GRAIN

Winner of the Toon Boom Award for Best 2D Short Film
at the 2025 Fantasia International Film Festival

Nominated for Best Short Animated at the 2026 Sundar Prize Film Festival

Nominated for Best Animated Short - Mid-Length at the
2026 Portland Festival of Animation, Cinema and Technology

A young woman, trapped in the throes of a binge eating disorder,
becomes a ravenous creature threatening to devour the town.

Featuring the Voice of Ilana Zackon
Directed & Written by Ilana Zackon
Produced by Ilana Zackon
Animation & Art Direction by Katherine Stefanska
Music by Zach Frampton & Pierre Mendola
Script Supervisor: Jesse Stong
Animation Assistants: Jessica Hood & Ana Araujo

We acknowledge the support of the
Canada Council for the Arts.

Click here for a list of upcoming screenings.