Rachel Stern

Based on Elizabeth Swados’ picture book of the same name, this animated short film charts one woman's struggle with depression.

Put out of his swamp solitude by a wicked tyrant's order, grumpy ogre Shrek goes on a journey – accompanied by a chatterbox donkey – to retrieve a beautiful princess from a tower, unaware that she has secrets all her own.

A failed New Jersey inventor embarks on a career as a standup comic, turns to drink, and labors to keep his family together.