Capybaras
Hunting season has begun. A family of capybaras seek refuge in a chicken coop, but the hens don't trust them. The curiosity of the youngest members of the families will create a union with unexpected consequences.…
New Directions
75 minutes
A programma 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 than the filmmakers and the stories we already know. This programme celebrates bold, fresh (and sadly often unheard) voices that come from the most unexpected corners of the globe. So, pack your backpack, find that adventurer in yourself and open this treasury of unique perspectives with us.
This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2025
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Cave of Warmth
The hunter's daughter and the young wolf unexpectedly rescue each other while wandering in the forest in search of their parents. Upon finding them, they face a difficult choice: follow the path of their parents or preserve their friendship.
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Kupalba
The 3D documentary animation “Kupalba” tells the story of the family during a Russian-Georgian armed conflict, the war in Abkhazia.Up to 300,000 people lost their homes and faced displacement on the territory under Tbilisi's official control. "Kupalba" tells the story of one IDP family from Abkhazia who were ripped apart by the war.
Lucky Dog
Lucky Dog is an animated musical satire about immigration and privilege. It tells the story of Dice, a dog raised in an Indian household who dreams of a better life. Being a domesticated pet, he believes he is entitled to more privileges than the rats, cockroaches and other pests that have inhabited his apartment. When his owner, Disha, immigrates to Canada, the dog decides to follow her to the other end of the world.
The story pokes fun at privileged individuals in society who are never content with what they have. It also sheds light on the immigration process which seems heartbreaking and unfair to some, like asylum seekers, and a mere formality to others, like the privileged and educated class.
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Mother?
A young boy who is on holiday with his parents in Semarang. Throughout the journey, the parents often fight until they realized they're run out of gas. They stopped at the nearest gas station. It was already evening, when in Indonesia there would be the sound of the Maghrib call to prayer which signifies that night is coming. The boy who was tired of hearing his parents fighting saw a hand inviting him to enter the forest. The boy was taken by a mysterious woman into the forest without his parents knowing. The boy met a mysterious woman with long breasts who acted like a mother to him. He was taken to the top of a dense tree branch with other creatures and ate together. The boy who was satisfied and full finally fell asleep in the arms of the mysterious woman. The next day he woke up from the sound of kitchen utensils being hit and found his old doll that reminded him of his parents. The mysterious woman who forbade the boy to go out from the forest turned into a scary creature. The boy escaped from her and managed to get out of the forest found his old parents looking for their child. When they were about to go home, the boy found that the mysterious woman was the myth of Wewe Gombel and the small creature that accompanied him in the forest was the spirit of a child victim kidnapped by Wewe Gombel.
Mountain Mountain
Two young adults, Charlotte and Valerie, ride a cable car up Mount Faber in search of mountains in Singapore.
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Zoo
This short animated film is inspired by the worst "Zoo in the world", located in Gaza. The animals that died because of the war were embalmed and exhibited. The remaining living animals, involving a tiger called Laziz, were rescued to safe reserves, including Jordan. But nothing has changed for the people living in Gaza. We wanted to shine a light on the people's desperate situation in war-torn countries by telling a story of friendship and suffering through the innocent eyes of a child.
