Dir: Mailys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han | France, Belgium | 2025 | 77 mins

Voice cast | Loïse Charpentier, Victoria Grosbois, Yumi Fujimori

 

PLEASE NOTE: 

Tuesday 31 March at 11am is a dubbed screening and therefore in English

Saturday 4 April at 2pm is an original language screening and therefore in French

 

Oscar-nominated for Best Animated Feature, Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han’s astoundingly beautiful animation is driven by the joy and confusion of a little girl’s discovery of the world and her place within it.

Japan, late 1960s: toddler Amélie finds the world a peaceful, perplexing mystery until a rapturous encounter with chocolate (relatable) ignites her wild sense of curiosity about, well, everything. Exploring the wonders of nature, Amélie also grows a bond with her family’s housekeeper Nishio-san, and begins to understand the painful history beneath the surface of her life in post-war Japan.

Adapted from the autobiographical novel by Amélie Nothomb, bringing a toddler’s experience brilliantly to life, Maïlys Vallate and Liane-Cho Han’s Little Amélie is a poignant and wondrous story about the healing power of connection.