Sisterhood of Young Animation Auteurs
16 - 22 Mar 2025

The little oak tree

Duration: 5 min

Country of production: Romania

Animation technique: 2D frame-by-frame

Logline: A lonely and spiteful grandma uses her premonitory dream about the tree growing in front of her flat to try and convince her family to come visit, harboring resentment yet seeking connection.

Synopsis: A lonely old grandma has a prophetic dream which turns the tree in front of her flat into a death omen. When the tree grows tall enough to reach her window she will die. She uses this to emotionally manipulate her family into coming for a visit. When they don't show up she tries to do everything she can to help the tree grow faster. 

Her desperation is so big that she is willing to risk death to see her family one more time. In the end only her passing will bring them together at her funeral.