Saturday Morning Cartoons
DIRECTOR(S):
Cloey Davis; Jian Yuan, Anyue Chen; Kiran Bhakta Joshi; Caitlin-Marie Miner Ong; Diana Reichenbach; Sarah Sklar; Luna McKee; Keith Cantrell; Faye Isherwood-Wallace; Avery Kroll SYNOPSIS:
Each year, RiverRun presents our own version of Saturday Morning Cartoons to our young audiences. We search high and low for the best new animated shorts that we think will appeal to both children and adults alike. This year, we have a wide array of films encompassing many different interesting animation techniques and stories. Our Saturday Morning Cartoons truly have a little something for all ages!
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33rd & Clover
33rd & Clover is an animated short film about a stray kitten who is ousted by his colony and pushed to the bri...
8 min | Cloey Davis | USA | English
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Beetle Summer
A young girl who lives in the countryside of Japan is raising a rhino beetle for beetle fights in order to gai...
3 min | Jian Yuan, Anyue Chen | USA | North Carolina | English
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Clay Bird
Mocked for her potter grandfather’s simplicity, a nine-year-old girl turns away from him, until heartbreak a...
14 min | Kiran Bhakta Joshi | Nepal | North Carolina | English
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The Cloud Herder
An aging herder protects her flock of clouds from an oncoming storm....
7 min | Aidan McAteer | Ireland | North Carolina | N/A
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The Dandelion
The Dandelion is an animated short film about the human condition, as experienced by a dandelion, who is threa...
6 min | Caitlin-Marie Miner Ong | USA | North Carolina | English
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Kinder Conversations (Big Stories, Small Scribbles)
Will you grow up to be a monster? Is the Easter Bunny really made of smoke? Kinder Conversations is a playful ...
4 min | Diana Reichenbach | USA | U.S. | English
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The Lonely Life of Lint
When a dryer-dwelling lint creature becomes aware of its isolation, it embarks on a quest for companionship. S...
4 min | Sarah Sklar | USA | North Carolina | N/A
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Lost Track
After the end of civilization, a cassette player robot goes on a journey to find new music, gaining an unlikel...
3 min | Luna McKee | USA | English
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A Night With Monkey Gino
Bedtime is more about fun and less about sleep for a monkey who wants to play. But when his show curtain opens...
4 min | Keith Cantrell | USA | World | English
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One Track Mind
Sophia the squirrel embarks on a journey of self-discovery, helping her navigate emotions of grief after the l...
7 min | Faye Isherwood-Wallace | Northern Ireland | North Carolina | N/A
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The Piano
One night, a young girl discovers her father bent over the keys at the piano, sparking a lifelong bond that re...
8 min | Avery Kroll | USA | North Carolina | N/A
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