Buddy, a homeless man in Portland, makes his living returning cans and bottles.

A quiet symphony of circulating air.

This quick documentary profiles a woman with a passion for sharing music; she has created an international phenomenon by leaving mixed CDs for others to discover.

Shot on a ferry from Seattle to Victoria, this moody and minimalistic visual poem floats to the music of French electronica artist Colleen.

Two average brothers trade f-bomb insults over breakfast in this animated slice of life.

Exploiting the compression of time possible with motion pictures, this documentary artfully shows paper artist Helen Hiebert's process.

This elegiac poem to a least-favorite time of year reminds us that summer will always end.  Forever.

From a cloudy, perhaps psychotic, point of view, the story of an unsettled mother unfolds.

Exquisite, state-of-the-art motion graphics poetically render the universality of humanity.

This maddening and excruciating piece demonstrates how self-destructive behaviors can stem from rituals intended to bring comfort.

Exhilarating stop-motion blossoms of cut paper burst forth in colorful and decorative formations. 

Maxie Leoussis recalls the love of her life, her departed husband Yiannis.  "The most horrible thing he did to me was to die."