Set in a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant, this genre-bending delight rolls documentary, science-fiction, and animation together to form a savory cinematic maki.

Short Cuts Canada
Beasts in the Real World
Sol Friedman
Playing as part of Short Cuts Canada Programme 2
A conveyor-belt sushi restaurant is the setting for
what starts off as a documentary — before colliding
with science fiction and animation — about a rare
animal that has flashbacks of its natural habitat. This
genre-bending film rolls imaginative visual effects, a
creative narrative, and a touch of umami into one bitesized
package.
ALEX ROGALSKI