2023 Character Animation Film List
This is the final list of films in the 2023 Character Animation Open Show. The films are listed in the order they will be screened during the show (determined by the order in which they were submitted). Film durations are taken directly from the submitted films.
Films will play straight through, including a 30 minute intermission each night, without pause. The blocks below will not have pauses between them – they are separated out to make finding screening times easier. During the intermission there will be a countdown timer onscreen, showing when the films will resume playing. The intermissions are exactly 30 minutes – don’t be late returning to the Main Gallery.
Please note: Times listed below for each block are only approximate, and are intended to be a rough guide to when films in the show may play. Actual times will vary depending on the start time of the show and other factors. If you intend to see a particular film, plan on being in the Main Gallery at least 15 minutes ahead of the block of time the film is listed in.
Last updated: 4/20/23, 3:00PM PST
Approximate run times:
- Friday Night (w/intermission): 4 hours, 30 minutes
- Saturday Night (w/intermission): 4 hours, 30 minutes
Part 1 – Friday Night
Event kick off: 6:00PM
Estimated screening time:
6:15PM – Friday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 1 | Opening Titles | 00:25 | ||
| 2 | Claire | Coleman | Diary Entry of a Hollywood Transplant | 02:52 |
| 3 | Veda | Lee | Rush Hour | 01:29 |
| 4 | Julianna | Romero | this is what one week films are made of | 00:57 |
| 5 | Julianna | Romero | FIRST PERIOD | 04:58 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | Thach | BUGS! | 00:58 |
| 7 | Amara Sol | Mancia | Don’t Talk to Strangers | 01:29 |
| 8 | Sean | Kishiro | 睡魔er -Suimmer- | 00:29 |
| 9 | Yenni | Myung | A Rainy Day | 01:25 |
6:30PM – Friday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 10 | Bianca | Ramirez | Fish N’ Chips | 01:27 |
| 11 | Yang | Liu | Is it you? | 02:29 |
| 12 | Jaimi | Qiu | waterhole | 00:52 |
| 13 | Sean | Kishiro | Yorushika – Robber and Bouquet | 03:09 |
| 14 | Risa | Cohen | BUTTON | 01:41 |
| 15 | Katharine | Doescher | The Life and Death of Claire Voyant | 02:30 |
| 16 | Yuan | Cao | Unpacked | 02:40 |
| 17 | Asia | Miller | There Will Be Blood | 01:17 |
| 18 | Justine | King | Dusk | 01:10 |
| 19 | Tabs | Wekerle | Slinky the Insecure Snake | 02:30 |
| 20 | Kelly | Wang | time | 01:45 |
| 21 | Alisha | Liu | Let’s Assemble! | 01:14 |
| 22 | Shea | Territo | Education with Lawrence and Toni – TRAILER | 00:48 |
| 23 | Justine | King | The Little Poet | 04:00 |
| 24 | Claire | Seckler | The Turning Point | 02:30 |
7:00PM – Friday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 25 | Claire | Seckler | The Subtext – Song Tralier | 00:28 |
| 26 | Z | Balashov | Prince Ivan and the Clockwork Heart | 03:38 |
| 27 | Si Yi | Lee | The Bowl | 01:30 |
| 28 | Mina | Chacko | Lunch Hour | 02:30 |
