Migrants | Award-Winning CG Animated Short Film

Two polar bears are driven into exile from climate change.
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Migrants
Directed by Hugo Caby, Antoine Dupriez, Aubin Kubiak, Lucas Lermytte, Zoé Devise
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"A stellar student film from 5 young creatives out of the Pôle 3D school in France, Migrants is an emotionally affecting fable that dramatizes contemporary concerns surrounding climate change and refugees while wowing audiences with astounding animation designed to transpose the visual charm of handcrafted stop-motion onto a full 3D production. While its allegorical themes are seamlessly integrated into its storytelling, and its visual look has drawn acclaim from some of the most prestigious media arts organizations in the world, the film’s near-universal acclaim is due, in equal measure, to its ability to transcend its activist message and calling-card worthy technical execution and simply tell a concise, effective, and ultimately heart-rending story that will resonate with many kinds of viewers from all walks of life.
The student team of Hugo Caby, Antoine Dupriez, Aubin Kubiak, Lucas Lermytte, and Zoé Devise approached their graduation project knowing they wanted to create a film that addressed societal issues. Inspired initially by the story of the Aquarius, a watercraft filled with refugees that stirred global headlines when it was refused entry at Italian ports in 2018, they used that as a jumping-off point in shaping Migrants. The plot that they arrived upon centers on two polar bears who are cast adrift in the Arctic due to the ecological unraveling of their home. Following the current, they find deliverance when they wash ashore upon a verdant wooded forest. However, the pair soon encounter brown bears native to the area and their initial hopes of cohabitation are quickly dashed.
At 8min long, the film is not a sophisticated treatment on the issues it evokes, but it avoids preachiness via its unerring focus on the travails of its adorable protagonists, pushing the metaphors to the background and crafting a complete and heartbreaking narrative that will appeal to fans of tear-jerker animated shorts like Lost & Found. This understated approach proves effective for its politics, as it sneakily utilizes our vast well of empathy for cute, plushy animals to advocate for the real-life humans we somehow find easier to ignore. When the creative team finally chooses to bridge the connection and make its previously implicit message explicit in the film’s closing moments, the result is quietly devastating.
It's hard to deny the
The film’s technical excellence and social issue themes are sometimes difficult to appreciate in the face of sheer empathy-inducing adorableness.
Migrants is the latest in a surprising mini-trend of flashy student animations that self-consciously address environmental issues. It now sits alongside Pascal Schelbli’s The Beauty, Hybrids, from students out of MoPA, and Gobelins’ Thermostat 6, among several others, as high-profile award-season contenders that have parlayed environmentalist sentiment into widespread acclaim at both festivals and online. The formula is clear-use viewer appetite for well-designed eye-candy to smuggle in weightier issues. Yet, Migrants is, to my eyes, the best of the bunch, as its didacticism, while obvious, is still forced to take a backseat to genuinely compelling drama. We care about these polar bears! And the stakes they face make the film that much more appealing to varied audiences beyond animation enthusiasts.
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Producer: Carlos De Carvalho
Editing: Hugo Caby, Aubin Kubiak
Animation: Aubin Kubiak, Lucas Lermytte
Music: Yann Menou
Sound design: Juliette Beha, Felix Vigne
Audio mixing: Thomas Rouvillain
Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers.

[@ReshyTube]

The baby polar bear is Alan Kurdi: The Syrian boy whose body washed up onshore. This story has deep meaning where it showcases the migrant crisis as well as how humans are ruining nature.

[@carreteFILMSPro]

OMGOSH! That's exactly what I though..... :(

[@qwertz70329]

Do you know that his father lives in Iraq again and what was the reason for the trip? Inform yourself, you will be amazed.

[@LilCatSillyTheSillyOne]

@@qwertz70329 Thanks i am amazed now how I that this animation does apply well to the sad msg that Alan Kurdi death tells along with the sad truth of gobal warming/ how humans now are handling nature

[@qwertz70329]

@@LilCatSillyTheSillyOne I don't know where the message fits, but it certainly doesn't fit reality.

[@olgierdogden4742]

Too true. Thankyou for jogging my old memory. And here’s to the thoughtful thoughts, keep thinking your trickles of info. x

[@rishnot16]

This was BRILLIANT, how they managed to combine various topics into one movie was simply BRILLIANT.

