White Plastic Sky
Tibor Bánóczki, Sarolta Szabó | 2023
Hungary, Slovakia | 111 min | 12+ years | Hungarian with English subtitles | Closed Captions

In a post-climate-apocalypse dystopia, humans can only live until 50 before they are turned into trees.

An Ode to a Time I Loved Bread
Neema Ngelime | 2021
Belgium, Hungary, Portugal... | 11 min | 12+ years | English, Swahili with English subtitles | Closed Captions

A memory capsule of the filmmaker Neema’s time spent at a colonial legacy boarding school, and how it shaped her relationship to food, body, and identity.

And That Is How the Rivers Came To Be
Miguel Araoz Cartagena | 2019
Canada, Peru, United States | 3 min | 5+ years | Kukama with English subtitles | Closed Captions

Screened as part of TOAFF21

The enchanting Peruvian legend of a Kukama god comes alive in this animated film about the creation of the vast, winding rivers of the Amazon.

The Fourfold
Alisi Telengut | 2020
Canada | 12 min | 8+ years | Mongolian with English subtitles | Closed Captions

Screened as part of TOAFF21

Against the backdrop of the climate emergency, this gorgeous exploration of indigenous worldview and wisdom draws on ancient animistic beliefs and shamanic rituals in Mongolia and Siberia.

Kapaemahu
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu | 2020
United States | 14 min | 5+ years | Niihau Hawaiian with English subtitles | Closed Captions

Screened as part of TOAFF21

Kapaemahu reveals the healing power of four mysterious stones on Waikiki Beach – and the legendary non-binary spirits within them.

Hedgehogs and the City
Evalds Lacis | 2010
Latvia | 10 min | 5+ years | No dialogue

Screened as part of TOAFF13

One spring morning, animals wake-up from winter sleep and discover that the forest has been turned into a city.

Jesa
Kyungwon Song | 2019
South Korea, United States | 6 min | Korean with English subtitles | Closed CaptionsSubtitles

Screened as part of TOAFF20

A sweet and salty take on family, food, and the patriarchy.

Inside Me
Maria Teixeira | 2019
Germany | 5 min | 12+ years | English | Closed Captions

Screened as part of TOAFF20

In this gentle, intimate animated documentary, a young woman shares what may have been the most potent decision she’s had to make in life: whether or not to have an abortion.

Sunday (Dimanche)
Switzerland | 10 min | 5+ years | No dialogue

The well-oiled machinery of weekly routine expels the incompetent Dimanche, in a beguiling animation that celebrates the fertile possibilities of nature and free time.

Some Thing
Elena Walf | 2015
Germany | 6 min | No dialogue

Oil, gold and fire are the treasures inside the proud giant mountains. For the little mountain it’s impossible to keep up with that…or is it? A celebration of nature, and the value it holds.

Now You See It
Rebecca Manley | 2017
United Kingdom | 2 min | 5+ years | English with English subtitles

A short film, about environmental damage, featuring the voice of Ewan McGregor.

Flood
Amanda Strong | 2017
Canada | 4 min | 5+ years | English

A richly visual film that explores the impact of colonisation on Canada’s Indigenous peoples.

Topics: Land Rights