Lizzie Hicks

Stranded on an arctic island with a dying man in 1921, an Alaskan seamstress must overcome her fears of the wilderness and find the strength to survive if she ever hopes to return home to her son. Inspired by the true story of Ada Blackjack.

Under the sea a whale tries to help the smaller creatures who are struggling with plastic waste. On land a young girl seeks help to clear the sea in her area. But neither the girl nor the whale can succeed on their own.

Told entirely using projected animation onto real, polystyrene film sets, Mamoon is a fascinating and brilliantly conceived film. It follows the story of a mother and child, whose lives descend into darkness when the moon, and then their entire city, are engulfed by shadows. Fleeing the calamity, they discover a strange red light that may prove to be their salvation.