Animanimals: Elephant

The elephant is sad and his trunk tries to cheer him up. That‘s a pretty tough task.

Script & Direction: Julia Ocker
Design: Julia Ocker, Kiana Naghshineh, Christoph Horch, Paul Cichon
Technical Director: Ralf Bohde
Animatic: Elena Walf
Animation: Julia Ocker, Urte Zintler, Ina Gabriel
Sounddesign, Music: Christian Heck, Sumophonic
Funding: MFG Baden-Württemberg, MDM
Co-Production: KiKA / SWR
Production Manager: Bianca Just
Producer: Thomas Meyer-Hermann
Production: Studio Film Bilder, 2018

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[cloudyday]

Instead of being depressed, see the joy of solitude: freedom to sing and laugh and do anything without a care.

[reinakats]

it’s really weird knowing the trunk has a mind of its own

[alfredjohnson]

The elephant is sad because he has the blues 0:15

[FilipiAmorimdeFreitas]

the elephant eating his own trunk and singing got me dying 😂😂😂

[JackieHandunge]

2:11 Elephant : WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT ANNOYING ME!!!

[Female-Taurus]

The elephant’s trunk is great at opera singing, like the one from “The Barber of Seville”.

[punkieprimeape]

1:08 it almost looked like he was chewing on his trunk.
1:50 I almost thought he drowned it.
2:06 that was funny.
2:11 that was mean
2:52 that’s sweet of him
I’m glad they made up.
3:09 Super catchy

[xenotundra]

It’s incredibly disturbing to see a tongue in an elephant’s nose

[SidheRighen]

2:11 I don't know what he's trying to say but it hurts his own trunk's feelings

[everythingpositivepsychology]

Loving the part of yourself you hate is the most profound love there is.

[BorisDiev]

What? Elephant's trunk was alive!

[Itskalistaandfriendsworld]

elephant and trunk: at 3:17
everyone: OH ALRIGHT!!!

[FrogiaStopMotion]

It was a very happy idea, thank you
I love stop Motion animation

[BorisDiev]

Elephant's trunk was so cute and adorable!

[toddlertrain]

simple but great! fun to watch till the end!

[staywithisshan]

1:31 elephant trunk : ampmmmphmmmmphmmmmph!! 1:32 Elephant: phew

[kittylolyolotiktok]

The real question is.... how the elephant breaths now?

[Itskalistaandfriendsworld]

bear
dog (dacshund)
and slug need to be next

[aajohnson]

Wait so the elephant likes being depressed?

[visalakshik.raman.]

How come the elephant's tongue shares itself with the trunk and with the mouth.... enabling a Duet from Solo? 📯📯