No One Ever Looked at Elephants As You Do / Nihče ni nikoli gledal slonov kot ti

Sandra Jovanovska (STARAGARA)
2026, Slovenia, North Macedonia, 9’57’’

A lyrical and visually rich animated poem, exploring the transformation of motherhood into a pure, primal state of being. Within the mechanical boundaries of the body – skin, body hair, mother's milk – an intimate alchemy takes place. The baby's perspective, from the womb to its first steps, becomes a lens through which the mother re-experiences the world.

Lirična in vizualno bogata animirana pesnitev, ki raziskuje preobrazbo materinstva v čisto, prvinsko stanje bivanja. Znotraj mehanskih meja telesa - kože, telesnih dlak, materinega mleka - se odvija intimna alkimija. Otrokova perspektiva, vse od maternice do prvih korakov, postane prizma, skozi katero mati znova doživlja svet.

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Language: English
Technique: Clay animation, Object animation, Cut-out animation
Recommended for children under 14 years old: No

Team

Script: Sandra Jovanovska, Ivan Antić
Animation: Sandra Jovanovska, Ivan Antić
Music: Ivan Antić
Production: Nina Robnik (STARAGARA, @staragara.production)

Sandra Jovanovska

is a multimedia artist whose work moves between the tactile and the digital, exploring transformation through cycles of creation and recycling. Her poetic approach to image and material reflects a fascination with organic processes and memory. NO ONE EVER LOOKED AT ELEPHANTS AS YOU DO is her first professional stop-motion film.