Ghadameh Yazdahom / The Eleventh Step
Maryam Kashkoolinia (Kanoon – Institute for the Intelectual Development of Children & Youth Adults)
Iran, 2020, 10'45”
A little lion cub, born in a zoo, lives in a cage that is only ten steps long. At the eleventh step he bangs his head against the bars, but one day the zookeeper leaves the cage door open…
The Invention of Less
Noah Erni (Studio uuuh!)
Switzerland, 2021, 3'03”
Due to global warming, a young polar bear has to leave her home and moves to Zurich. Together with other animals, she tries to make a living with casual jobs until she suddenly has an idea that will change the world forever.
Migrants
Hugo Caby, Zoé Devise, Antoine Dupriez, Aubin Kubiak, Lucas Lermytte (Pôle 3D Roubaix)
France, 2020, 8'17”
Two polar bears are driven into exile due to global warming. They will encounter brown bears along their journey, with whom they will try to cohabit.
Orgiastic Hyper-Plastic
Paul Bush (Late Love Production/Ancient Mariner Productions)
Denmark, UK, 2020, 6'50”
An animated extravaganza of plastic collected from beaches, roadsides, attics and junk shops. This is an elegy to a love affair that has gone sour, a fond farewell to that most beautiful material that has enslaved our planet – plastic.
Maihinnoussu / The Landing
Kaisa Penttilä (Aalto University/Kaiho Republic)
Finland, 2021, 9'23”
A family trip to a zoo is interrupted when an unknown species tries to enter the zone.
דור העץ / Gen Tree
Ronni Shalev, Alon Sharabi, Hod Adler (Bezalel Academy of Art and Design)
Israel, 2020, 3'05”
In a town where the adults live on ground level and children refuse to come down from the treetops, a series of interviews sets out to discover what is it exactly that the generations misunderstand about each other. This animated documentary highlights the absurdity of childhood, adultness, the internet, and generational gaps.
Anna et Manon vont à la mer / Anna and Manon Go to the Sea
Catherine Manesse (La Poudrière)
France, 2020, 4'07”
After a summer camp, Anna and Manon decide to go and live by the sea so they never have to part.
Croc'Marmottes / The Big Crunch
Benjamin Botella (Vivement Lundi !)
France, 2020, 7'23”
It is winter. The snow is falling hard in the mountains. Heidi, Lucie, Léonie, and Nickie are yodelling marmots looking for a shelter for the next five months, the time of their hibernation. On their journey, they will meet Denis, a solo and taciturn ibex, who is looking for peace and quiet.