Short Film Program

Dark Toons 2025

From ghost towns to fever dreams, these animated tales stretch the imagination—and snap it back with a shiver. Uncanny, offbeat, and hauntingly tender, this is where dark humor and darker truths collide.

Wed Jul 30 7:00 PM

The Films

Bunnyhood

Mansi Maheshwari | UK | 9

Mum would never lie to me, would she? Innocent Bobby discovers the answer to this question when she is surprised by a last-minute trip to the hospital.

Confetti

Amanda Bonaiuto | US | 4

Separation, fever dreaming, and a deflated celebration.

Detlev

Ferdinand Ehrhardt & Fabian Driehorst | Deutschland | 13

A constantly freezing man in his forties drives to a lonely petrol station every evening and orders a microwaved Toast Hawaii. Detlev indulges in this in a bizarre ritual, because it's the only thing that warms him in his daily life. But when he is observed by a stranger one night, his world begins to crumble into shameful pieces.

Humantis

Paris Baillie | US | 9

Humantises are masters of deception. But can they hide from change? When one Humantis unexpectedly goes through a physical transformation, it struggles to adapt and grow into its new self.

Monsoon Blue (夏夢迴)

Jay Hiukit Wong & Ellis Kayin Chan | Hong Kong | 14

The dream of a goldfish to return into its wild form uproars her long-forgotten memories, and a self-conscious monsoon is about to be uninhibited.

Paradise Man (ii)

Jordan Michael Blake | US | 12

Paradise Man searches for meaning in an unknowable universe. And he wants to talk a little bit about… Golf.

The Peel

NanTung Lin | Portugal, Belgium | 6

After a flat tire leaves her stranded in the woods, a woman revisits haunting memories of her self-destructive tendencies. As she peels the skin from her fingers, each strip draws her deeper into the past. With every layer, she steps closer to the hidden child within herself.

A Round of Applause for Death

Stephen Irwin | UK | 5

Death takes centre stage and faceless spectators applaud the inevitable in a series of murderous dreams.

Swifts

Ada Napiórkowski | Estonia | 5

Like every year, the swifts are returning to their homes in the “sleeping districts”. But this year the humans are gone, leaving nothing but spirits.

TV oder Die Ruhestörung an der Waldbergstrasse (TV or The Disturbance on Forest Hill Road)

Frederic Siegel | Switzerland | 14

Six-year-old Diego spends too much time watching TV and ends up with square eyes. This triggers a series of mysterious phenomena that seep through various screens throughout the entire apartment building. When police officers Kim and Mike arrive to investigate a noise complaint, they find themselves in a disarray of blended worlds and must face off against fictional characters come to life.

Event Details

7:00 PM
Seating Opens
8:30 PM
Films Begin
10:00 PM
Q&A with Filmmakers

Venue

Brooklyn Commons Park

5 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201

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