[@patrickfitchjr]

How is it brilliant? Black lives matter and the white man is the minority now and the government controls everything? That's all it reminds me if is the life we live. Noth6 special about it.

[@phyllispetras3369]

@@patrickfitchjr GO EAT.

[@Mrs._Fenc]

@@patrickfitchjr I heard you're eating, I hope you enjoy your meal.

[@patrickfitchjr]

Oh you mean the food we all eat to feed the masses with all the artificial sweeteners and additives to stretch the rations to feed the world population? Oh ima it and warm too. But the food will affect us all the same way wether its store brand or organic. Nothing goes untampered with anymore. We can all fight back as 1 big mass if we really tried but then they'd just nuke us all and they'll go under the mountains just like they talk about in the earthquake movies where the can sustain X amount of people for X number of years. I wasn't even going to respond but honest regardless of what the truth is or what we do they already have an answer for everything and there's nothing we can do so I'm just going to keep living day to day and when my time has come god will take me home. Sorry, I just wanted a nice animated movie to fall asleep to and instead I found a movie about polar bears which are in fact endangered and they lost their home by accident, not by choice and controlled by a higher power. I was affected by it. You dont have to like it but I speak the truth. We cant change things, why not just keep pretending and try to be happy in stead of making all kinds of movies and clips and things dwelling on the things we cant accomplish. It doesn't make sense.

[@patrickfitchjr]

Earnie J. Fisk, I get plenty of highlighted comments. I do not make many replies at all but actually when I do most of them are highlighted. I dont even have to try. I am just me.

[@roosterdarwin9382]

With everything the polar bears went through, like an odd evolution in a way. The teddy bears human like behaviors. This entire animation had my mind blown, the characters are quick to become attached to. The end when he picked up the bear had my little heart drop.. There's always hope.

[@Knuspabrot]

Where'd you get the hope from in that image? The mother bear lies motionless and alone beside some parts of the wreckage of their raft on the beach, her child nowhere to be seen. The people going by take no notice, someone just picks her up in passing and takes her away. In terms of the story the ending is pretty clear... They're all dead. Drowned at sea, killed by the teddy bear police.

[@natalliaprakharenka4727]

I guess the bear on the shore is Syrian boy Alan Kurdi, that was washed off to the shore some time ago. Some reporters picked up the image, shared with the world. And that is it. They are all dead...

[@VeroLandzaat]

That’s exactly what it reminded me of … that sweet toddler Aylan 😢

[@ChrisAw8888]

Well written. It is heart touching and brought me to tears

[@happypawsrodentcare6224]

It's the baby bear that is lifeless. He represents Alan Kurdi, the little child who washed up on the beach.

[@dancingmoonlitlonelywitch2311]

I sobbed watching this, so heartbreaking. Such an amazing short film that shines a light on multiple important world crises.

[@sheilarogge2461]

Alan Kurdi

[@lisanidog8178]

Sadly this film shows how people are to others. Suspicion, anger, meanness. We keep forgetting that we're all basically the same. We act like we own everything when we own nothing. Whether it's forced migration, climate change, to survive we have to get along because everyone is affected.

[@hassanicy9528]

I agree with you with all my heart. May peace and good luck be with you, me and all of us.

[@lisanidog8178]

@@hassanicy9528 thank you. Same back!

[@andrewgladstone3251]

not to mention xenophobia

[@lisanidog8178]

@@andrewgladstone3251 sadly that seems to fuel a lot of crap. Fear of the 'other'.

[@lisanidog8178]

@Trolley full of trolls sorta like Middle Class thinking they're entitled and think Poor deserve being treated like crap. Or native born crapping on immigrants thinking they deserve nothing but don't mind their grunt work. Sorta like native born dishing out punishment to migrants who didn't do anything but come here for a better life that they're entitled to.

[@johnmavroudis2054]

ABSOLUTELY beautiful... ABSOLUTELY meaningful... ABSOLUTELY on point to the horrific attitude and treatment many migrant families face for the crime of wanting what EVERYONE wants... a decent life without fear.

