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SEASON FIVE
December 7th, 2024

2024

3 PM  Pacific - 5 PM  Central- 6 PM  Eastern

What makes #MoStopMo stand out from every other festival?

All Qualifying Submissions to The #MoStopMo Stop Motion Shorts Festival receive individual feedback on their animated short.  Official Selections receive feedback from our Juror Panel of acclaimed and award-winning Animation Industry Professionals, according to their field of expertise!

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- 37 Films - 14 Countries - 

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Ronny: A Crocumentary CANADA

(2:37)
DIRECTOR: Abbey Britton Collings


A frog documents Ronny, the friendly crocodile, who's only desire is a hug. A silly story through rose-tinted glasses.

https://abbeycollings.myportfolio.com/

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The Lonely Life of Lint  USA

(3:50)
DIRECTOR: Sarah Sklar 


An unexpected discovery sends a lonely lint creature on a quest for companionship.

https://www.instagram.com/madame_squish/

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Hurdles USA

(3:35)
DIRECTOR: Pamela Oliver Munoz


When an un-athletic dreamer's hopes of being on the track team are dashed, her negative thoughts weigh her down until she can let go of them, and be her best self.


https://www.pamelaomunoz.com/

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Ballad of a Bleeding Heart  USA

(8:31)
DIRECTORS: Florencia De León, Valentina Büchner


Roach wants to show people that she is a good cockroach. While in a stop-motion studio, she makes friends with a bullied puppet.


 

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Train Set USA

(5:51)
DIRECTOR: Timothy Lee Hittle


A skeleton finds the perfect cap for his head and takes his train for a joyride through an odd train set.

https://www.jayclay.net/

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Midnight Grief  MEXICO

(4:24)
DIRECTOR: Juliana Isabel Galvan Roman


Rose, a hair dresser, is about to close her shop due to her maternal grief, but in the middle of the night, she receives a peculiar visit, a werewoman mid transition.


https://www.instagram.com/midnight_grief/

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Babayagagogo  FRANCE

(16:56)
DIRECTOR: Myriam Schott


The story of a little turtle rejected by those of the sea and the land because she's too different. Never doubting her own true identity, she ends up changing the world for the better through the sheer force of love.


http://babayagagogo.com/

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ASTER  UNITED KINGDOM

(5:27)
DIRECTOR: Chloe Hebert


A guide, responsible for sending fallen stars back up to the sky, encounters a fallen star that cannot return.



 

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Ana Morphose  PORTUGAL

(10:00)
DIRECTOR: Joao Rodrigues


As little girl reads herself to sleep, the physical world starts melting into an alternate reality where the contents of a book rule over the laws of physics.


https://www.facebook.com/anamorphoseanimation

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The Happy Pill  VIET NAM

(1:47)
DIRECTOR: Ha Quy Nhat Nguyen


A bottle takes its own pill to feel happy,
but does it work?


 

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Anew  VIET NAM

(6:46)
DIRECTOR: Ha Quy Nhat Nguyen


After being confronted with the consequences of working a job she's not passionate about, an Animator finally finds the courage to pursue what she loves.



 

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Farmers Market  USA

(4:51)
DIRECTOR: Sara Caldwell


In a dystopian future in which aliens treat humans like farm animals, 10-year-old Grace manages to escape and finds sanctuary where she least expected it.


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28291035/?ref_=nm_flmg_unrel_2_wr

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Shrapnel  USA

(2:11)
DIRECTOR: Nathan Gagnon


A Vietnam veteran wakes up in an empty hospital, missing one of his legs. As he begins to explore the hospital seeking help or an exit, post traumatic visions manifest before his eyes and he realizes he is not alone.

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Blue is the Night  USA

(3:38)
DIRECTOR: Mikael Trench


The full moon sings its heart out to the open ocean, in hopes of finding a love that it will never receive.

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Aqui  USA

(3:32)
DIRECTOR: Anabella Gonzalez


A young girl going through stressors begins to physically unravel. With the help of her sister, will she be able to piece herself back together?


https://www.instagram.com/aqui_thesis

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Symbiotic  USA

(3:08)
DIRECTOR: Arianna Ahrabinejad


Symbiotic follows Zoe, a teenage girl who finds herself plagued by a strange nightmare of a mantis couple. As the film goes on, we see two stories slowly unraveling each other as images of this nightmare persist.


https://www.instagram.com/symbiotic_film/

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Who is doi?  KOREA

(6:19)
DIRECTOR: Yeonje Kim


One day, Dohyon meets an old doll named Moomoo in his dream. The puppet Moomoo asks Dohyeon to find his owner.


 

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Galaxy Hamster!  USA

(4:20)
DIRECTOR: Sean Michael Malony


A savior of all those who squeak, he stores all his wrath in his cheeks!

https://www.instagram.com/apartmentdfilms/

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An Honorable Mention top these filmmakers who submitted to our festival for 2024

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