Synopsis

Thumbeline and Fingerita live alone with their mother at the edge of a forest overlooking a village. Thumbeline, a rather sulky teenager, isn’t as helpful as her little sister Fingerita who willingly offers to go and gather firewood in the forest. When her hat falls into an old well, she climbs down to get it and discovers the enchanting world of Old Mother Snow, who makes the snow fall every time she shakes her eiderdown.

Arnaud Demuynck

Arnaud Demuynck is a director, producer, and scriptwriter. His works include a short fiction film, The Lock (2000), and animated films like Signs of Life (2004), The Shadow of the Veil (2006), and Breakout (2007). He writes films for young audiences, based on traditional stories, nursery rhymes, and children’s books.

Celia Tisserant

After obtaining a DMA at the ESAAT, Célia Tisserant worked with Nicolas Liguori on his film The Wind in the Reeds. In 2018, she co-directed with Celia Tocco her first short film, The Golden Tortoise, and then The Little Red Chick in 2019 and Old Mother Snow with Arnaud Demuynck in 2020. All these films were released in short film programmes in the French cinemas.