[@bluewhalestudioblenderanim1132]

is this related to the massive movement of africans to europe ??? that is happening because of drout and wars . . . so not quite the same thing but it could be related to that

[@radekjurczak9682]

Well they better look somwhere else 😎😎😎😎

[@blue03r6]

Same thing they're doing to people who won't take their covid shot

[@NLance]

Well, considering that they dont stop at the first few safe countries where they could have a decent life without fear and instead press on into the richest countries of Europe... I would say they want more than decent life without fear, mate.

[@blue03r6]

@No Name I shouldn't risk my life by taking a untested vaccine just so you can feel safe. You're selfish to even expect that from anyone. Sorry but tough fing shit. Plus there's no data that proves the stuff even works. All the vaccinated people are still getting covid. And some are dropping D. Sorry can't spell it out or youtube deletes it because it's really happening.

[@cdia_rpgmaker]

Thought I found a good knitting pattern to try when I first saw the thumbnail. But turned out it was a 3D film..... wow can't believe how realistic those stuffed bears look!

[@webratjen]

everything about this is so well executed, the textures of the polar bear models, the different and conflict between the bears... the final reveal; that we all love teddy bears, to highlight the drift between what we know, and what is happening. It is emotive.

[@monicafox2422]

Pleas repent of your sins and believe in the Gospel only Jesus saves

[@teritt]

@@monicafox2422 Please respect that despite your religion requiring you to spread gods message you can actually twist the word of god by activating religious trauma online.

[@bulkvanderhuge9006]

@@monicafox2422 He doesn't seem to be saving ANYBODY, especially Refugees. Jesus ain't doing ANYTHING

[@emilkajonca2845]

​@@bulkvanderhuge9006He does save, just because you may not see it, it doesn't mean that it's not true Please repent and don't insult God, He always loves you unconditionally and waits for you to come back to Him May Jesus bless you and your loved ones, have a nice day John 3:16

[@bulkvanderhuge9006]

@@emilkajonca2845 Stop shoving your silly beliefs down everybody's throat, keep your religion in your church, don't bring it on YouTUbe, a lot of us are SICK OF IT, especially now that your religion is infecting our government as well.

[@SitiNurjanah-jq6ho]

For me....it's really sad that as living creature we often neglect others in need. Is it too hard to share?

[@scepticalbadger4567]

I share then i starve

[@ellybell8356]

Yes it is! I work hard every day to feed my family, paying bills and pay tax! I can't go anywhere as a migrant and ask other countries to give me a flat, healthcare, clothes and food...and money cos' I struggle to do so in my own country!

[@bigtimefucko1732]

@@ellybell8356 then you should direct your anger towards people that hoard more resources then they'll ever need in a hundred lifetimes, not fellow poor people

[@zoetrogolo7349]

those are exactly the thoughts we need to think, so we can be the people to help make the future better.

[@user-wi6jx7ww2n]

Это очень тяжёлый фильм, теперь когда я знаю про кого снято, я не смогу его пересмотреть. У меня перед глазами маленький Алан и мне очень больно в сердце. У меня растет сын, ему скоро будет год и мне еще больнее, ведь чужих детей не бывает. Сегодня 02.12.2021. Недавно происходили стычки на границы с беларусью и польши, там огромное множество беженцев. Когда появилась новость, о том, что их хотят принять в Украине, я был резко против, мол у нас и так своих проблем хватает. Теперь, после этого фильма, я считаю иначе. Сейчас мне кажется, что мир переполнен болью и страданием. Спасибо, создателям этого фильма. Ваше дело - великое!

[@LUTR1X1]

😭 ❤️

[@indyschlumpf728]

If you live in the Ukraine, my heart goes out to you and your family. Hope the situation with Russian troops at your boarder de-escalates. No matter which side one supports, war will only increase the refugee crisis. You are very kind to be concerned about the refugees at the Polish-Belarus boarder. In my home we have so much to offer (like the brown bears), but severely limit the access for migrants or refugees

[@claudiaquiroga5275]

@@indyschlumpf728 entonces son unos xenofobos. Aca en Argentina entra cualquiera.

[@xavierbrown4051]

I love how this film shows that rich countries literally create problems for poor countries like climate change and war that cause them to need to leave and then treats them like dirt for wanting help. 😞

[@mohammedafzal8826]

😞😭

[@civciv1560]

Çok güzel ve çok doğru bir bakış açısı 👍sizi kutluyorum ❤️

[@maralonent6257]

Doesn’t seem like you even understand what’s actually going on (poor countries cause the most issues you associate with “climate change”, not the rich ones. And wanting people to immigrate legally helps filter out a lot of criminals, drug dealers, terrorists, and other people even YOU wouldn’t want living next door).

