The animated short film Astigmatismo takes us on an adventurous play of cat-and-mouse through beautifully assembled depth of fields. Story and vision directed by Nicolai Troshinsky, with character designs by Gina Thorstensen, background designs by Cecilia Ramieri, music by Shogun Kunitoki, and sound design by Pierre Sauze.

Yes No Yes Yes Go indulges our senses to a glitch-filled experimental experience, as the semi-doc-fantasy-narrative pulls us through the events of a youthful and energetic music festival. An unique vision by director Andrew Morgan.

How do you make the world’s smallest movie? With atoms of course! Check out Nico Casavecchia’s IBM-charged 1stAvenueMachine-fueled animated short for A Boy And His Atom.

James W. Griffiths’ (previously posted on EK here) Room 8 presents the theory-turned-reality version of the ultimate prison. From an original story by Geoffrey Fletcher, and in association with Bombay Sapphire.

A theater troupe in the business of creating personalized experiences for their clients drives the fantasy drama of Brian Jin’s gorgeous The Customized Play // 맞춤희곡. A very promising feature filled with hope, nostalgia, loss, and solace. Can’t wait to watch this one.

The logic of love can be a downright dangerous thing, in director / writer Rob McLellan’s sci-fi short ABE.

Wow your brain with the camera trickery behind SCREENGRAB. The latest experimental endeavor by Willie Witte. With accompanying sound aid from Kevin McAlpine.

A dialogue of interpretive dance embellishes the search for communal / societal meaning in the short film Gravity of Center. Directed by the minds of Thibaut Duverneix and Victor Quijada.

Christopher Bell’s short Bridges contemplate the mixed emotions felt through a would-be mother and her loyal babysitting routine. A quietly moving and subtly tinged drama. Check it out all out after the jump.

Prolific South Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-Soo (previously mentioned for his work THE DAY HE ARRIVES) is at it again with his latest feature entitled Nobody’s Daughter Hae-Won // 누구의 딸도 아닌 해원. His films may always comprise of the same story elements, but the overall sum of the parts reflect a refreshing approach to his themes of unforgiving and impossible love.

What better way to create new and interesting forms of technological art, than to combine all of our pre-existing ones? Meet studio Marshmallow Laser Feast, with their amazing showcase of Musical Laser Forests, Light Painting, and Quadcopters. In association with The Creators Project

A hunter balances the fate of both herself and a newly encountered stranger in Alexis Fradier’s student short film La Nuit de L’Ours. Beautifully constructed backdrops with painterly textures, check it out after the jump.

Evan Viera’s Caldera is a vividly serene personal recollection of mental illness. Executed beautifully in animated form… Watch it all unfold after the jump.

In Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ The Kings of Summer (originally titled as Toy’s House), teenage rebellion hits the great natural wonders of the outdoors. A comedy for the young runaways in us all.

Even Death cannot stop the power of love, in Faroese singer / songwriter Eivør’s latest music video True Love. Directed by the imagination of Heiðrik á Heygum.

Experiments in sound design and mind control blend into intriguing possibilities in Antonio Tublén’s latest piece entitled LFO.

Ülo Pikkov’s darkly penetrating stop motion short BODY MEMORY reflects on historical tragedies of the past with complex and stunning visual craftsmanship. Check it all out after the jump.

Filmmaker Anand Gandhi explores the age-old idea of Theseus’ paradox, and projects these wildly philosophical findings onto his latest experimental narrative feature entitled Ship of Theseus. More perplexing back-story after the jump!

Nightingales in December depicts a painterly sequence of images unearthing the terrifying / nostalgic remnants of song-bird-human hybrids. An awesomely animated and enigmatic short by Theodore Ushev. Check it out after the jump.

Kees Brienen’s hard-hitting and extremely personal documentary Dead Body Welcome throws us into the unavoidable pit of human mortality, and takes us on a journey to hopefully find peace and resolve.