This Magnificent Cake! + Wander to Wonder + The Girl Who Cried Pearls

A triple bill of critically acclaimed, festival favourite international stop-motion shorts, comprising César Award nominated This Magnificent Cake!, Best Animated Short 2023 Oscar nominee Wander to Wonder and Best Animated Short 2025 Oscar nominee The Girl Who Cried Pearls.

This Magnificent Cake! (Ce Magnifique Gâteau!)

Belgium, France, The Netherlands | 44 mins

An anthology film set in colonial Africa in the late 19th century telling the stories of 5 different characters: a troubled king, a middle-aged Pygmy working in a luxury hotel, a failed businessman on an expedition, a lost porter and a young army deserter.

Wander to Wonder