Urtė Oettinger

Every day after school Mikas meets his friends Sonata the squirrel and Gabriel the cat at the Milkshake Bar. Coming from different backgrounds, the three are still best friends. One day they come across a photo of a bun-eating champion bear who looks an awful lot like Mikas. Perhaps that's Mikas' dad?

A woman and a man in a vital fight - over an empty milk carton.

One day, a musician runs away from the radio station. Too much sugar sinks the ship and the hope of finding love outside the door with a heart. Fortunately, the missing hat appeared.

"Downfall" is a puppet animation short film about the fall and rise. It is a poetical, visually aesthetic tale that will interest and be interpreted by viewers of all nations and age. The main character is proud but weak eagle, that flies away to his last journey, experiencing fatal battle between good and evil. The film is rich in metaphors, allusions to Greek mythology and general philosophical reflections on life and death. "Downfall" idealizes beauty of nature, brute force and the power of will. It is an exciting, involving and thrilling adventure with a dramatic ending.

Five hilarious stories in one film about three best friends - Ben, Frida and Freddie - who turn everyday challenges into real adventures. Its theme of friendship not only makes the film a great tool to talk about emotional literacy, but also gives you the chance to hear first-hand about the nuances of animation, the genre of the series and its release in cinemas as a film.