CAPTIVES

Noémie Polycarpe, Mélodi Baskal, Rose Frappa-Denis, Hugo Barbier, Katia Doze, Lisa Giacobbi, Lisa Sabat/ 7 min. / 2025 / France / Canary Islands Premiere
Fiction and Animation Short Films 2026

Synopsis

This film criticizes intensive livestock farming through the eyes of the animals. In a heavy and suggestive atmosphere, a cow and her calf, separated, struggle to find each other, confronting the viewer with a silent, accusatory discomfort. The film reveals the daily violence of the mega-farm before immersing us in their emotional world.

About the film

DIRECTION: Noémie Polycarpe, Mélodi Baskal, Rose Frappa-Denis, Hugo Barbier, Katia Doze, Lisa Giacobbi, Lisa Sabat
SCRIPT: Noémie Polycarpe, Mélodi Baskal, Katia Doze
ANIMATION: Noémie Polycarpe, Mélodi Baskal, Rose Frappa-Denis
PRODUCTION: Julien Deparis
EDITING: Noémie Polycarpe, Hugo Barbier
MUSIC: Nicolas Cornil

Noémie Polycarpe, Mélodi Baskal, Rose Frappa-Denis, Hugo Barbier, Katia Doze, Lisa Giacobbi, Lisa Sabat

AUTHORS

A collective of six young animators, formed by six directors, which emerged from a project on bovine overexploitation. Its members come from different professional backgrounds and came together during the creation process, developing a shared and ethically engaged perspective, as well as the desire to communicate a social message through animation.

Filmography

2025 Captives [corto]