The Kid in You
Crew
Director: Abel J. Santa
Screenplay: Abel J. Santa
Lead Animators: Domonkos Erhardt, Bence Hlavay
Music Composer: Lukas Geppert
Sound Designer: Tobias Weiss
Art Director: Domonkos Erhardt, Bence Hlavay, Kata Hollos
Re-recording Mixer: Kevin O’Connell
Producer: Bence Hever, Barnabas Toth-Justh, Abel J. Santa
Production Company: Caudal Productions (Hungary)
Cast
Madeleine Curry , Laszlo Foldes
Task
The Kid in You is an animated short that delicately navigates the threshold between life and the hereafter. An ordinary morning is irrevocably altered when a young boy’s heart suddenly stops. Propelled into a surreal final dream, he is guided by a spirit through the life experiences he was destined never to embrace. Each ethereal vignette unfolds with deepening maturity moments of joy, love, and self-discovery painting a bittersweet portrait of a life unlived. The journey culminates in an enigmatic hospital scene where, now a silent observer, the young boy's spirit gazes upon the world he leaves behind. Concluding with deliberate ambiguity, the film invites reflection on the fragility of existence and the enduring essence of the human soul.