| 29 | Sumin | Cho | Love… | 02:09 |
| 30 | Chun Kit | Fong | At Peace | 01:27 |
| 31 | Erika | Salazar | Cilindro | 01:30 |
| 32 | Alyssa | Anderson | 3:00 AM | 01:30 |
| 33 | sihan | ning | I began to be afraid of Death since a young age | 01:30 |
| 34 | Lauren | Spitzer | Foliage | 01:30 |
| 35 | Alyssa | Anderson | Renovation | 02:51 |
| 36 | Sydney | Agans | A Feral Scheme | 01:46 |
| 37 | Huayi | Yu | A Plastic Bag | 01:30 |
| 38 | Antoine | Couttolenc Camacho | VENTURE | 01:27 |
| 39 | Torianna | Jacque | Becky’s Day | 01:50 |
| 40 | Asia | Miller | Kudzu | 04:00 |
7:30PM – Friday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 41 | Asher | Borison | ALIENATED | 02:30 |
| 42 | Izabella | Anguiano-Jacobs | Forever and Always | 04:00 |
| 43 | Vincent | Parkes | The Collector | 01:30 |
| 44 | Izzy | Obey | Pass It On | 01:29 |
| 45 | Asher | Borison | “Feral” | 00:57 |
| 46 | Amarise | DeFranco | Punchline | 00:25 |
| 47 | Ayla | Kasimova | “The Trap” | 01:29 |
| 48 | Thet | Chal | Lemon Pigs | 01:11 |
| 49 | Thet | Chal | Get Ready with Prince Yaza | VUGUE | 02:30 |
| 50 | Sydney | Agans | Wishing Well | 02:30 |
| 51 | Julie | Zheng | SLEEP | 02:21 |
| 52 | Michelle | Kuo | Cedric | 02:30 |
| 53 | Tiffany | Pang | Summer Leaves – trailer | 01:16 |
| 54 | Rebecca | Payne | The Entertainer | 02:21 |
8:00PM – Friday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 55 | Jethro | Tai | Dog | 01:16 |
| 56 | Ofre | Sparrow Vaknin | RUN, LITTLE RAT! | 03:36 |
| 57 | Tabs | Wekerle | Lump the Frog | 02:30 |
| 58 | Joy | Chung | SideTracked-AnimaticTrailer | 03:02 |
| 59 | George | Park | IMUGI | 04:00 |
8:15PM – Friday
30 minute intermission
8:45PM – Friday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 60 | Thomas | Liao | We all know a guy like this | 00:33 |
| 61 | Metias | Gray | Mona by the Water | 03:22 |
| 62 | Aniya | Washington | STARBOY | 01:29 |
| 63 | Haley | Stemmons | Public Pool | 01:14 |
| 64 | Lan | Wang | Le Jardin de Dolly | 02:46 |
| 65 | Oz | Zhang | Grandpa and I | 01:29 |
| 66 | Ayako | Todo | Life | 00:52 |
| 67 | Lynn | Song | Fishbone Soup | 02:57 |
9:00PM – Friday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 68 | Jaimi | Qiu | One Last Time | 02:30 |
| 69 | Kelly | Wang | Stray’s Rest | 01:35 |
| 70 | Cat | Song | Picnic | 00:41 |
| 71 | Cat | Song | This is a Film I Made Just in Case I Forgot to Save | 00:13 |
| 72 | Izzy | Obey | Pass me your heart?!?? Squee | 01:04 |
| 73 | Abby | Mills | Updog | 01:30 |
| 74 | Kyousuke | Shimazaki | Gull’s Landing | 03:59 |
| 75 | Julia | Reshetnyak | RainDrop | 00:27 |
| 76 | Joyanne | Marquetant | in my room | 01:30 |
| 77 | Melis | Cemberci | Sugar Boo | 01:34 |
| 78 | Zechen | Wang | Wrong | 01:29 |
| 79 | Thomas | Spruill | DNCE BTL | 01:28 |
| 80 | Kirsten | Magbanua | Kain Tayo! | 02:30 |
| 81 | Z | Balashov | Perseid | 04:21 |
| 82 | Jennifer | Nie | Free TV | 00:48 |
| 83 | Rita | Chen | CHRYSALIS | 02:30 |
9:30PM – Friday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 84 | Hsin-Kai | Shao | The Follower | 01:30 |
