Water Path For A Fish (2016)

Directed by: Mercedes Marro / Duration: 8 minutes / Folimage Studios

“It’s a starry night in a poor neighborhood in Latin America. Oscar is sleeping in his room when a sudden wind wakes him up. From his window he sees… a little goldfish jumping in a dirty puddle! Two cats are watching from the shadows. Oscar will try to save the goldfish through a rampant adventure full of mysterious challenges in a night Latin American, with the lack of water as a backdrop.”

Camino de Agua Para Un Pez, Water Path for A Fish in English, is the most family-friendly animated film on this list and one younger viewers will have the easiest time following and thus enjoying. Its simplified story doesn’t mean I’m saying it’s dumbed down. In fact, it strikes me as very creative how the team was able to flesh out an engaging story about a little boy and his fish to involve nearly the whole neighborhood, while also making a story the audiences could care about. I’m a big fan of storytellers crafting stories that succeed in reaching inside us and connecting with us. This animated film does just that. Also noteworthy is counting this short as the one with the most popping soundtrack, one that you want to dance to! Watch it on the Festival Iberoamericano de Cortometrajes ABC website if you don’t have Amazon Prime!