[@remiremsar5946]

This isn't about Europe, my guy, and European countries are not the sole responsible for this crisis.

[@borednow]

that shot at 7:30 made me think of the little syrian boy that drowned and washed up on shore.... very good movie about migration/refugees/politics and global warming at the same time

[@sheilarogge2461]

Alan Kurdi

[@sheilarogge2461]

i think

[@snostalgia-ll4yc]

love this! the characters and their situation are well written and animated in such a way that makes them easy to sympathize with early on. i came across this while looking for writing inspiration and yours achieved that so thank you!

[@mercedezc1781]

This made me cried. Please, be kind to everyone. We don't know what they went through.❤ Protect our precious Earth. Global warming is real!

[@louisholmes6961]

But discrimination of immigrants isn’t?

[@marcellepesek3038]

Thank you, "Short of the Week" for this marvelous film! It is indeed "brilliant and poignant" to the point of stabbing one in the heart. It was so good to see all these kind souls unanimous in their opinions! We DO have love and compassion, and I hope our combined consciousness is flowing in a new and more radiant direction. May we all contribute towards a better, fairer world!

[@SujathaMoraes]

So beautiful and heartbreaking! Thank you for creating this

[@fernandacomis3162]

I've never seen such a touching animation. I must confess it went deeply to my mind. I wasn't expecting this ending and it brought me Alan Kurdi's situation in the second I've seen de baby polar bear at the beach. So sad, so heartbreaching and, yet, teaches us a love lesson. Incredible!

[@kateisthedeal2327]

I just remembered Alan Kurdi when i saw his dead body on the beach since i was in Kos for holidays (Yes , i am from Greece). I was for a walk that day but as a kid i started crying when i realised that this little boy wasnt laying down...

[@Anggerus]

I showed this movie to my elementary school students. It's a truly impressive film, with many moral messages that can be discussed. Additionally, it serves as an excellent introduction to the issues of global warming and migration.

[@lisasteimer5860]

Strong message- love thy neighbor as your own. But we are deaf to their pleas.

[@ishikawagoemon4397]

1 animation with multiple meaning. A true Master piece

[@wasiimd]

Beautiful, but so heartbreaking :(

[@Autism_Forever]

As an immigrant I can tell you that, sadly, a lot of it is true. We ARE often treated as second class people.

[@allisonjames2923]

So sorry for you. Life shouldn’t be that way. People shouldn’t be like that

[@anyascelticcreations]

No one should be treated that way. I'm so sorry that you have been.

[@IngoSchwarze]

