Three Seals
三只海豹

Setting out to escape insomnia, hunger, and self-doubt. Three seals embarked on a journey about themselves.

2025 · 8 min 24 sec · Hand-drawn 2D animation

Germany/ China /Brazil

Inspired by the director’s personal experience, Three Seals looks at how life continues with uncertainty, through vulnerability and the inner hardships of daily life.

The film originated from an interactive wool book created by Dou Dou during the 2023 Periplus residency in Crete, Greece.


Credits
Story, screenplay, direction, animation and voice — Dou Dou
Music and sound design — Marcioz
Script editing and subtitles — Mandy Tie

🚩️Award

Jury Grand Prize — Festival du film d’Animation de Savigny, Switzerland, 2026

🚩️Selected Festivals and Screenings

72nd International Short Film Festival Oberhausen — Children’s and Youth Film Competition, Germany, 2026

20th FIRST International Film Festival — Main Competition, Animation Short, China, 2026

La Guarimba International Film Festival, Italy, 2026

Aegean Film Festival, Greece, 2026

Chania Film Festival, Greece, 2026

Athens ANIMFEST, Greece, 2026

MINT Chinese Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2026

Insomnia International Animation Film Festival, 2026

ICONA Animation Festival, Greece, 2025

Also selected by MUST International Youth Film Festival, Ionian Contemporary Animation, Films That Move, Sunrise Film Festival, China–EU Youth Film Festival, Stuff MX Film Festival


🚩️Invitation screening

29th Short Film Night Lausanne, Switzerland, 2026

Film & Art Festival BILDER:WELTEN, Austria, 2026