The daily life of the flat-landers spirals into chaos when someone decides to steal the sun
In the land of the Flatlanders, everyday life spirals into chaos when a man steals the sun to charge his electric car. Soon neighbours, a sunglasses vendor, farmers, botanists, and others begin tugging at the blazing sphere — each wanting it for themselves. Will they find a way to share or will sun be trapped forever?
Director’s statement
The sun should shine for everyone—but greed has made that less obvious. Some have, quite literally, “occupied the sun.” We're more interconnected than ever; from forever chemicals in our bodies to plastic at ocean depths, distant pollution still affects us. We saw this clearly during the pandemic. And what about happiness—can we truly be happy while others suffer? Some thrive on that suffering. But zooming out, it’s clear: we all do better when everyone does better. Call it naive, but if nature were truly our guide, we wouldn’t poison the planet for stuff we don’t need. If consumerism is the shark, we’re all its prey. I don’t have answers—my short film doesn’t either. But if more people question our choices, our interconnectedness could become a force for good. Millions taking small steps matters.
Country of production
Latvia
Target audience
Family, 5-10 kids
Animation technique
2D and Cut out
Production company
Studio LocomotiveEstimated budget
300 000 EUR
Funding secured
Funding secured
Stage of the project
Development (existing script)
Looking for
Sales agent, distributor, broadcaster
