Dandelion's Odyssey (Planètes)

Momoko Seto / France, Belgium / 2025 / 76 min / No dialogue / Recommended age: 8+

Somewhere between computer animation, macro photography, and time-lapse footage, a gentle narrative unfolds about a world after the end of the world.

Four dandelion seeds, catapulted from planet Earth after a nuclear apocalypse, search for a new home in the stratosphere. When the migrant seeds are sucked into a black hole, they find themselves on a planet both ominous and unusually beautiful. The seeds travel on slugs, flee from voracious floating tadpoles, and search for land where they can take root.

Directed by Momoko Seto • written by Momoko Seto, Alain Layrac, Mariette Désert • music composers Quentin Sirjacq, Nicolas Becker • editing Michel Klochendler • sound design Nicolas Becker • production design Momoko Seto, Nils Dupré • animation supervisor Guionne Leroy • producers Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron, Emmanuel Chaumet • production Miyu Productions, Ecce Films, Umedia