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# Animated Shorts About the Magic of the Everyday World
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/university-of-rochester-mag-melting-animals/
- Published: 2020-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:06:13.000Z
- Description: "Melting Animals," an online program by the Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester, presents works by Jodie Mack and other unconventional animators.
- Author: Dan Schindel
- Tags: Film, Animation, Events, Jodie Mack, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 09:08 (2019, 2020, part 3)

The University of Rochester's Memorial Art Gallery has put together a fun little online program of animated shorts, titled [*Melting Animals*](https://mag.rochester.edu/exhibitions/melting-animals/?ref=hyperallergic.com). Seeking to "inspire younger audiences through the mind-expanding experience of cinema," the selections are focused on digital and handmade animation rather than drawn works, with the shorts featuring objects in motion and abstract visuals. It's a wonderful way to introduce kids to a wider range of animation, with works by the likes of brilliant indie animators such as [Jodie Mack](https://hyperallergic.com/tag/jodie-mack/).

All films in the program are completely free to stream.

**When:** December 12, 2020–January 4, 2021  
**Where:** Online

*More info at* [*the Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester website*](https://mag.rochester.edu/exhibitions/melting-animals/?ref=hyperallergic.com)