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So for all of you interested in checking out some **Shorts** this year, I wanted to make a point to highlight some of the shorts that may be flying under the radar this year.

[The Streetlight and the Cat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7if_8WijFYE) is University Project that has a pretty cute story about a kitty in an allyway that has to deal with an annoying malfunctioning lamppost.

[Kurei](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQI0mU3lsa8) is an interesting music video that stands out because of the interesting visualizations that are used to represent the girls frustrations and anger.

[Diving](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYkjaxOpJwE) is another art university project that has a pretty chill underwater aesthetic that takes a pretty wild turn in a way that visually represents the fantastical unpredictability of a child's imagination.

[1000 Mankai Hug Nanda](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIB5FM31-c0&feature=youtu.be) is a really cute slice of life that seems to have been ripped right out of a slice of life anime. It is pretty compelling how well characterized the girls are, both as individuals and their relationships with each other in such a short time frame.

[Wild Fire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iaycf6XwzOQ) is a pretty humble project that is animated with a very visually pleasing watercolor style. It is very nice to see the ways the environment and creatures gradually change into one another as we explore the variety of life that we see in a forest during a fire.

[Floating Girl](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG9pjD8h62E) is absolutely incredible, please check this one out. The art direction of this short feels very unique and incredibly well executed. The slow pace of the visuals with the very smooth transitions between scenes create a very strong vibe.

[Onomatopoeia Rap](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDPiLgmhUgE) is exactly what it sounds like. Visually it doesn't seem particularly complicated but the pacing of the video are amazing.

[Parasite Piano](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtByL8Spvs4) is about a talented and famous girl's relationship with playing the piano, in a way that emphasizes the sacrifices and overbearing nature of its presence in her life. The standout in this piece are the ways that the visuals and music are distorted to give it a fairly unconventional pace to the music video.

[Sonar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYWbwbixREo) is a video showing a girl exploring various real world locations with a nice jazzy backdrop. The video is of actual real world footage, with the animation drawn on top.

[The Death Vender](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPERYI4JCac) is another university project with a somewhat abstract depiction of a young boy as he deals with the idea of life and death when finding an abandoned pack of chickens.

[MEE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujSjdxn73Ms) is a very cute short film about a young adventurer as he attempts to battle his way past the guardians of a ruins. It feels very reminiscent of some of the best parts of classical children's adventure movies. Overall there is a lot of quality here, it even has a mini-'OST' that is very well made for a project of this size.

[Talk with God](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDw_bx3EHcw) is an interesting blend of a pop-jazzy tune with fluid psychodelic visuals (stylistically similar to the works like Pink Elephants on Parade)

[Out of Sight, Out of Mind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ6PTC3c26s) is an artistic depiction of a girl who finds herself on the moon and deals with her loneliness and isolation.

[Yama Day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZSAFfGl3Y4) is a very short video that stands out with its very rapid transitions between dozens of hand drawn styles.

[Dreams Come True](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dI3HuzzdY0) is a music video that deal with themes of how people deal with the expectations of conformity in an oppressive technodystopia.

[Botu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkPqC8dgVR8) is a shorter project with a mix of live action and animation where a man tries to escape from his drawings that come to life and try to attack him.

[Representation of Light](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PDRxH4p89s) is an Art Project where a woman reflects on two photographs of her grandmother and a young and old age.

[Kira Kira Kirari](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XolykMUz09w) is a cute 10 minute piece showing a lonely young girl who explores the city with her imaginary friend.

[Infinite Blue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOOR5Tzs1sw) combines a very Bassy Electronic piece with very alien-looking geometric figures as they move and form into various structures.

[Lovesome](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo0MacEo9Sg) has a much more minimalistic style with isolated piano tracks with a somewhat simple style of people in relationships, showing the ways that people's relationships can morph and change over time. This is much more about depicting an *idea* of relationships and the forms they can take rather than a specific, linear narrative.