Short film

CALICO

2025 · 15 min

A gentle, playful little fable that treats a child's loneliness with warmth and a light magical touch.

Overview: A girl with vitiligo finds an unlikely friend in the school's talking goldfish, and orchestrates a jailbreak.
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, light and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Identity, friendship, isolation, coming-of-age
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: CALICO

In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

In your watch list

More like this

Like CALICO, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
friendship
isolation
coming-of-age
freedom
Places: school
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none