SIFF 2024: Animation Films 1

Baking With Boris Every morning, Boris the village baker makes a fresh batch of crusty bread and pastries for all his neighbours until… Achoo! He can’t stop sneezing. He has become allergic to flour. How will he manage to keep baking for everyone in the village? Scrubby Scrubby wants to live in his mother’s thick fur forever, but she’s starting to lose hair. When he brings back a strand of hair that flew away, all he finds is a pile of hair and a trail in the snow. In search of his mother, Scrubby encounters a naked, freezing creature. Is his fur enough to warm both of them. Battery Mommy Battery Mommy is responsible for managing various items in the nursery, including soap bubble guns, cameras, and thermometers. One winter day, during the children’s nap time, she discovers that the Christmas tree in the nursery has caught fire. Acting swiftly, she rushes to the fire alarm to ensure the safety of the sleeping children and manage the emergency. Bird Drone A heartfelt story of unrequited love explored through a lonely seagull struggling to accept that his newfound object of affection is a human-operated drone with a limited battery life. Head In The Clouds Alfonso, a young squirrel, always has his head in the clouds. He loves watching them and sometimes takes snapshots of them. His parents and friends find it hard to take his hobby seriously. But cloud-gazing is not always easy – Alfonso sometimes has to be as brave as some of the great explorers of our times. Out There Pete faces the blinding light beyond an invisible glass barrier, finding each step toward it difficult and disorienting. Despite the fear and confusion, he is driven by hope, believing that beyond the light lies a path to connection. Determined, he advances stair by stair, page by page, towards a brighter future. My Mother’s Story “Notsae” shares childhood stories with her daughter “Eunsung”. She reminisces about her first love who was drafted into the military, the day electricity first arrived in the village, and her dearly missed mother. As she unfolds memories, Notsae's longing for the irrevocable hometown deepens. Eunsung decides to illustrate her mother's life through a comic