Pigeons
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A carrier pigeon loses his job when the telephone makes his work obsolete. He goes looking for a new sense of purpose in a world that is changing quickly around him.
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What happens
Pigeons is a 2026 Swiss-American animated short film directed by Amos Sussigan from a screenplay by Julien M. Wagner, Timo von Gunten and Sussigan. Narrated by Andy Serkis, the film follows a carrier pigeon who loses his job after the arrival of technical innovation and advancements, namely the telephone, and embarks on a search for meaning in a rapidly changing and ever evolving world. The film had its world premiere in competition as an Official Selection at the Academy Awards qualifying Animayo | Summit, Conference and International Film Festival of Animation 2026, where it won Best Production Design. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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