In a world that demands community participation, individual desires inevitably collide. A group of neighbours, each focused on their own goals, must learn to communicate and consider one another. But when small, everyday actions trigger unexpected consequences, they are forced into interactions that challenge their independence.
11 min 14 sFinland2025
Dollhouse Elephant
by Jenny Jokela
2D computerDrawing on paper
Jenny Jokela (b. 1990) is a Finnish animation director and artist based in Edinburgh, UK. She earned an M.A. in Animation from the Royal College of Art, London, in 2017. Her films have received multiple awards, including the Annecy Cristal for Best Graduation Film in 2018 for Barbeque (2017). One of her notable projects is Hibernation, a hand-painted animated film performed live with a large ensemble across Europe, which premiered at the Centre Pompidou in Paris in June 2022. She has also directed the children's TV series Hoppsorna (YLE, Finland, 2018–2022) and Arne Alligator (SF Studios, Sweden, 2023).
- animation
- Jenny Jokela, Sanni Lahtinen
- production
- Jani Lehto
- screenwriter
- Jenny Jokela, Ylva Perera