Other comments have already stated many of the reasons why i, too, loved this film. 🙂 However, since an important aspect of both treating other people well and protecting the environment is *understanding* rather than prejudice and projection, and since i also like bears, i should like to point out that preparatory research on bear behavior was not particularly well done here. A few examples: 1:03 I have never seen videos or images of bear cubs hiding or sheltering under their mothers. They almost always hide behind their mother instead. 1:20 When bears "taste the air" (check for smells), they do that standing on four legs (not lying down). They lift their head more markedly than shown in the film, and not once, but several times, a process that can take several seconds. They open their mouth more clearly and slightly wider than shown in the film, such that the teeth are clearly visible. That's relevant to know in order to correctly interpret bear behaviour in the wild. 1:54 I don't remember ever seeing videos or images of bears licking cubs. Maybe you confused that with the behaviour of cats. While bear mothers strongly love and protect their cubs, that's not very apparent when you see them, as long as they are undisturbed. Important to know in order to not misinterpret seemingly unconcerned, even seemingly callous behaviour of a mother bear as "unattentive" or "disinterested". She will take action when needed, but no sooner than that. 2:06 I don't remember ever seeing a bear shove a cub with their nose, and i doubt they would, because their nose is a very delicate organ and they are strongly afraid of damaging it. What is shown here looks more like dog behaviour to me than like what a bear might do. A bear will usually instruct cubs what to do by vocalizing (more specifically, grunting). If the cub disobeys and gets into the way, it may get shoved aside by being hit with a front paw, which can look shockingly violent but isn't really that serious, it's merely telling the cub "damn it, behave yourself". 2:07 Even being shoved aside, a cub will not be as surprised and will be back on its feet and moving again more quickly. 2:09 A bear mother does not pick up a cub by grabbing the fur in its neck with the mouth. Again, that looks like cat behaviour to me. 3:01 A bear absolutely does not lower its nose down to the ground when searching for scents. Nose up high in the air, jaws slightly open, repeated nodding movements, instead. Again, what is shown here looks like a dog to me. 3:46 In this situation of being directly attacked, the cub would definitely not go under, but instead behind the mother. 5:02 I think a bear cub would rarely stray away so far from the mother that the mother has to search for it. In general, cubs do not stray beyond grunting distance. If, on the other hand, the mother tells them to remain in a specific place, even if the mother needs to go somewhere else for a short time, they stay put and usually do not move away. They are no doubt inquisitive, but not quite as reckless as human children. The behaviour shown here looks looks like human childishness to me and quite un-bearish. Also, even if this did happen, the mother would not be nearly as upset and simply grunt to call the cub back rather than panic as in the film. The behaviour of the adult bear in this scene looks human, too, rather than bear-like. 5:39 When threatened, cubs don't just lay down and play dead. Then usually run away (straight back to their mother - that's why you must absolutely *never* follow a bear cub if you ever see one) or if that is impossible, even a bear cub will fight back, and even a cub can be ferocious when seriously cornered. 6:02 You will absolutely never see a bear stampede. Bears never form herds. That is buffalo behaviour (also seen in many other species, of course, but definitely not in bears). 6:28 I don't recall ever having seen footage of a bear mother carrying her cub. She will certainly encourage the cub to run when needed, but not carry it. If the cub is unable to walk, it will be left behind. I realize that, if you had used real bear behaviour, most people would not understand because, while bear body language is not actually hard to understand, it is very poorly known by the general public. If people don't know what to look for, in most situations bears will just look bored and distinterested because bear body language is easy to overlook for humans who never heard about it. Than again, anthropomorphizing the already heavily anthropomorphized and often misunderstood bears even more, as you did it, does not seem ideal either, reinforcing clichés and misunderstandings. So i feel a bit torn. Such a film no doubt causes a lot of work. Why not also read up a bit on bear behaviour and at least show those aspects correctly that can be depicted without getting misinterpreted or overlooked, like showing correct "tasting" and hiding behaviour? Oh well, _tant pis_ , i love the film anyway... 🐻

[@RoccoCanvas]

I am happy to have stumbled upon this film by chance. I love the wonderful textures, the sounds, the world of creatures so full of love!❤

[@JustLocal]

Aside from the fact that polar bears cannot survive in a warmer climate, spot on!

[@michaeljenner2325]

Yes they can.

[@FrenchyFaith]

Such nice work you did on this sad story. Love that there is no need for words to convey how heartbreaking the situation is.

[@nothingandbeyond4762]

Run for your life, the Styrofoam caps are crumbling!

[@barbthequietwatcher7069]

I liked the tbpd. Teddy bear police department. Brilliant film. Makes people think I hope. Keep up the good thought provoking work. Thank you.😊

[@evm6177]

Lol well done I was kinda wondering the same exact thing, thanks to your great powers of deduction indeed Sherlock!🍷

[@sujatadey4698]

Heart touching. Thank you for making the video 🙏

[@text_obj]

This is not only award winning but also heart winning

[@arifuentes6931]

This animation Is Amazing, and show us The inmigración crisis that are in The World. I think it's difficult for us to understand this phenomenon, but when violence, hunger and poverty force you yo leave your country, it must be so so Hard. It also shows us at The same time The climate crisis and what we humanas have done to nature 😰😓. My heart shuddered when I saw this animation. Excellent job. 😓🐻💗

[@raghusravan6887]

OMG! very Beautifully animated. I never saw this kind of animation before.

[@RodneyKimbangu]

When you are perceived as a threat, no matter how gentle you are, you will be hated!

[@giovanniamadorrosales9270]

I really enjoyed this shortfilm.

