Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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A touching journey about overcoming fear and finding hope.

In a barren world TamLin of the Little People travels with his herd of splendid smortlybacks in search of greener pastures. They struggle with fear and find themselves stranded at the ocean shore. With unlikely help from TamSin, a wonderful mermaid, and her disrespectful smortlysharks they cross the ocean and find a happy end.

🏆FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Dresden, 36.International Short Film Festival Dresden (2024)
17th Glasgow Short Film Festival (2024)
45th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (2023)
32nd Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, Australia (2023)
41st Uppsala International Short Film Festival (2022)
65. DOK Leipzig - Internationales Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm (2022)
46th Ottawa International Animation Festival (2022)
32nd World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest (2022)

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Original title: The Smortlybacks Come Back!
Direction: Ted Sieger
Scenario: Ted Sieger
Production: Little Monster GmbH, Schattenkabinett GmbH, SRG SSR
Animation: Wouter Dierickx, Joder von Rotz, Marina Rosset
Cinematography: Wouter Dierickx
Editing: Joder von Rotz
Sound Design: Thomas Gassmann, Aline Schoch
Mix: Denis Séchaud
Soundtrack: Christoph Utzinger
Year: 2022

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