38th edition
17-25 january 2026

The Eating of an Orange

May Kindred-Boothby

Image The Eating of an Orange
United Kingdom
2025 Animation 7 min
No dialogue
In a large manor house identical figures eat the same, move the same, look the same. But everything will change for one woman when she gets given an orange by an unknown figure. She has never seen an orange. In the exploration of this new and exciting discovery, she gets transported into another realm of lichens, slugs and sensuous fluidity. But how can she balance this with the world she knows? She must make a choice: abandon her discovery, or step forwards into a new way of being.
Scenario : May Kindred-Boothby
Cinematography : May Kindred-Boothby
Sound : May Kindred-Boothby
Editing : May Kindred-Boothby
Music : May Kindred-Boothby
Production : Royal College of Arts
May Kindred-Boothby is a director, writer, animator based in Bristol, UK. She worked as a freelance animator for 8 years before completing her Masters in Animation at the Royal College of Arts, where she completed her first directorial short The Eating of an Orange (2025), which won best Animation Direction at Sundance Film Festival 2025. Her new work focuses on surreal explorations of sexuality and convention told through a colourful and painterly hand drawn style.