Why this film matters
The festival describes an animal fable in which discarded materials become the means for a small creature to change its place in the world. The crab’s attempt to build wings gives the animation a clear physical task.
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A hermit crab uses washed-up litter to build wings and join the seabirds.
- Format
- Short film
- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 7 min
- Added
- 6 Nov 2026
