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Chasing Memories We Can Barely Recall ANIMATIONWorld

‘Telsche’: Exploring Memory and Loss Through Minimalist Art

Set on a stark salt-flat landscape and rendered in just three colors, Sophie Colfer and Ala Nunu’s 2D short follows a young girl’s search for a mother she can no longer fully remember, using stripped-down visuals without dialogue to explore how memory fades and returns.

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Shorts in Focus: McKinley Benson’s ‘Two Ships’

Writer/director McKinley Benson, writer/producer Mackenzie Benson, and EP Jodi Benson talk about the beauty of the ordinary, like sticky notes left on a refrigerator, and how little moments between two people take on such special meaning in their award winning 2D film about how a couple working opposite schedules tries to maintain their connection through fleeting encounters.

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Watch: The Making of ‘Two Ships’ Animated Short

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 10:16am

Go behind-the-scenes with writer/director McKinley Benson and writer/producer Mackenzie Benson as they detail the production process, from development to sound design, of their award winning 2D film about how a couple working opposite schedules tries to maintain their connection through fleeting encounters.