Amma, Do Giraffes Cry?

Amma, Do Giraffes Cry?
dir. Kartikeya Saxena/Czech Republic/2025/26 min

-> Film presented in the Short Competition. BLOCK 2

A whimsical filmmaker turns to his austerely rational mother, a zoologist, for help filming animals. Along the way, they meet a gorilla terrified of cameras, penguins haunted by their own shadows, and a sleepless anaconda. As memories of wild tigers and pet rabbits resurface, the zoologist is compelled to question her relationship with animals.

 

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projection time:
26 min
country/year:
Czech Republic /2025
director:
Kartikeya Saxena
original language of the film:
English
pictures:
Ya Ching Yang
editor:
Shawrya Kumar
production:
Kartikeya Saxena / FAMU
festivals and awards:
2026 - Visions du Réel IFF Nyon
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