5- Against the Odds

Animation Competition

The bird’s placebo

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Yahya, a young man in a wheelchair from a marginalized neighborhood In Tunisia’s capital, dreams of crossing the Mediterranean. As he grapples with his reality, a strange and transformative encounter sets him on a new path. It is a modern fable exploring migration, youth culture, And the fluidity of identity rotoscope and 3D animation.

Director
Rami Jarboui
Time
0:19:51
Country
Tunisia, Qatar
Genre
Animation
Year
2025
Cast
Yassine Bardaa, Fatma Felhi, Mohamed Houcine Grayaa

Awards Nominations

Cairo International Film Festival (Egypt, 2025)
Carthage internation Film Festival (Tunisia, 2025)
Sundance Film Festival (US, 2026)
Clermont Ferrand Shorts Film Festival (France, 2026)
FESCAAL Milan (Italy, 2026)
REGARD Saguenay International Short Film Festival (Canada, 2026)

Director

Rami Jarboui

Rami Jarboui is a Tunisian filmmaker, who studied Multimedia in Tunis, his short film ‘Soup’ won the Grand Prix International at the Mobile Film Festival in Paris in 2017. His work blends documentary realism with poetic and experimental forms, engaging with complex themes through strong visual language.

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Cast

Yassine Bardaa, Fatma Felhi, Mohamed Houcine Grayaa

Screening

Screening Venue

VenueScheduleTicket Reservation
Euro Live2026.06.03 [Wed] 10:50-12:40

Online Screening

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

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Sponsors

KODANSHA Ltd.

CyberAgent, Inc.

T.Y. Limited, Inc.

Hoppy Beverage co.

DeCurret DCP Inc.

ElevenLabs

Digital Hollywood Co., Ltd.

CRG Co.,Ltd.

The JIKEI COM Group of Colleges

Web3.0
Partner

Nihonchokuhan Inc.

Event
Partner

TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY

MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives

Creative Partner

TYO Inc.

Media Partners

J-WAVE

Tokyo Weekender

TOKYO HEADLINE

Media Supporters

cinemacafe.net

Kinema Junposha., Ltd

ORICON NEWS

Festival Supporter

MORI Building

Venue Supporter

NTT Urban Development Corporation

Tokyo Tokyo Festival