Worlds of Animation: New Voices 2 (18)
Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 - 12:15
HOME - Cinema 2
Runtime: 75 mins (approx.)
This selection showcases the versatility and scope of contemporary animation from students around the world. A mixture of techniques, storytelling and platforms, this cinematic journey shows the diversity and artistry of animation created an academic environment. Looking for something new? This is where you'll find it.
This screening carries the following trigger warnings for content: Death and dying, Sexual assault, Body Dysmorphia, Stroke Recovery, Struggling with Caregiving.
Trigger warning content categories used are courtesy of the Film and TV Charity's advice: https://bit.ly/3VUsEF4
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Films in this programme
The Shyness of Trees
Dir. Bingqing Shu, Maud le Bras, Jiaxin Huang, Simin He, Lina Han, Loïck du Plessis d'Argentré, Sofiia Chuikovska // France, Ukraine, China
Hélène, 40 years old, comes to visit her aging mother in the french countryside. But her mother isn't being her usual self. She seems to have formed a strange bond with the plants, insects, and the old oak tree at the end of her garden...
Where Memories Live
Dir. Florencia de la Maza, Matías Yunge // Chile
A cardboard house is built as refuge for the remains of a family's home video archives. Memories of maternal guidance, tenderness, and reunion are brought to life by following a child's early years.
Jeanne & Jean Jean
Dir. Thanys Martin // France
One Saturday afternoon, in a furniture store, Jeanne and Jean Jean wonder if they are really meant to live together.
Guts
Dir. Jane Maree Abernethy // United Kingdom
A comedy about finding the guts to share the parts of ourselves we would rather hide.
Mother’s Child
Dir. Naomi Noir // Netherlands
Mary can't catch a break. Fusing motherhood with being a full-time carer for her disabled son has her up to her ears in red tape, barely keeping afloat.
Windy Day
Dir. Martin Chailloux, Ai Kim Crespin, Elise Golfouse, Chloé Lab, Hugo Taillez, Camille Truding // France
Wind appears in a park. People fly away, swept toward new horizons.
Hunting
Dir. Lea Favre // Switzerland
Today, Lea is going in search of a subject for a documentary film. When she believes she's finally caught her prey, the roles end up being reversed. The hunter becomes the hunted.
Strokes of Wildflowers
Dir. Livvy Seabrook-Wilkins // United Kingdom
A collection of recovery stories from stroke survivors, depicting their mental and physical struggles and sharing the importance of community within their recovery.
On Saint Nicholas’ Eve
Dir. Emy-Mirel Ivașcă // Romania
After seeing a man lying in the snow, a boy recalls a St. Nicholas night spent with his father years ago. The boy expects a coveted toy as a present, but we don't always get what we want...
Neh Neh Pok
Dir. Jaime Ng // Singapore
Size isn't everything — right? When puberty doesn't quite go as she planned, a young girl must confront the judgment of others — and herself— as she struggles to accept her chest size.
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Worlds of Animation: New Voices 2 (18)
Time: Mon, 10 Nov - 20:30
Venue: HOME - Cinema 2
Worlds of Animation: New Voices 2 (18)
Time: Wed, 12 Nov - 12:15
Venue: HOME - Cinema 2
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