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A selection of hilarious, surprising and deliciously weird shorts by women and non-binary filmmakers. 


Co-curated by Cardiff Animation Festival and WIA UK.

In a city shaken by climate change and disappearing habitats, a strange new stick insect appears: TUBULUS PLASTICUS, evolved to mimic plastic straws.


What begins as a curious spectacle turns into an eerie presence, quietly disrupting everyday life.

Inspired by the real-life outbreak of stick insects in central Seoul, this animated short blends the cute with the uncanny, the playful with the unsettling.


    • Director
      Yoonjoo Lee
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