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What is held in the heart drives these touching, silly, and strange stories of grief, friendship, connection, and.... the trash bin.
These shorts programs may differentiate from the shorts programs presented at our in-person festival screenings due to the various geoblocking restraints on each film.
During the mystical period of Taŋkha, three friends receive a mysterious prediction from a fortune teller, unleashing strange events. As curiosity turns to fear, they must solve the riddle.
Alexander Moruo is a filmmaker dedicated to sharing Indigenous stories and culture through animation.
Markel Martynov is a professional animator with many years of experience in creating animation for the film, television, and game industries.
- Year2025
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Sakha (English dub)
- CountryAotearoa (New Zealand)
- PremiereToronto Premiere
- GenreShort, Animation, Fiction
- Note
- DirectorAlexander Moruo (Sakha), Markel Martynov (Sakha)
- ScreenwriterTatyana Ushnitsky (Sakha), Nikolay Syromyatnikov (Sakha)
- ProducerAnna Borisova (Sakha), Roman Okoneshnikov (Sakha)
What is held in the heart drives these touching, silly, and strange stories of grief, friendship, connection, and.... the trash bin.
These shorts programs may differentiate from the shorts programs presented at our in-person festival screenings due to the various geoblocking restraints on each film.
During the mystical period of Taŋkha, three friends receive a mysterious prediction from a fortune teller, unleashing strange events. As curiosity turns to fear, they must solve the riddle.
Alexander Moruo is a filmmaker dedicated to sharing Indigenous stories and culture through animation.
Markel Martynov is a professional animator with many years of experience in creating animation for the film, television, and game industries.
- Year2025
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Sakha (English dub)
- CountryAotearoa (New Zealand)
- PremiereToronto Premiere
- GenreShort, Animation, Fiction
- Note
- DirectorAlexander Moruo (Sakha), Markel Martynov (Sakha)
- ScreenwriterTatyana Ushnitsky (Sakha), Nikolay Syromyatnikov (Sakha)
- ProducerAnna Borisova (Sakha), Roman Okoneshnikov (Sakha)
