Films for kids and the young at heart
LATVIA, Poland | 70 minutes | 2019
Seven-year-old Jacob wants to be an architect. While his father is away on business, he grudgingly agrees to spend a week with his cousin Mimmi in a suburb of Riga. As the boy explores his new environment, he unexpectedly runs into a pack of talking dogs. With Mimi and his new canine friends by his side, Jacob tries to save the neighbourhood from a huge real-estate development. An environmental fairy-tale in cut-out animation adapted from a book by renowned children’s author Luize Pastore (The Missing Monkey). CANADIAN PREMIERE.
BFI London Festival
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2019 Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs2017 Pigtail and Mr. Sleeplessness, short2014 Isle of Seals, short2012 Choir Tour, short2012 International Father’s Day, short2010-2015 Shammies2009 Springtime in Crow Street, short2007 Little Birds Diary, short
The lamb hops from one perilous adventure to another. The flock would never take that risk!
Short film
GERMANY | 4 minutes | 2018
In a sealed environment, mother and daughter cohabit… but they also have to tame each other outside this fluffy nest.
FRANCE | 3 minutes | 2019
A dishwasher puts her job on the line to pursue her love of cooking.
UNITED STATES | 7 minutes | 2019
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