Maybe Elephants (2024)

Original title

Kanskje det var Elefanter

Directed by

Torill Kove

Genre

animation

Country

Norway, Canada

Runtime

17 min

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short animated film follows a family on a trip to Kenya in the 1970s. The story explores how memories are shaped and reshaped over time.

gentlenostalgiccontemplativequietwarmintimatewhimsicalreflective

What happens

Maybe Elephants (Norwegian: Kanskje det var elefanter) is a 2024 Canadian-Norwegian animated short film written and directed by Academy Award winner Torill Kove. The 16-minutes animated film about family and memories has been selected in various international film festivals, including Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Spark Animation Film Festival where the film won the Canadian Film Prize. The film is listed as part of the qualified shorts under consideration in the 2025 Academy Award Best Animated Short Film Category. The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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