


CARDIFF ANIMATION FESTIVAL PRESENTS:
QUEER ANIMATED SHORT FILMS
GŴYL ANIMEIDDIO CAERDYDD YN CYFLWYNO:
FFILMIAU BYR ANIMEIDDIEDIG CWIAR
Step into a vibrant world of queer storytelling with this uplifting megamix of animated short films from around the world, brought to you by Cardiff Animation Festival's queer programmers to celebrate LGBT+ History Month.
Expect tender stories of queer awakenings in all their messiness, joyful celebrations of identity, stories of defiance and resilience, and uplifting portraits of allyship and friendship.
Enjoy bold, heartfelt storytelling from queer creators working across all forms of animation, exploring love, transformation, queer joy, connection and belonging.
From a sapphic love story on rollerskates to a trans coming out story (with Godzilla) – these films are a love letter to self-expression, resilience, and queer community.
Camwch i fyd bywiog o adrodd straeon cwiar gyda’r mega-gymysgedd dyrchafol hwn o ffilmiau byr animeiddiedig o bob rhan o’r byd, a gyflwynir gan raglenwyr cwiar Gŵyl Animeiddio Caerdydd i ddathlu Mis Hanes LHDT+.
Disgwyliwch straeon tyner am ddeffroadau cwiar yn eu holl lanast, dathliadau llawen o hunaniaeth, straeon herfeiddiwch a gwydnwch, a phortreadau dyrchafol o elyniaeth a chyfeillgarwch.
Mwynhewch adrodd straeon beiddgar, didwyll gan grewyr cwiar sy'n gweithio ar draws pob math o animeiddiad, gan archwilio cariad, trawsnewid, llawenydd cwiar, cysylltiad a pherthyn.
O stori garu cyfunrhywiol ar esgidiau rholio i stori dod allan traws (gyda Godzilla) – mae’r ffilmiau hyn yn llythyrau caru at hunanfynegiant, gwydnwch, a chymuned cwiar.
Saturday 15 February |
Dydd Sadwrn 15 Chwefror 2025
5:30pm • Chapter, Cardiff | Canolfan Gelfyddydau Chapter, Caerdydd • £7/£9
Subtitled Film + Live Discussion with Captions |
Ffilm gydag is-deitlau + Trafodaeth Fyw gyda Chapsiynau
Post-film discussion hosted by Honza Ladman (CAF Team).
Trafodaeth ar ôl y ffilm dan ofal Honza Ladman (Tîm CAF).
Content warning: homophobia, brief nudity,
brief and moderate depictions of sex.
Rhybudd cynnwys: homoffobia, noethni byr, darluniau byr a chymedrol o ryw.

COMING OUT
Dir. Cresa Maeve Beer | UK | 2020
Coming Out is a tender stop-motion animation about identity, love and giant monsters.
Mae Coming Out yn animeiddiad stopio symudiad tyner am hunaniaeth, cariad a bwystfilod anferth.

LITTLE ELEPHANT
Dir. Kate Jessop | UK | 2015
About the estranged relationship between a father and his gay daughter, now a young mother.
Ynghylch y berthynas amddifad rhwng tad a'i ferch hoyw, sydd bellach yn fam ifanc.

HARVEY AND THE ZOONS
Dir. Zohar Dvir | Germany | 2023
A hot-dog stand worker falls in love with a vegan protester.
Gweithiwr stondin cŵn poeth yn syrthio mewn cariad â phrotestiwr fegan.

THE ESSENCE OF BEING QUEER
Dir. Gui Athayde | Germany | 2021
In this visual essay, the project’s creators, Lila Tiago & João Caçador, talk about growing up queer, Portugal, gender, and queer awareness.
Yn y traethawd gweledol hwn, mae crewyr y prosiect, Lila Tiago & João Caçador, yn siarad am dyfu i fyny yn cwiar, Portiwgal, rhyw, ac ymwybyddiaeth o fod yn cwiar.

BLUSH: AN EXTRAORDINARY VOYAGE
Dir. Iiti Yli-Harja | Finland | 2022
For Fatu, a simple visit to the grocery store feels as nerve-racking as a lunar expedition: for the first time in his life, he's wearing makeup in public.
I Fatu, mae ymweliad syml â'r siop groser yn teimlo mor nerfus â thaith i'r lleuad: am y tro cyntaf yn ei fywyd, mae'n gwisgo colur yn gyhoeddus.

I LIKE GIRLS
Dir. Diane Obomsawim | Canada | 2016
Four women reveal the nitty-gritty about their first loves, sharing funny and intimate tales of one-sided infatuation, mutual attraction, erotic moments, and fumbling attempts at sexual expression.
Mae pedair merch yn datgelu’r manion bethau am eu cariadon cyntaf, gan rannu hanesion doniol ac agos-atoch am wallgofrwydd unochrog, cyd-atyniad, eiliadau erotig, ac ymdrechion lletchwith at fynegiant rhywiol.

AIKANE
Dir. Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, Dan Sousa, and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu | USA | 2023
A valiant island warrior, wounded in battle against foreign invaders, falls into a mysterious underwater world. When the octopus who rescued him transforms into a handsome young man, they become aikāne, intimate friends bound by love and trust, and an epic adventure begins.
Mae rhyfelwr ynys dewr, wedi'i anafu mewn brwydr yn erbyn goresgynwyr tramor, yn syrthio i fyd tanddwr dirgel. Pan fydd yr octopws a’i hachubodd yn trawsnewid yn ddyn ifanc golygus, dônt yn ffrindiau aikāne, mynwesol wedi’u rhwymo gan gariad ac ymddiriedaeth, ac mae antur epig yn dechrau.

FORZA, REA!
Dir. Isabel Pahud, Isabel Clerici, Laura Zimmermann, Polina Tyrsa | Switzerland | 2024
In a hilltop town, Rea embarks on a race against time to deliver a heartfelt love letter to her secret crush, overcoming obstacles with determination.
Mewn tref ar ben bryn, mae Rea yn cychwyn ar ras yn erbyn amser i ddosbarthu llythyr cariad twymgalon i'w ‘crush’ cyfrinachol, gan oresgyn rhwystrau gyda phenderfyniad.

COMPOSITIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS
Dir. David De La Fuente | USA | 2021
A love letter.
Llythyr cariad.