[@ucjaromanczyk5623]

I have never seen such a moving animation before! I hope it will speak to people with even the most hardened hearts. Mine is bleeding to me, but it is inexpressibly grateful too. This is the most wonderful gesture of compassion I have ever seen! In an amazing but very simple form. My gratitude to the creators of this production is beyond expressing! May God reward you a thousand times over !!!😮😳😔🤧😇🧐🤭🤫😢😌☺️🤗🙏💗💙💘💎🤝👧

[@animalswithtomek4188]

So sad! I have my own vid on polar bears and global warming.

[@aw3383]

Nice kiddo!

[@zaxophona]

It’s like an endless nightmare you never woke from. No time for rest. You have to run all time.

[@BryanAlexander]

Astonishing student work. Bravo!

[@ManicMechanic82]

This was so sweet. It’s so sad how the mommy and little bear had to leave because there was no place else to stay. Until the end! 🐾❤️ It’s sad that she was separated from her mom, But maybe finding her little cub was just the beginning of the end!

[@oniimely]

Such a gorgeous animation- I kept admitting the textures and how the animation flowed but was just gutted by the entire story. It sucks how cruel and cold hearted people are to those who are in need of a helping hand. There’s enough to go around, there’s enough recourses, enough space… and yet they only see that they are different then them and so they outcast, abuse and turn away their own kind who are only looking for a safe place.

[@reginakoch2478]

Este desenho doeu fundo na minha alma! Chorei muito! Graças à Deus sou brasileira, de pai alemão e mãe italiana, meu pais generoso e bom acolhe o mundo inteiro, e a maioria das pessoas daqui procura ajudar. Todos os povos e culturas encontram-se aqui nesta terra abençoada! Este acolhimento vem do amor ao próximo! 🙏🙏🙏

[@JayLuvs_OFWGKTA]

woah some people are so talented this is beautiful

[@Wolfy-fo5fm]

Omg i wanna hug the little baby! This was so amazing!

[@bluelilly22222]

HUMAN BEING WITH NO HUMANITY DONT WANT TO HELP THE HURT BUT PUSHED BACK TO DIE... here animals are used to say about the situation but whats the true is no animal would hurt another like we do.... 😔😭🙄Syriyan kid😭😭😭

[@annickalias3685]

Wouaw!!! C'est si poignant et si bien illustré. Cette animation gagne à être partagée et plus connu. Merci

[@cheyennethedaeodon2056]

bro wait until the creator of this short discovers what a Grolar Bear is ☠️

[@amancalledkev]

Beautiful little film! Well done 👍

[@jewelhaines8842]

My heart breaks for the Artic Animals and how Humans just don't care. Human greed is killing everything good.😪 This made me sad. Very well done.

[@briannadickson2884]

Even Switzerland is fed up with the rising crime and rapes. Polar bears don't rape.

[@MegaNarutita]

Si, bueno... El mensaje no era sólo por los animales...

[@namelesskat4814]

It's not that Humans don't care it's just that there's not much we can do right now. Fossil Fuels can't just be banned and even most people who advocate for change are connected to fossil fuels in some way.

[@bmolitor615]

polar bears actually uuuuh... marry into the grizzly populations just fine. The hybrids are freakin terrifying.

[@ucjaromanczyk5623]

Je n'avais jamais vu une animation aussi émouvante auparavant ! J'espère qu'il parlera aux personnes au cœur même le plus endurci. Le mien saigne pour moi, mais il est aussi inexprimablement reconnaissant. C'est le plus beau geste de compassion que j'aie jamais vu ! Sous une forme étonnante mais très simple. Ma gratitude envers les créateurs de cette production est au-delà de l'expression ! Que Dieu vous récompense mille fois !!!

[@elsapoirot470]

The animation is beautiful. felt like a grandmother is weaving up a story for their grandkids. . . It broke my heart when the mother and child were abandoned again from their right of having a peaceful/comfortable life cause they just didn't fit in like the rest.

[@lorihannon-theaker7531]

This grabbed at my heartstrings in so many ways.

[@pierreboclet4798]

It touches me. Thank you

[@byzantheum7622]

polar bears can swim right?

[@ramonagutierrez1671]

I cried the whole way through this video. I Am A Migrant. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@elyss_everywhen]

At first I was enjoying the technical aspect of it -- such great stop motion, music, direction, and production design...but then I forget it's animation and I'm pulled deep into this world and this story. It's a story that happens to real migrants facing real struggles every day. This is amazing work and I hope that it moves people to do the right thing, be it helping fellow humans or taking action to fight climate change.

