CIFF 2024

SHORTS: ENTER THE CIRCUS

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7 films in package
MAYBE ELEPHANTS
Three rebellious teenage daughters and their restless parents swap their predictable lives in Norway for vibrant 1970s Nairobi.
BEAUTIFUL MEN
Three balding brothers travel to Istanbul to get a hair transplant.
IN THE SHADOW OF THE CYPRESS
A father, a daughter and a guest.
THE BROWN DOG
Voiced by the late Michael K. Williams, a night watchman abandons his post and goes searching for a mysterious brown dog.
TENNIS, ORANGES
A robotic vacuum escapes its routine job and stumbles across two lonely rabbits who are stuck in perpetual loops.
VOLCELEST
Winter is here. To survive, Fuseline must flee her wild environment and settle near an isolated farm.
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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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.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    17 minutes
  • Language
    Swahili
  • Country
    Canada
  • Premiere
    Alberta
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Director
    Torill Kove
  • Screenwriter
    Torill Kove
  • Producer
    Lise Fearnley, Maral Mohammadian, Tonje Skar Reiersen
  • Executive Producer
    Rob McLaughlin, Michael Fukushima
  • Editor
    Alison Burns
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