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The Zoo

Mimi Chakarova
United States, 2025, 14 min.

In English.
This film is family friendly.

AIFF Award Winner:
Special Jury Award for Creative Storytelling

A caged lion festers in anger and silence until an unlikely friend comes along to help him tell his story.

Director's Statement

The Zoo is a mixed media film and a social commentary from the perspective of the most majestic and powerful animals on our planet – a lion. If he could talk, what would he say to us?

Category: Short, Festival Alum, Award Winner.
Themes: Animals, Environment.

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