Animation Block Party Returns July 24

New York animation event Animation Block Party returns to the Brookfield Place arts complex along the Hudson starting next Thursday, July 24. The opening night is free and open to the public, including the live musical performances before each film. Filmmakers will also be on hand for audience Q&As.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., followed by a performance by Franny and Zooey at 7:30. Shorts begin playing at 8:30, with a Q&A session with event director Casey Safron and the filmmakers scheduled for 10. Visit the website for more details.

Film Lineup:

• ABP Intro: Street Justice (Ben Li)
• Sanjay and Craig “Fart Baby” (Jim Dirschberger, Jay Howell)
• Fluffy McCloud (Connor Finnegan)
• WolrdWord (Peter Glantz, Becky Stark)
• In the Beginning (Arthur Metcalf)
• Blankfillers (Celeste Lai, Peyton Skyler)
• Love Ball: Ball on Fire (Dana Sink)
• Amasia (Guillaume Renier, Fabien Kretschmer, Gaelle Seguillon, Adrien Bisiou)
• Goodbye Rabbit, Hip Hop (Caleb Wood)
• Wind (Robert Lobel)
• Pest (Tom Haugomat, Bruno Mangyoku)
• Payada Pa’Satan (Antonio Balseiro, Carlos Balseiro)
• Momentum (Kameron Gates)
• The Divide (Brent Sievers)
• Le Sens du Toucher (Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo)
• Papa (Natalie LaBarre)
• ABP Outro: Bewitched Barry (Chelsea Manifold)