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| Section | |
|---|---|
| Original Title | Saba |
| English Title | Saba |
| Movie Type | |
| Genre | |
| Production Year | 2026 |
| Director | |
| Country | USA |
| Movie Length | 9' 40'' |
| Screenplay | |
| Animation | Antoine Antin, Fernando Moro, James Baxter, Kevin O’Hara, Mael Gourmelen, Matt Williames, Sandro Cleuzo, Simone Cirillo, Slaven Reese, Tim Watts |
| Art Design | Avner Geller |
| Production Designer | Avner Geller |
| Special Effect | Dakota Smith, Olivier Malric |
| Sound Designer | Cathryn Wang, Julian Slater |
| Produced by | Lirit Rosenzweig Topaz |
| Production | |
| Festival Contact |
Saba
In an abstract and symbolic world where gravity is reversed, a unique bond forms between a grandfather, and his grandson. As Saba, the grandfather guides the boy through this surreal reality, a violent storm strikes, tearing one of the ropes anchoring their home, and with it, their life together.
Liron Topaz is an award-winning director, supervising animator, and former Animation Department Chair at DreamWorks Animation. His professional journey began at Ringling College of Art + Design, where he was selected by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences as one of only three students in the United States to intern at Sony Pictures Imageworks. After graduating with honors, he joined Sony to work on Tim Burton’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND before becoming a key creative force at DreamWorks Animation.
Throughout his career, Liron has contributed to some of DreamWorks’ most beloved franchises, including KUNG FU PANDA, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, THE CROODS, and THE BAD GUYS. His 2018 short film BILBY premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, earned multiple awards, and was shortlisted for an Academy Award. Most recently, he directed the DreamWorks short film BAD GUYS: LITTLE LIES AND ALIBIS, which premiered in theaters in January 2025.
