IMAGE+NATION: FAMILY FUN FOR EVERYONE

Fun-filled shorts made especially for queers and their kids. Suitable for all ages, these colourful, characterful animations and feel-good comedies entertain both the kids and the kid in you.

IN A HEARTBEAT
BETH DAVID & ESTEBAN BRAVO | USA | 2017 | 4 MIN | NO DIALOGUE
A boy runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams.

LA REINE DES RENARDS (THE QUEEN OF THE FOXES)
MARINA ROSSET | SWITZERLAND | 2022 | 9 MIN | FRENCH S.-T.EN..
In the hopes of seeing their queen smile again, a group of foxes rummage through the city’s trash, searching for all the love letters that were never sent.

LOUIS I. ROI DES MOUTONS (LOUIS I. KING OF THE SHEEP)
MARKUS WULF | GERMANY | 2022 | 9 MIN | FRENCH S.-T.EN.
One windy day, Louis the sheep finds a paper crown and thereby becomes Louis I, King of the Sheep. Things go their royal ways. At least until the next gust of wind.

THE CROWN WITH A SHADOW
JB GHUMAN JR. | USA | 2021 | 11 MIN | ENGLISH
Fish Prince (Paul Reubens aka Pee-wee Herman) learns from his mother, the Queen (Geri Halliwell aka Ginger Spice), how bodies are simply shells, and that the courage it takes to be oneself is the mark of a true queen.

LES LAPINES
FRANÇOISE DOHERTY | CANADA | 2008 | 4 MIN | NO DIALOGUE
A stop-motion tale of two bunnies that meet and fall in love.The only problem is they live a world apart.

OUT OF SYLLABUS – GENDER IDENTITY
MIHIR LELE | INDIA | 2019 | 5 MIN | ENGLISH
Set in a classroom, this musical animation talks about gender identity, gender dysphoria and societal taboos in simple, accessible, yet very impactful ways.