TORONTO
ANIMATION
ARTS
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL
APRIL
8-12 2026
Apr
11
La Mort N’Existe Pas
After a failed armed attack on wealthy landowners, Hélène abandons her companions and flees into the forest. Manon, one of her friends and accomplices, returns to haunt her. Hélène has to revisit her convictions and choices, in a valley where metamorphoses and great upheavals disrupt the natural order of things.
I Am Frankelda
In 19th-century Mexico, Frankelda is a gifted writer whose dark tales are ignored and dismissed. Forced to suppress her voice, she refuses to give up, even as many try to silence her. But when she is thrust into her subconscious, the very monsters she created come to life. Guided by Herneval, a tormented prince trapped between dreams and nightmares, she must restore balance between fiction and reality before both realms collapse. Meanwhile, the sinister writer Procustes and his conspirators plot to seize control. As Frankelda and Herneval grow closer, their bond becomes both a strength and a curse. To rewrite their fate, she must confront a love that defies existence and reclaim her power as a storyteller—before dark forces consume her imagination and reveal horrors beyond her creation.
Nimuendajú
Nimuendajú (Nim-oo-en-da-joo)
In early 1900’s Brazil, a German explorer immerses himself in indigenous life, taking a native name. As he records tribal cultures and languages, he becomes their advocate against encroaching settlers threatening their lands.