The Animation Blog

Synopsis: A constantly freezing street sweeper drives to a remote gas station every evening and orders a microwave-warmed Toast Hawaii. One night, a construction worker observes him, causing him to flee in embarrassment. His world begins to fall apart as the desperate search for warmth drags him deeper and deeper into his inner abyss.

Written and directed by Ferdinand Ehrhardt.

Cinematography by Sebastian Ganschow & Leoni Gora.

Music by Clemens Gutjahr.

Sound by Manik Möllers, Samuel Krupke, Perschya Chehrazi, Vincent Egerter, Elias Gürtler, Jan Heitland and Robert Haag.

Voice cast:
Peter Schneider as Detlev
David Gordon Smith as Narrator & Son
Konrad Wipp as Dirk
Sebastian Ganschow as Jan-Eric

A short film by Yusef Najafi.

Director’s note: “After losing our mom in Iran, my dad, or Baba as we called him, built a happy home for my sisters and me in the U.S., as he assimilated and learned English.

“This animation attempts to capture his understanding that togetherness is what truly matters, alongside his journey through dementia as it drew him closer to my mom.

“I know he was thinking of her when he passed, and I’d like to think they are reunited in some way.”

Synopsis: A little girl on a beach holiday with her annoying little brother falls in love at first sight with a mysterious boy she spots in the distance.

Directed by:
Anaïs Dos
Coline Reverbel
Edgard Vernier
Kenzo Talma
Lisa Vlain
Martina Doll

Original Score by Aloïs Benoit.

Sound Mix by Pierre-François Renouf.

Synopsis: A shy boy sneaks into the scariest waterslide in the park… but the real fear is waiting for him at home.

Written and directed by Uri Lotan.

Animated by Charles Larrieu, Gabi Barito and Lauren Adassovsky.

Music by Asaf Sagiv.

Sound by Daniel Eaton.

Voice cast:
Ivri Shai
Rom Shemesh
Varda Shpin Gross
Dvir Benedek
Nadav Porat

Synopsis: Lily is confused by her grandmother’s post-mastectomy appearance. One night, she discovers that her grandmother’s shadow still has breasts. She follows the shadow to a tree bearing breast-like fruit, believing she has found replacements.

Lily picks two, but when she returns home, she realizes they’re pears. She tosses them aside, causing them to split open and reveal their seeds, which she places on her sleeping grandmother’s scars, hoping they will grow into breasts.

Written and directed by Shadab Shayegan.

Based on a story by Shadab Shayegan and Sepideh Sarihi.

Music by Periklis Liakakis.

Sound by Farzan Roozbahani, Rachel Oker, Jonathan Rösch and Vincent Egerter.

Voiced by Cheshmeh Ebrahimzadeh, Nava Hemyari and Shahin Taslimi.

Synopsis: In the aftermath of sexual assault, a woman retreats into the garden of her mind. Searching for answers and struggling to do “the right thing,” she realises that she must regain her voice and find new paths to healing, before she and her garden are destroyed completely.

Directed by Sarah Beeby.

Written by Louisa Wood and Sarah Beeby.

Music by Die Hexen.

Sound by Louis Morand, Adrian Walter and Helen Miles.

Voice cast:
Evanna Lynch as Leonora
Speech Debelle as Imani
Freddie Fox as Quillan
Chetna Pandya as Rita
Simon McBurney as Detective Danforth