Loving Hands

Loving hands

Love, cooperation, and solidarity are the answer to all crises - Short animated films from around the world.

Indigenous, Eliza Krecs, Hungary

The story takes place on an island, where a young shipwrecked woman and a native man fall in love.

Estela, Manuel Sicilia Morales, Spain

Estela is a curious and determined girl who has had a goal since she was a child: to travel into space. But a series of circumstances will make Estela reach, literally, where no one has ever gone before: the limit of the solar system.

The Memory, Santiago Antonio Acuña, Chile

A distant grandmother relives her childhood when her granddaughter uncovers an old doll. The memory moves her to reconnect and mend their broken bond.

The Old Klavirista, Sarah Coppin, Simon Delhaye, Théo Massa, Léopold Delcambre, France

Ondrej, an old and melancholic Slavic pianist, mourns his wife through music. Guided by his instrument, he embarks on a journey through his past, in his youth when he was happy.

D.S. al Coda, Maxime Wattrelos, Jérémy Trochet, Louis Cocquet, François Mainguet, Emma Feret, Rachel Cuvilliez, Florian Lecocq, France

Consumed by the fear of becoming deaf, Yann draws and memorizes the sounds around him.

Potatoes, Marcin Podolec, Poland

A trembling line tells a story of family relationships. Sometimes, it's worth letting go, both: for yourself and for others. A short animation by Marcin Podolec, the author of 'A Documentary Film'.

Re:Touch, Warameth Sriprasert, Thailand

After the devastating loss of her younger sister to a terminal illness, a woman embarks on a poignant journey to fulfil her sister’s final wish. In doing so, she finds a way to say goodbye and begins to heal from her grief. This meaningful journey becomes a path of self-discovery, teaching her to embrace the truth and live her life with newfound strength and resilience.

Romina, Bee Grandinetti, United States, United States

Romina tells the true story of a 14-year-old girl facing an unplanned pregnancy in a state in the USA where abortion is banned. Despite the legal barriers, a community rallies around her, ensuring she can access the abortion she desired.

MORIN KHUUR, Pauline Grenier, France

In the Mongolian steppes, a rider loses his steed to death. In its memory, he transforms the mane into ropes, carving a chest to create the morin khuur, a nomadic instrument.

A house to share, pascale Hecquet, Belgium

After the departure of his children and the death of his wife, René-Claude lives alone in his large house. One day, he decides it's time to share it.

COLD WAR, Flavie CECCHINI, Camille THEODORE, Justine DUBOIS, Thibault REVOL, Hugo PATIES, Juan José ESCAMILLA, France

In a small Italian village, two rival artisans join forces against a businessman who believes that everything can be bought.

AU REVOIR, MAMIE, Emilia Briault, Diane Decès, Mélissandre Roussel, France

It's still dark when a grandmother and her granddaughter drive from the city to the forest. The anxious granddaughter guides her whimsical grandmother through the woods to a clearing where the canvas of a hot-air balloon is spread out. Between reality and memory, they prepare to say goodbye.

Deserters, José Luis García, Spain

Juanito, a boy deeply passionate about cinema, finds solace in films as the Spanish Civil War tears apart his surroundings. Born to pacifist parents, he grows up in a household guided by ideals of peace, yet burdened by poverty and his mother’s illness.

AU PIED DU MUR, Elumba Maye, Elise Cottard, Blanche Cahagne, Lucie Michaut, Jessica Berger, Léa Pichot, Laura Bellail, Johanna Pellerin, France

A couple, after years of relationship, realizes their mutual isolation and their loss of complicity. They will therefore try everything to save their relationship.

Korbat, iloofar Naderi Tehrani, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Korbat is the story of a man who has been unable to cope with the loss of his wife. He avoids facing his grief until an accident forces him to confront it in order to save his daughter's life.

Kajsa Kavat saves Christmas, Yaprak Morali, Are Austnes, Norway, Sweden

IN-BETWEEN, long qin, China

The work is inspired by the letters of Mr. Zhong Shuhe and Mr. Zhou Zuoren, and uses the hidden torch in the darkness to reflect the ordinary people who once illuminated civilization. Everything is extraordinary. Just like those athletes who never stopped under the spotlight and failed to win medals, they are equally worthy of respect and commemoration as the baton that passes the light in the middle. Moreover, we are born ordinary, and our lives are long and short. Those who once nurtured extraordinary ordinary gave future generations the courage to fight for danger.

Sphere Supreme, Hasan Pastaci, Belgium

Follow Arama, guided by a mystical pomegranate tree, meeting a mysterious man. Along the way, Arama faces parts of himself, slowly putting together the puzzle of his identity. But before he is able to put everything together, will he manage to keep himself in one piece?