Laura Asherman

A poetic animated short following the narrative of a family enduring separation on both sides of a border. Through stop-motion animation and poetry, the film uses land-based artifacts to reflect the desert and the people who withstand harsh distances through rooted traditions of mobility. Each animated image evokes the earth’s imposed complicity in the severance of border-dwelling families, yet also its role in the methods of care and closeness that sustain the rebellion inherent in loving across borders.

A part-time Indian-American comedian in the US sees an opportunity to fast track his career in India or else accept that comedy may just be a hobby.

This short doc centers a Holocaust survivor who unintentionally inspires his daughter and grand-daughter to become clowns. Follow three generations of this wacky and inspiring family, from Nazi Germany to Jim Crow Alabama to modern day Atlanta.

In The Dumpster Dive, cockroach news hosts Howard Scourge and Madison Von Vermin report on how microplastics could have dire consequences for their species’ biggest nuisance: humans. Toeing the line between documentary and fiction, Asherman combines expert testimonial, collage animation, puppetry, and live cockroaches in this short hybrid film.