Maybe Elephants () is a 2024 Canadian-Norwegian animated short film written and directed by Academy Award winner Torill Kove. The 16-minutes animated film about family and memories has been selected in various international film festivals, including Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Spark Animation Film Festival where the film won the Canadian Film Prize. The film is listed as part of the qualified shorts under consideration in the 2025 Academy Award Best Animated Short Film Category.
The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2024.Carlos Diaz, "Canada’s Top Ten: TIFF Celebrates the Best in Cinema for 2024". That Shelf, January 8, 2025.
Plot Three teenage sisters find themselves uprooted from their small town in Norway when their mother decides to move to Nairobi, Kenya, in an attempt to escape the dark cloud that has been following her. The film is inspired by Kove's own experiences, in the same fashion as her previous short Me and My Moulton.
Release Since its release, the film has been selected in various festivals around the world: +AwardDateCategoryRecipientStatusrefAnnecy International Animation Film Festival 2024Cristal for Best Short Film Torill KoveSpark Animation Film FestivalCanadian Film PrizeAnimation Is Film FestivalShort Film Grand PrizeAmerican Film Institute FestivalShorts Program : Family FriendlyLondon International Animation FestivalFigures in FocusBucheon International Animation FestivalAudience PrizeVila do Conde International Short Film FestivalInternational CompetitionCanadian Screen Awards2025Best Animated Short Torill Kove, Lise Fearnley, Maral Mohammadian, Tonje Skar ReiersenJamie Casemore, "CSAs ‘25: Universal Language takes five at Cinematic Arts Awards". Playback, May 31, 2025.Quebec Cinema Awards2025Best Animated Short FilmManon Dumais, "À quoi s’attendre du Gala Québec Cinéma". La Presse, December 4, 2025.
References
External links Official trailer on YouTube.