An eclectic and unique selection of animated short films from around the globe.

Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Torill Kove (THE DANISH POET) narrates her family's journey as they swap their safe and predictable life in Norway with the fresh unknowns of vibrant 1970s Nairobi. This animated short wraps rich nostalgia around memories of eventful family trips, timeless teen antics and those inevitable moments of adolescent epiphany. Bursting with wit, a joyful colour palette and an energetic soundscape, MAYBE ELEPHANTS is a vivid homage to Kove’s time spent immersed in Nairobi’s bustling culture.

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MAYBE ELEPHANTS

Three rebellious teenage daughters and their restless parents swap their predictable lives in Norway for vibrant 1970s Nairobi.

Three balding brothers travel to Istanbul to get a hair transplant. Stuck with each other in a hotel far from home, their insecurities grow faster than their hair.

BEAUTIFUL MEN

Three balding brothers travel to Istanbul to get a hair transplant.

A former captain suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder lives with his daughter in a humble house located by the sea. Together, they live isolated from the world and must confront the challenges of their situation. One morning, their lives change forever when an unforeseen event occurs.

IN THE SHADOW OF THE CYPRESS

On the coldest night of the year, a night watchman clocks into his lonely security booth in the empty parking lot of an upscale apartment complex. Voiced by the late Michael K. Williams, the character — identified only as “Nobody” — spends his nights composing endless security logs to stay awake. "What will these bizarrely acute observations amount to?," NOBODY asks, as he abandons his post and goes in search of a mysterious brown dog.

THE BROWN DOG

Voiced by the late Michael K. Williams, a night watchman abandons his post and goes searching for a mysterious brown dog.

A robotic vacuum suffering from burnout quits its job at a hospital and sets out to find community and a greater purpose on a quiet street where two lonely rabbits are stuck in perpetual loops.

TENNIS, ORANGES

A robotic vacuum escapes its routine job and stumbles across two lonely rabbits who are stuck in perpetual loops.

Winter is here. Forced by the lack of food, Fuseline, the little ermine, flees her wild environment and settles near an isolated farm and its chickens. Her arrival threatens the precarious existence of the man who lives there. Content Warning: Depictions of Animal Abuse/ Animal Harm

VOLCELEST

Winter is here. To survive, Fuseline must flee her wild environment and settle near an isolated farm.

The Miracle, a place where the sun always shines, with opportunities to relax and food in abundance. It’s late already when Irma checks in at the resort. As she explores the area the next morning, she quickly comes to realise that everything there is designed to facilitate families. Irma fully immerses herself in the world of the all-inclusive resort. But how do you relate to a place that constantly confronts you with the things you don’t have?

THE MIRACLE

The Miracle, a place where the sun always shines, with opportunities to relax and food in abundance. But how do you relate to a place that constantly confronts...

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