One weekend only!
Online: Sat, Feb 19–Mon, Feb 21
Buy the Online Festival Pass for access to all 2022 Animation First virtual screenings.
Watch the film above and then check out the conversation with director Florence Miailhe here.
The Crossing
La Traversée
Dir. Florence Miailhe, 2021, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Color. 84 min.
In French with English subtitles
Ages 13 and up
César Awards 2022 — Nominated for Best Animated Feature
Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2021 – Official Selection – Jury Mention
Animation is Film 2021 – Official Selection – Audience Award
On a migratory road, two older children, Kyona and Adriel, are quickly separated from their parents and siblings. Together they embark on a heroic journey which takes them from childhood to adolescence through a continent torn apart by war and persecution. In search of shelter, peace, and the hope of finding refuge and family, these courageous siblings survive incredible challenges before reaching a new world.
Based on her grandmother’s own story, Florence Miailhe’s first feature is a tale that offers an emotional look at immigration that will move all ages. Her use of animated painting with flamboyant colors, a rarely used technique, is simply dazzling.
- Year2021
- Runtime84 minutes
- LanguageFrench with English subtitles
- CountryFrance, Germany, Czech Republic
- DirectorFlorence Miailhe
One weekend only!
Online: Sat, Feb 19–Mon, Feb 21
Buy the Online Festival Pass for access to all 2022 Animation First virtual screenings.
Watch the film above and then check out the conversation with director Florence Miailhe here.
The Crossing
La Traversée
Dir. Florence Miailhe, 2021, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Color. 84 min.
In French with English subtitles
Ages 13 and up
César Awards 2022 — Nominated for Best Animated Feature
Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2021 – Official Selection – Jury Mention
Animation is Film 2021 – Official Selection – Audience Award
On a migratory road, two older children, Kyona and Adriel, are quickly separated from their parents and siblings. Together they embark on a heroic journey which takes them from childhood to adolescence through a continent torn apart by war and persecution. In search of shelter, peace, and the hope of finding refuge and family, these courageous siblings survive incredible challenges before reaching a new world.
Based on her grandmother’s own story, Florence Miailhe’s first feature is a tale that offers an emotional look at immigration that will move all ages. Her use of animated painting with flamboyant colors, a rarely used technique, is simply dazzling.
- Year2021
- Runtime84 minutes
- LanguageFrench with English subtitles
- CountryFrance, Germany, Czech Republic
- DirectorFlorence Miailhe