Sumptuous landscapes and adolescent empowerment abound in the second feature from Rémi Chayé (Long Way North NZIFF 2014), a gorgeous, feminist coming-of-age western set in the American Far West.
Festival Programme
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Animation
![Cryptozoo](/assets/resized/sm/upload/3m/24/f9/w8/Cryptozoo_HERO-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=67a45356b4)
Cryptozoo
A pop-tastic and wholly demented animated adventure has zookeepers tasked with safeguarding endangered mythical creatures from warmongers intent on exploiting their powers for destruction.
![Flee](/assets/resized/sm/upload/oj/0m/9p/sc/Flee-2000x1125px-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=80e3b9b8e5)
Flee
A thrilling tale of resilience, Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winner Flee is just as interested in the quiet toll trauma takes on survivors as it is the extraordinary acts that ensured their survival.
![Marona’s Fantastic Tale](/assets/resized/sm/upload/ka/rf/in/63/Marona-2000x1125-1-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=851fa16712)
Marona’s Fantastic Tale
L’extraordinaire voyage de Marona
A beautifully poignant and life-affirming fable, shared through the eyes of an optimistic dog as she looks back on the human companions she has loved throughout her life with happiness, heartbreak and everything between.
![Ninjababy](/assets/resized/sm/upload/uk/qq/vj/my/still3-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=06a11f11ef)
Ninjababy
A young cartoonist is forced to grow up faster than she’d like when an unplanned pregnancy threatens to upset her party-heavy lifestyle in this subversive Norwegian comedy.
![Sing a Bit of Harmony](/assets/resized/sm/upload/gn/h7/l4/e8/Sing%20a%20Bit%20of%20Harmony_HERO-0-520-0-390-crop.jpg?k=d97f768a5b)
Sing a Bit of Harmony
Ai no utagoe o kikasete
Schoolyard romance, musical numbers and lifelike robotics collide in this animated glimpse at what teenage life might look like in a world increasingly run by artificial intelligence.