Real stories, real subjects, real emotions. Reality is the birthplace of these short animated documentaries.

What's up Doc? Well, plenty! Here's an often overlooked genre in the film industry: short animated documentaries. Animation can help bring real stories to life and deal with traumas, memories, unresolved conflicts, neglected feelings and so on. Reality is the birthplace of these short docs. Real stories, real subjects, real emotions.

This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2024

Showing in this program

Gigi

• Cynthia Calvi
• France, 2023
• 13 min.

Gigi tells us about her gender transition with humour and sensitivity.

Madeleine

• Raquel Sancinetti
• Canada, 2023
• 14 min.

Every week, Raquel (41) visits her friend Madeleine (107) in her retirement home in Montreal, Canada and tries to convince her to get out of the house more. First Madeleine refuses, but then agrees. A mix of live action and felt stop motion shows a beautiful friendship and the importance of not giving up.

Not in Love

• Eugénie Bouquet
• Switzerland, 2022
• 4 min.

Two people are sitting on a bench in the Parc des Bastions in Geneva, Switserland. One, Judith, is a sex worker who talks about her experience with disabled clients. The other one is interviewing and recording her.

Swimming With Wings

• Daphna Awadish Golan
• The Netherlands / Israel, 2023
• 10 min.

A short animated documentary exploring the immigration experience through the eyes of a little Israeli girl learning how to swim with clothes on in the Netherlands. She meets other young migrants and discusses their experiences.

The Choolers: Fish & Meat

• Monsieur Pimpant
• Belgium, 2023
• 13 min.

Fish & Meat pulls you into the world of experimental hip-hop group Choolers Division, whose members are artists-in-residence at the art brut center La S in Belgium.

The Skatebook

• Sofia Negri
• United Kingdom, 2022
• 5 min.

The Skatebook is a short animated documentary which brings together a variety of voices from the skateboarding scene in London, England.

This Is TMI

• Vidushi Gupta / Subarna Dash
• India, 2023
• 6 min.

Big boobs vs. small boobs - who has it worse? A group of ladies discusses in what way being a part of a conservative society affects how we feel about our breasts.

Two One Two

• Shira Avni
• Canada, 2023
• 4 min.

Filmmaker Shira Avni continues her personal animated documentary journey to explore motherhood, fragmentation, neurodiversity, trauma, and healing. Two One Two mixes archival video, sound recordings, clay on glass, under-camera, and rotoscoped animation.