Fluffy (2016)

Original title

Flafi

Directed by

Lee Filipovski

Genre

drama, comedy

Country

Canada

Runtime

24 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family in Serbia is getting ready to move to Canada. Their 10-year-old daughter wins a giant teddy bear and they argue over whether to take it along or leave it behind.

lightheartedpoignantgentlefamily-centeredbittersweetwarmeverydaymildly tense

What happens

Fluffy (Serbian: Flafi) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Lee Filipovski and released in 2016. The film centres on a family in Serbia who are preparing to move to Canada, but find their plans complicated when 10-year-old daughter Ljubica unexpectedly wins a giant teddy bear, leaving the family to debate how to either get the bear to Canada with them or break Ljubica's heart by leaving it behind. The film's cast includes Tamara Krcunovic, Srdjan Miletic, Helena Jakovljevic and Slaven Došlo. The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. It was subsequently named to the festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list of the year's best short films. The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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