Short Animation Spotlight

THREADS - Torril Kove (2017 | 8 min)
In her latest animated short, Academy Award®-winning director Torill Kove explores the beauty and complexity of parental love, the bonds that we form over time, and the ways in which they stretch and shape us.
Watch the trailer here: https://www.nfb.ca/film/threads/

DEYZANGEROO - Ehsan Gharib (2017 | 4 min) 
“Deyzangeroo” is a ritual performed in the Iranian port city of Bushehr. Influenced by the city’s colonial rule by the British and Portuguese, and the African slaves that followed, it is imbued with the terror and magic of the lunar eclipse. The ritual is believed to ward off evil spirits and take back the moon. It works every time.
Watch the trailer here:  https://www.nfb.ca/film/deyzangeroo/

CHARLES - Dominic-Étienne Simard (2017 | 10 min)
Charles knows he’s not like other kids. Every day at school, he’s reminded that his life isn’t like that of his classmates. Every day at home, he sees that he doesn’t receive the same care as other children in his neighbourhood. To dodge the unfairness and taunts, Charles imagines a peaceful haven peopled by good-hearted little frogs.
Watch the trailer here: https://www.nfb.ca/film/charles_en/

For more info about the showing visit the TIFF's website: https://www.tiff.net/events/short-animation-spotlight/