[@realLestarte]

I don't think you could sum it up any better way...

[@BertrandBarraud]

This never happened to migrant today and I'm a migrant myself.... First the migrant knows they are not allowed to come and have to ilegaly enter ( or they chose the legal way)... two those bears had no economical reasons to come... If you things today immigration is about Climat you have been wrongly informed/manipulated. Also, when you respect the culture and way of living in the country you go to, SURPRISINGLY you are very welcomed... I like the animation work but this ideology put your brain to sleep.... it's dangerous.

[@alvarosanti64]

@@BertrandBarraud I don't think filmmakers wanted to say that immigration IS about climate. It's just a metaphor. Of course economical reasons are determinating. BUT there are good reasons to think it would change in the future.

[@catpoke9557]

Also something that happens to the bears, of course, given the scene where they're forced to move around because of climate change melting the ice.

[@oniimely]

@@BertrandBarraud You don’t speak for all migrants my dude. Even if you’re the most patriotic, upstanding citizen in whatever country you were able to immigrate to- there are always people who will despise you for not being from there. I was lucky enough to have been born here after my parents sacrificed Everything to get me to be here. And every Damn day I am reminded that even though I was born and raised here, I am not fully welcomed. There are just evil people like that everywhere, some more cruel towards migrants and would even kill them to have them out of their precious country.

[@HumbledTeacher5]

Wow, this video is so powerful and says more than I can put in words. Each and every moment of the video is so powerful and so well done. Amazing what they were able to say in 8 minutes.

[@jayedgardyson1920]

Fabulous piece of work.

[@cindywilliams4806]

💞 Absolutely Beautiful 💞 I hope this touches many Hearts ♥️ Just like it has mine ❣️

[@zornrosemoonshine3253]

so many problems of these world in one film .......thanks....this was greatfull

[@user-ne6gu8ls5x]

とても切ない、環境について考えさせられるお話。 元の生息地の他に居場所がなくて、絶滅という船に乗っていくしかないのか…というメッセージを受け取りました。

[@mwaqas16]

Given an award to this animation could not solve the world problem. Do the real solution for cruelty. Amazing work though

[@alisonm3920]

Honestly i couldnt handle this its so on point its scary. Beautifully done

[@aprajitachaudhari5247]

Indeed glaciers are melting,so as the warmth of our heart

[@lisanidog8178]

The texture of the bears is unique.

[@anakcinta4700]

i'm crying... save this world.. save nature...

[@maryjoseph5452]

My heart ached....no words to describe

[@qualia8047]

I don't have to say how clever this is but i also can't because im crying to much.

[@susiebolton484]

Excellent and touching. It was succinct, accessible and to the point, and beautifully animated. Loved it.

[@kayray4858]

Oh my gosh😳 what absolutely amazing visual attention given to the way POLAR BEARS behave. Fabulous actually sadly didn’t want it to end. 👏👏👏✨✨

[@pegitamg9716]

My favorite Xmas characters! I love each one of my 75 Coke polar bears!

[@RankinMsP]

Brilliant concept, wonderfully executed. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@Epi-mu]

Beautiful stop motion animation.,. Emotive and sadly significant contribution to the awareness of animal and human rights.🕊️🙏🏼 thanks for this .,.

[@patpierce4854]

Wow. Well done…and so sad.

[@dewmilk7266]

It’s not stop motion, it’s cgi

[@user-mh6ju3pg8c]

Its stop motion? I thought it was CGI

[@OrangePeeltheRat_Puppeteer]

That was so cute/sad it almost mad me cry. Everyone, save the Polar Bears!!

[@walnermartinezg.2825]

Preciosa reflexión acerca de cómo la contaminación ambiental está dejando sin habitad y extinguiendo a muchas especies animales del planeta tierra, al igual que estos osos polares se quedan sin hogar, esto se puede extrapolar a los humanos, sino luchamos por un planeta sano, con menos contaminación... nos quedaremos sin hogar, sin mares, sin ríos, sin bosques. Impliquemonos de manera activa por lograr un planeta saludable y sostenible...

[@proibidoparamaiores5224]

Sim!

[@claudiaquiroga5275]

No es solo eso, tambien es la manera hostil como son tratados los inmigrantes en otros paises.

