Letter to a Pig () is a 2022 Israeli-French animated short film written and directed by Tal Kantor. The 17-minute animated film about generational trauma has been awarded in various international film festivals, including the Jerusalem Film Festival, the Ottawa International Animation Festival, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the Chicago International Children's Film Festival. The film was nominated for the 96th Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film but lost to War Is Over!2024|Oscars.org
Plot On 'Memorial Day', a Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life to a classroom full of teenagers.
Whilst listening to his testimony, a young schoolgirl sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of collective trauma, memory and identity.
Release The 17-minute short about collective memory and identity premiered as part of the 2022 San Francisco International Film Festival and won the Award for Best Short Film at the 2022 Israeli Film Academy Awards. The film was shortlisted at the 2023 César Awards and has been featured in a number of international film festivals, receiving accolades such as the Grand Prize for Best Narrative Short Animation at the Ottawa International Animation Festival and the Zlatko Grgic Award at the 2022 Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films.
Accolades Since its release, the film has been selected in various festivals around the world: YearFestivalsAward/CategoryStatus2022Zagreb World Festival of Animated FilmsZlatko Grgic AwardGrand Prize: Short Films CompetitionSan Francisco International Film FestivalGolden Gate Award for Best Animated ShortOttawa International Animation FestivalGrand Prize for Best Narrative ShortChicago International Children's Film FestivalLiv Ullman Peace Prize (Short Film)Jerusalem Film FestivalThe Jerusalem Development Authority Award for Best Animation FilmAward for Israeli CinemaIsraeli Film Academy AwardsBest Short FilmAnnecy International Animated Film FestivalCristal for Best ShortGLAS AnimationGrand Prix2023Regard: Saguenay International Short Film FestivalGrand Prix: International CompetitionKustendorf International Film and Music FestivalThe Golden Egg Festival PrizeBrussels International Animation Film FestivalGrand Prize for Best international Short FilmAnimation Is Film FestivalBest Short FilmAesthetica Short Film FestivalBest Animation202496th Academy AwardsBest Animated Short Film2024|Oscars.org
References
External links Official Trailer on YouTube.
Letter to a Pig on Unifrance.