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Whether you’re an animation aficionado or this is your first experience beyond the mainstream let MAF welcome you to the world of animation with our online selection of some of the international short films playing in competition.


This screening carries the following trigger warnings for content: Death and Dying, War, Mental Health. Trigger warning content categories used are courtesy of the Film and TV Charity's advice: https://wholepicturetoolkit.org.uk/in-production/work-well-with-vulnerable-contributors-and-sensitive-content/trigger-warning-guidance-and-sample-wording/

"As If It Could" is a semi-autobiographical story about borders and integration told through a metaphor of a plant. After realising her plant isn't growing as it should, Olive leaves her home and goes on a quest to find new grounds to let her plant re-root. Soon after she embarks on the journey, she comes to realise she has to do a lot more before she can reach her goal, or at least that's what she thinks...

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    13:16
  • Language
    No Dialogue
  • Country
    Belgium
  • Director
    Ada Güvenir