Short film

I Can Hear You

1992 · 18 min

A gentle, hand-drawn fable that asks you to listen closely, rewarding patience with quiet warmth and a touch of sadness.

Directed by: Alexey Karaev
Genres: Animation

Overview: An adaptation of the story by Seuss, of an elephant who could hear the voices of little people even when nobody else could.

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Directed by: Alexey Karaev
Genres: Animation

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
faith
identity
friendship
Places: small town
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	2
Romance	0
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: animation
Directed by: Alexey Karaev
Written by: Alexey Karaev
Runtime: 18 min
Country: Russia
Languages: Russian

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