Animations 2025
Trailers and Info
Dreamland - Iran
Dream Land is the story of a boy named Arat who decides to save his city from destruction. Pasha, his funny and cute friend, and Tamara, the smart and clever girl of the story, are his companions on this path.
Director - Mohsen Enayati
Cat-Tastrophe - US
A cat, through its catastrophic antics, inspires a villainous inventor to devise her most evil plan yet. 3D animated slapstick comedy.
Director - Morgan Seigler
Dodge College of Film & Media Arts 2025 Graduate, Animation & VFX major.
Dark Orange - Iran
The story is about a young couple who seem to have a peaceful life, but their relationship has deep problems. The woman suffers from a one-sided emotional relationship and makes the last effort to improve it, but he ignores her feelings, has sex with her and treats her like a servant. She becomes disappointed and depressed. He believes that he is a feminist and a defender of
women’s rights. He criticizes physical violence and participates in the international Day of Violence against Women.
Director - Zahra Azadpour
Zahra was born on August 28,1991 in Iran. She is a graduate of the BA in directing. Her first passion was photography. She entered the job market as a photographer at the age of 16. She was working ,and studying at the same time. At the age of 25
she became interested in cinema and began her studies in directing. During her studies, she made several short animations, documentary films, and Experimental short films. After graduating, she made a short animation, “ Dark Orange,” In 2024. This animation is her first film that has officially participated in International festivals.
Freedom - Netherlands
Under fascist rule, what is worth saving? And how far will you go to save it?
Two astronauts try to rescue forbidden art treasures from a totalitarian regime by smuggling them on their mission to Jupiter. During their long space journey they then encounter some mutual disagreements.
Director - Arjan Brentjes
Arjan Brentjes started his career as a painter, but since 2010 he is dedicated to making short film, the last years mostly animation. Arjan often takes the viewer back to a visual style from the past, to look at our present, or future from there. Thereby wittily commenting on the development of our technological society and the haughtiness of man.
Director Statement
In 2024, my plans for a larger project hit a lengthy hiatus. Since I can't stay idle, I started a smaller, no-budget project. On one hand I wanted to address the rising tide of authoritarianism. But on the other, I also chose to create a comedy, to keep things bearable for myself in these dark times. Whether those two elements can coexist is for the viewers to judge.
The Day After - Iran
Trapped in the monotony of her sepia-toned world, a woman dreams of a fish swimming toward the sea. As it moves through waters shaped by love and longing, the journey becomes her own—an awakening to the vast possibilities beyond her confined existence.
Director Biography - Ramin Parvin
Ramin Parvin Born and raised in Iran. He studied cinema/direction at university and made several Short movies and Animation.
He was participating in international Film festival and won Prises for shorts. Parallel his studying at university he started painting and had show in several solo and group exhibitions in Iran and USA, Sweden, Austria and Germany.