A programme with voices who are underrepresented in the field of animation. Pack your backpack for a trip around the globe.
Never stop learning. There is so much more beyond the filmmakers and stories we already know. This programme celebrates bold, fresh—and sadly often unheard—voices from the most unexpected corners of the globe. So pack your backpack, find the adventurer within yourself, and explore this treasury of unique perspectives with us.
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A delivery rider spends an ordinary day navigating a city far from home, trapped in a cycle of work that feels endless and unseen. As voice notes from his mother punctuate the hours, her distant warmth briefly softens the rhythm of survival. The Voice Of Mother reflects on quiet burdens and the simple comfort of being remembered.
Grace Lee, an overworked mother in Singapore, collapses at work and is admitted to the hospital, where she unexpectedly finds freedom as a patient.
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While Oscar struggles to choose between staying with his toys or following his best friend after girls, a sudden act of terrorism forces him to leave his hometown and grow up abruptly. Four decades later, during the COVID-19 crisis, he returns in search of shelter and food, haunted by memories of his past.
Snake Soup volgt een soldaat op weg naar het slagveld. De ontmoetingen die hij onderweg heeft prikkelen zijn rijke verbeelding. Tot een verwoestende explosie zijn levendige herinneringen aan het verleden vervagen en samensmelten tot een hallucinante waas.
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Chalisa is a short stop-motion musical that explores the power, dedication, and wisdom of the Hindu deity Hanuman while celebrating his extraordinary life. The film brings the lines of the "Chalis (40) Chaupais," written by the esteemed poet Tulsidas, to life through playful yet meaningful clay visuals.
Every day, Vladimir, an elderly Beirut resident, reads the obituary and attends funerals, mourning his wife, his home, and a decaying city. Rituals, denial, and a brief encounter with a young girl guide him toward acceptance. In the end, he faces not only personal loss, but the disappearance of the world he once knew.
In a remote Guatemalan community, 11-year-old Saq Nikté performs an old invocation that awakens Iq’, a curious and playful spirit. Entirely in the K’iche’ language, the film follows their encounter as Saq Nikté crafts a mask as an offering, bridging the worlds of the living and the spirit.
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Actor by day, magical girl by night! Kat lands the role of a lifetime voicing her favorite character, Tala, but soon faces her greatest foe: inexperience. A meowful tribute to the dubbing industry, by Velocity Jade De Lumen.
Kaboom Animation Festival is the one-stop-shop for the latest and greatest in all things animated. Ranging from cutting-edge experimental arthouse to colorful stories for families and kids, Kaboom will cater to the animation needs of all. Yes, even yours, my amazing weirdo friend!
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