| 85 | Adriana | Lopez Escalante | Maguey | 01:30 |
| 86 | Emi | Baumgardner | Spite | 01:30 |
| 87 | Yujieh | Chin | Roach | 01:28 |
| 88 | Lyly | Hoang | BLOOD BOUND | 02:29 |
| 89 | Jingqi | Zhang | So Long, Caz! | 06:59 |
| 90 | Mu’izza | Nur Rahman | In Deep | 04:00 |
| 91 | mingyang | li | Heads or Tails | 01:29 |
| 92 | George | Geng | Night Drive | 00:58 |
| 93 | Kalynn | Lam | SURFACED | 01:29 |
| 94 | Mu’izza | Nur Rahman | LUCE (Teaser) | 01:00 |
| 95 | yuecheng | wei | vending | 01:11 |
| 96 | Esther | Zhu | Go With the Flow | 01:29 |
| 97 | Joy | Chung | Grandma is Home! | 01:29 |
| 98 | Alisha | Liu | Here | 01:31 |
10:00PM – Friday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 99 | Haley | Stemmons | Snack Time | 01:13 |
| 100 | Jasper | Wang | Catch Me If I Fall | 23:32 |
| 101 | Zoe | Lacau | Un train pour nulle part | 06:06 |
10:30PM – Friday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 102 | emy | galustyan | So fly | 00:51 |
| 103 | Sydney | Agans | A Lemons Purpose | 02:32 |
| 104 | Carys | Feehan | Princess | 00:52 |
| 105 | Evangeline | Chang | My Star. | 00:14 |
| 106 | Maya | Kanoe | FERAL | 01:14 |
| 107 | Diya | Joseph | To The Ground | 01:28 |
| 108 | Luz | Montalvo | Shenanigans Ensue | 06:56 |
| End credits (part 1) | 00:54 |
10:45PM – Friday – End of part 1
Part 2 – Saturday Night
Event kick off: 6:00PM
Estimated screening time:
6:15PM – Saturday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 109 | Michelle | Tang | The Borrower’s Hypnotist | 05:46 |
| 110 | Thomas | Liao | Piano Class | 04:51 |
| 111 | Emy | Galustyan | Dance, My Garden! | 01:36 |
| 112 | Wanci | Hua | Dance On! Nonoko! | 04:38 |
6:30PM – Saturday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 113 | Sonia | Lee | PARTY | 07:16 |
| 114 | YoungWoong Melis | Kang Cemberci | The Hallway Story | 02:14 |
| 115 | Rebecca | Payne | The Sea Lion | 00:56 |
| 116 | Jiwoo | Lee | Call it a Day | 02:20 |
| 117 | Tianxiang Luke | Liu | Candy Apple | 07:00 |
| 118 | Isis | Mejia-Duarte | Corner Crush | 02:30 |
| 119 | Seojun | Yoon | PICNIC! | 00:38 |
| 120 | Rachel | Wang | grandpa and grandson day at the beach | 00:49 |
| 121 | Siyu | Wang | REBIRTH | 01:30 |
| 122 | Noah | Dean | So…No Tip? | 01:31 |
| 123 | Noah | Dean | Eat My Dust | 01:17 |
7:00PM – Saturday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 124 | Amy | Hewett | Apocalypse YASSS: Two Girls. One Rapture. | 04:00 |
| 125 | Noah | Dean | Brook N Legs | 06:42 |
| 126 | Mabel | Ryu | Popcorn! | 04:00 |
| 127 | Michelle (Miv) | Choi | FUNKY ELEPHANTS REALLY ADORE LEMONS | 00:15 |
| 128 | Anya | Butler | Feral | 00:39 |
| 129 | Anthony | Paras | Along for the Ride | 04:04 |
| 130 | Jonathan | Chen | Grandpa’s Tapes | 05:28 |
| 131 | Wasitee | Hart | Donuts Teaser | 00:23 |
| 132 | Erin | Jiang | Putting it off | 01:28 |
| 133 | Haley | Stemmons | It’s Cold! | 01:04 |
| 134 | Cat | Song | IN-UH [Waterborne] | 04:00 |
