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Animation Competition

Sulaimani

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One evening in Paris, two strangers – both young women from Kerala, India, find themselves in an Indian restaurant, where the sights, sounds and smells take them on a symbolic journey of bittersweet memories of their uprooting and emancipation.

Director
Vinnie Ann Bose
Time
0:20:02
Country
France
Genre
Animation
Year
2025
Cast
Jessin JACOB, Vinnie Ann BOSE, Jose SebasQan MUKKADEN, Achyuth UNNIKRISHNAN, Liney JOHNNY, Shaheena NIZAR

Awards Nominations

Animadeba 2025 Best Script, Animaevka 2025 Best Animated Film Screenplay award, iSAFF 2025 Excellence in Short Filmmaking Award, Animatou 2025 Grand Prix, Malaga French Film Festival 2025 Best Short Film, Festival du court m?trage de Clermont Ferrand 2026 Prix France TV & Prix SACD du meilleur film d’animation francophone...

Director

Vinnie Ann Bose

Vinnie Ann Bose, born in Kerala, India, learnt animaQon film design at NID Ahmedabad. In 2016 she moved to France to join l'école de la Poudrière. A|er the success of her graduation films “What is your Brown Number?” and “Dimanche MaQn”, she directed her first professional short film “Sulaimani”.

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Cast

Jessin JACOB, Vinnie Ann BOSE, Jose SebasQan MUKKADEN, Achyuth UNNIKRISHNAN, Liney JOHNNY, Shaheena NIZAR

Screening

Screening Venue

VenueScheduleTicket Reservation
WITH HARAJUKU HALL2026.06.08 [Mon] 15:10-17:00

Online Screening

OnlinescheduleOnline Screening
Online Screening2026.06.11 [Thu] - 2026.06.30 [Tue]

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