The Animation Show of Shows, a short film festival, is being screened on Friday, April 4, 2025 in Harriman Hall 111 Film Theatre. Starting at 7pm, the films will roll for approximately ninety minutes. These films have been selected from thousands created around the globe.

The animation film within the film industry is an in-depth genre. It is truly an art that both entertains as well as educates. The films are not kiddy cartoons. “Animation is a natural medium for dealing with abstract ideas and deeply felt concerns,” states Ron Diamond, founder and curator of this film festival.

Eleven beautifully crafted, unique films comprise the festival set. The techniques of these innovative films range from hand-drawn, paint on glass and stop-motion, to the latest computer-generated imagery. Together these films capture, in the words of Andrew Stanton, director of Finding Nemo, “all the wit, cleverness, integrity, warmth and humor that humanity is capable of,” and “have a universal appeal ideal for sharing with family and friends.”

A discussion will be led by New Media/Communications Professor Hanna Sawka, a filmmaker herself.

The following is the list of the eleven films plus the country/countries of origin:

The Story of Percival Pilts - Australia/New Zealand

 Tant de Forets  -  France

 Snowfall  - Ireland

 The Ballad of Holland Island House - USA

 Behind the Trees  -USA/Spain

 We Can’t Live Without Cosmos  - Russia

 Messages Dans L’Air - Switzerland/France

 Stripy  - Iran

 Ascension  - France

 Love in the Time of March Madness  - USA/Australia

 World of Tomorrow - USA

SUNY Orange’s Harriman Hall is located at the corner of Wawayanda and East Conkling Avenues, (GPS: 8 East Conkling Avenue), Middletown. Nearby on-street parking is available alongwith lot #1 adjacent to Orange Hall at 24 Grandview Avenue and lot # 5 across from the mansion located at 115 South St, Middletown.

Questions may be directed to Cultural Affairs at cultural@sunyorange.edu