2024
Wishes
Australian Premiere.
Inside every one of us there’s a box of wishes. Most have our name on them... But the most powerful wishes, are those that lie in our hearts but belong to someone else.
Director
Ana-Maria Méndez Salgado
Runtime
8 Minutes
Country
Australia
Classification
All Ages
The most powerful wishes are the ones we have for others.
Fresh from official selection at Annecy, the world’s most prestigious animation festival, comes this delightful short from Adelaide's Ana María Méndez Salgado & Carlos Manrique Clavijo. Inside every one of us there’s a box of wishes. Most have our name on them... But the most powerful wishes, are those that lie in our hearts but belong to someone else. One rainy day, Lulú notices with sadness that birds can’t nest in the city because of the spikes that line the buildings. After exploring impossible solutions in her surreal inner-world, she builds birdhouses from discarded knick-knacks with her magical Guardian-creature, Kino.
Screening with Made in SA shorts:
Boy On Fire (Alies Sluiter)
Finding Jia (Alice Yang)
Graduation (Madeleine Parry)
The Hitcher (Henry Reimer Meaney)
Mars Futures (Hannah Moore)
Strega (Tiah Trimboli)
Fresh from official selection at Annecy, the world’s most prestigious animation festival, comes this delightful short from Adelaide's Ana María Méndez Salgado & Carlos Manrique Clavijo. Inside every one of us there’s a box of wishes. Most have our name on them... But the most powerful wishes, are those that lie in our hearts but belong to someone else. One rainy day, Lulú notices with sadness that birds can’t nest in the city because of the spikes that line the buildings. After exploring impossible solutions in her surreal inner-world, she builds birdhouses from discarded knick-knacks with her magical Guardian-creature, Kino.
Screening with Made in SA shorts:
Boy On Fire (Alies Sluiter)
Finding Jia (Alice Yang)
Graduation (Madeleine Parry)
The Hitcher (Henry Reimer Meaney)
Mars Futures (Hannah Moore)
Strega (Tiah Trimboli)
Film Credits
Director
Ana-Maria Méndez Salgado
Year
2024
Country
Australia
Language
English & Spanish
Subtitles
English
Type
Animation & Short
Program Strand
Shorts
Producer
CREATIVE PRODUCER: Carlos Manrique Clavijo
Writer
Ana-Maria Méndez Salgado, Carlos Manrique Clavijo; Story Editors: Ruth Estelle, Pete Monaghan & Sarah Gomes-Harris
Cinematographer
LEAD ANIMATORS: Tim Cannan & Levi George; STORYBOARD ARTIST: Greg Holfeld
Cast
Amelie Kang, Nicole Schoen & Syrun Choperena
Genre
Animation, Family & Fantasy
Screens As Part Of
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Monday 28 Oct 2024
06:30 pm
Made in SA
Palace Nova Eastend:
Palace Nova Eastend Eximax
Saturday 2 Nov 2024
08:00 pm
Made in SA
Odeon Star Semaphore:
Odeon Star Semaphore Cinema 1
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