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Two women working in a grocery store handle balloons, they look tense and startled in the dim fluorescent lighting.

Balloon Animals

  Anna Baumgarten  |  U.S.

A late-night grocery run turns into an unexpected connection and emotional release. Beautifully sincere, delightfully surprising, and very funny, Balloon Animals showcases the power of a brief but meaningful encounter.

This film screens as part of the Comedy Shorts: Anxious/Attachments shorts program.

 English 

 6 minutes

Film Credits

  • Katy Wicker
  • Anna Baumgarten
  • Kevin Birou
  • Sevag Chahinian
  • Angela Giarratana, Izzi Rojas, Kelsi Roberts
  • Laura Holliday
  • Claire Baumgarten
  • Koncept 92
  • https://www.koncept92.com/balloonanimals

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