Year
2023
Country
Germany
Duration
6'25'’
Director
Malin Neumann

is a 2D animated short film that poetically explores the theme of water scarcity and the importance of water as a life-giving force.

As an essential divine water spring has dried up, a child accompanied by an otter-like creature sets out to find a cure for the life-threatening water shortage.

CREW:
Director: Malin Neumann
Producer: Malin Neumann
Cinematographer: Malin Neumann
Sound: Henric Schleiner, Henning Großmann
Production
HAW Hamburg
Sales:
MAGNETFILM GmbH
Director
Malin Neumann

Malin Neumann, born in 1995, published her first picture book at the beginning of her Design studies in 2018 and has been working as a freelance illustrator and animator since then. In 2023, she completed her Master's in Illustration at HAW Hamburg with her self-produced graduation film .

Selected Filmography
(2024)
22 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
 6 — 13 
June 2025
Girls’ Stories
DOCU/YOUTH
Girls’ Stories
Year
2023
Country
Poland
Director
Aga Borzym
Duration
62’
DOCU/YOUTH
Plasticine Dreams
DOCU/YOUTH
Plasticine Dreams
Year
2023
Country
Ukraine
Director
Vadym Makarov
Duration
15’
DOCU/YOUTH
KIX
DOCU/YOUTH
KIX
Year
2024
Country
Hungary, France, Croatia
Directors
Bálint Révész, Dávid Mikulán
Duration
92’
DOCU/YOUTH
Madeleine
DOCU/YOUTH
Madeleine
Year
2023
Country
Canada
Director
Raquel Sancinetti
Duration
15’
DOCU/YOUTH
Girl Away From Home
DOCU/YOUTH
Girl Away From Home
Year
2023
Country
Denmark, Norway
Directors
Simon Lereng Wilmont, Alisa Kovalenko
Duration
22’
DOCU/YOUTH
Nelson the Piglet
DOCU/YOUTH
Nelson the Piglet
Year
2023
Country
Netherlands
Director
Anneke de Lind van Wijngaarden
Duration
15’
DOCU/YOUTH