7:30PM – Saturday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 135 | Yiran | Wang | Feathered Frenzy | 02:14 |
| 136 | Jethro | Tai | The Plan | 04:00 |
| 137 | Nikol | Sargsyan | Hole Is ___. | 01:20 |
| 138 | Haiqing | Qi | Dawn | 01:30 |
| 139 | Wesley | Joseph | noharm2 trailer | 00:56 |
| 140 | Emma | Bliese | Knight in Shining Armor | 02:30 |
| 141 | Anna | Yoshinari | Aviary | 02:47 |
| 142 | Jay | Lee | Second Verse | 05:53 |
| 143 | Artemis | Huo | Lady Jellyfish | 04:42 |
8:00PM – Saturday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 144 | Leo | Lashley | #HOLESWEEP2023 | 00:12 |
| 145 | Sumin | Ha | Good Life | 04:00 |
| 146 | Jennifer | Nie | Parrots | 06:39 |
| 147 | Manuela | Pianesi | Big Sister From Outer Space | 05:44 |
8:15PM – Saturday
30 minute intermission
8:45PM – Saturday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 148 | Sophia | Du | Hungry Ghost Festival | 01:47 |
| 149 | Sapphira | Chen | Roller Coaster | 06:24 |
| 150 | Jennifer | Shi | Swallowtail | 02:30 |
| 151 | Ben | Knight | No Dialogue | 01:29 |
| 152 | Anya | Butler | FiREWORKS – TRAILER | 01:05 |
9:00PM – Saturday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 153 | D | Morales | Garage Band Basics | 03:54 |
| 154 | Ryan | Mesidor | Time | 02:30 |
| 155 | Risa | Cohen | Catatoca and the Crownchasers | 09:28 |
| 156 | Christina | Woo | Pipe Dreams | 06:05 |
| 157 | Rui | Zhou | Ear Notes! | 05:10 |
| 158 | Yunie | Choi | Resilience | 02:30 |
9:30PM – Saturday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 159 | Ivy | Tan | The Myna’s Guide to Hawker Happiness | 03:56 |
| 160 | Sumin | Cho | Kaboom Inn | 06:18 |
| 161 | Victoria | Basadre | Avery Birthday 3023 | 02:30 |
| 162 | Yuan | Cao | Falling Leaves | 04:00 |
| 163 | Ares | Cheng | The Demand | 01:05 |
| 164 | Luke | Lee | Sidetracked | 01:29 |
| 165 | Maya | Kanoe | Sinking | 04:30 |
| 166 | Rachel | Shin | Ginger | 05:51 |
10:00PM – Saturday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 167 | Ivy | Xiao | white crayon birds on blank paper | 01:38 |
| 168 | Vivian | Le | Not A Fish Story | 04:56 |
| 169 | Hanfei | Huang | Nordic Wonder | 07:00 |
| 170 | Torianna | Jacque | Nina’s Forest | 04:00 |
| 171 | Skye | Wang | Thick Skin | 00:42 |
| 172 | Michelle (Miv) | Choi | ORBIT | 03:23 |
| 173 | Lune | Ly | Apartment 404 (Teaser) | 00:29 |
| 174 | Kirsten | Gaila | To Get to the Other Side | 01:12 |
| 175 | Kim | Nguyen | what is the most majestic animal? | 01:10 |
| 176 | Lune | Ly | Memories of Snowfall | 00:57 |
| 177 | Nico | Baidan | Introduction (WIP) | 03:45 |
10:30PM – Saturday
| Film Number | First Name | Last Name | Film Title | Duration |
| 178 | Xai | Yaj | RA-MEN | 04:00 |
| 179 | Lewis | Tarver | I’M SICK! | 02:30 |
| 180 | Pavit | Panag | A Collector of Big and Small Things | 02:22 |
| 181 | Skye | Wang | The moth flies on, in the summer night. | 02:30 |
| 182 | Rebecca | Payne | Swept Up | 04:20 |
| End credits | 00:52 |
10:45PM – Saturday – End of 2023 Open Show