.

Text By Suzanne Frankham

Narrated by Suzanne Frankham

Adapted Into: Cooking With Carol

  • Animation – Josephine (Max) Tran-Pham, Yin Hmong Lai (April), Jason Cortes Valones, Gene Tibig.
  • Sound Design – Daniel Faber, Joseph Nguyen, Luke Helmich.
  • Voice Actors – Teri Tzaneros, Liam Russell.

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Nostalgic Leisure Industry

Upon signing up for the nostalgic leisure industry, one receives a bag full of their own memories. From an old pair of gumboots to aged Facebook posts, whatever’s inside leaves you wanting more.

Text by Brianna Bullen

Narrated by Brianna Bullen

Adapted Into: Kioku

  • Animation – Tenny Karpetian, Grace Yi, Ming Shu Tan, Seoeun Gong.
  • Sound Design – Jessica Warner Howison, Nina Longfellow, Thomas Smith.

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Star

In competition for the most beautiful feather cloak, it becomes apparent that beauty and confidence isn’t always a winner.

Text by Marie Dustmann

Narrated by Marie Dustmann

Adapted Into: See Which Way The Cat Jumps

  • Director – Gabby Hawkey.
  • Animation – Gabby Hawkey, Sabrina Sarkis, Huan Xin (Nancy) Xu, Qige (Eli) Kang.
  • Post-Production – Gabby Hawkey, Sabrina Sarkis.
  • Composer – Jade Sorenson.
  • SFX Design and Mixing – Grace Newman, Zeki Ahmet.

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Life’s Riddle

Cyril has always wished for more from life, but never really thought about the consequences of his wishes if they ever come true.

Text by Margaret Parker

Narrated by Margaret Parker

Adapted Into: Rictus

  • Animation – Hannah Kelly, Jessie Wang, Joanne Sparks, Nathan Le, Sohun Bae.
  • Sound Design – Rebecca Hatch, Yasmine Barraket.

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The Swimmer

After seeing what he believes is a swimmer struggling in the water, a man begins to lose his grip on reality as strange images begin to haunt him.

Text by Richard Holt

Narrated by Ella Watson-Russell

Adapted Into: Esplanade

  • Animators – Jasmine Rogers, Luis Lagman, Saachi Owen, Tash Adamou.
  • Sound Designers – Alec Lee, Ethan Cowley, Nick Major.
  • With Thanks To – Deborah Szapiro, Felcitiy Wilcox, Jersey the Cat.

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