Heart of Gold | Short Films Panorama

Expired November 30, 2020 12:00 PM

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This selection showcases the versatility and scope of contemporary animation. A mixture of techniques, storytelling and platforms, this panorama represents the breadth of animation.

The total running time for all screenings in this programme is 75 mins.

Recommended audience age 15+

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For her son, a poor young mother is forced to sell her organs to a sick old woman. Flesh, for gold. Little by little, necessity gives way to the lure of gain. By selling her body, she alienates her whole identity.

Year
2020
Runtime
13 minutes
Language
No Dialogue
Country
France

Director
Simon Filliot

9 films in package

Change Return

In an underground city where services such as healthcare and law enforcement are delegated to local vending machines, a man finds a crafty way to buy a cheap meal, but his method leads to an odd outcome.

Umbrellas

In a faraway land where the rain never stops, six-year-old Kyna spends her days playing carelessly under the protective "umbrella-beard" of her father, Din. One night, Kyna’s beloved dog Nana disappears.

Leaf Boat

Learning to love someone can be scary, but it can also lead to the most marvellous adventure...

Armstrong

A woman secretly watches her crush from across the factory floor. The moon disappears. Things start to fall apart.

Heart of Gold

For her son, a poor young mother is forced to sell her organs to a sick old woman. Flesh, for gold.

Grab My Hand - A Letter to My Dad

A personal story of grief, those we look up to, and how the interactions we may deem insignificant may play a huge part in how we live our lives.

Closed captions available

The Gift

A short film about one woman's journey through menstruation to discover her inner power.

Wade

When Kolkata, India is rendered uninhabitable by sea level rise, things take a dark turn when a family of climate change refugees are ambushed by a tiger on the flooded streets.

Wood Child and Hidden Forest Mother

Deep in the forest, a hunter encounters a strange creature he cannot kill.