[@joshuaedley5191]

what a brilliant short!

[@christinewuerth7505]

OMG, das Traurigste, was ich seit langem gesehen habe, konnte kein Ende sehen. Werde es nachholen in anderer Stimmung. Aber mit Hochachtung gesagt, es gibt Menschen, die nicht vergessen, und fähig sind, zu erinnern, danke dafür. Gott sei Dank gibt es Menschen mit Weitblick, auch wenn sie durch so eine Erinnerung Tränen auslösen, vielleicht hat es aber einen "Erziehungs"Charakter und die Trauer kann leichter werden. Gut, dass es möglicherweise Lichtblicke gibt und wir ALLE uns besinnen, dass es ohne den Nächsten nicht geht und ohne Liebe zum Nächsten schon gar nicht, die Rechnung werden wir Alle tragen. Aber ich denke und hoffe Frustration ist ein Wegweiser. 🙏🌎🌈🍀🌟💕

[@sara-js3wn]

Is it wrong to say that human being's so called drive for being evolutionary & revolutionary is ruining everything around them...Amazing movie!!!

[@monicasiegel7380]

😢🥺😣😞thank you for doing this

[@set_apart_for_Christ]

Very emotional movie. Didn't understand the ending. What happened to the polar bears after they were sent in the ship?

[@susanpaul007]

Amazing..so touching😔

[@milimilita08]

Qué corto tan triste, Dios. Terrible y 100% real.

[@d0dgecity]

Republicans watching this, "The bears weren't even speaking Spanish!"

[@ingiberta]

El arte como espejo de nuestra sociedad...triste realidad pero agradezco tanta belleza y creatividad para mostrarlo...

[@SomeRandomSausage]

I’m being honest but I cried when they got separated at the end. 😢

[@aidadecarvalho3678]

Brilliant work ! Congratulations !

[@ReSimGames]

good animation and the problem is clearly described and understandable, it's a pity that nothing changes in the world

[@marcellepesek3038]

ReSim Games. Hello, friend! I keep hoping that more and more of us will become deeply aware of our need to change and become a force for GOOD. Each one of us who has been so touched by this brilliant film, can add his/her voice. Together we stand, and there are lots of kind hearts out there, so let's bring love, tolerance and kindness where it belongs: in our world. Blessings to all of you and all life on earth!

[@FireflowerDancer]

The land preservations where I live are being destroyed by homeless people. They have nowhere else to go besides a muddy tent in the grass, or a greasy one under the bridges where everyone drives to work. It breaks my heart. The animals nearby are dying. They can't survive the industrial chemicals being leached into our flood plan and the noise/light pollution leaching from our ever growing city into the forest. Our river used to be a thriving natural habitat but now it's dying and almost all the animals are gone. My favorite part of this short is at the end when someone finds the little bear and picks him up. Maybe there is hope, if we can remember how to care.

[@olgavelazquezarenas11]

I can't stop crying

[@helenhonghaha]

This is so sad and beautiful

[@dreamtoonofficialchannel]

Praying that everyone falls asleep quickly and has a peaceful sleep. Hope you all wake up happy and well rested 🍋🍋🍋🍋

[@feeberizer]

I'm guessing that T.B.P.D. stands for Trusted Boundary Protection Device.

[@irinasiu9403]

this is sooo sad because its true....please all the people who feel anything for other creatures, please do your best to keep our beautiful planet clean and safe the nature!

[@russianbear4959]

The Soundtrack is amazing also the Film...sniff Good happy ending

[@nandinimaheshwari2426]

This must have been exactly happened to Guldars, cheetahs vigorously active in west UP....

[@khonsaabdullahshibghaturra8689]

Dua beruang kutub Ibu-beranak yang sangat menyentuh sisi "kemanusiaan". Cerdas! Salut!

[@BishounenLuvr]

I didn't quite get the end? And it's only one polar bear that made it to shore near the end?

[@lisanidog8178]

In the end we're all migrants.

[@munivrs6982]

IT'S HEART BREAKING.....💔😭 I'M SPEECHLESS 😶

[@MuhammedeminTemel-vk8ry]

polar bear, grizzly bear, normal bears are doing them bad, so they put the polar bear, grizzly bear on the ship, which is a sad thing.