Film archive, 2026

Eri

Name: Eri
Released: 2026
Duration: 12 min

Director Yano Honami

1Festival entries

Overall

Based on the novel Who Else Is There? by Asakura Kasumi, the film reimagined a world where dairy cows must bear calves to survive, Eri, a Holstein, falls in love with another cow. Her sighs linger through sleepless nights—will they find their way to the one she loves?

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Film details

Director: Yano Honami
Country/Region: France
Year: 2026
Length: 12min
Original language: Japanese

Director

Yano Honami

A Japanese animation filmmaker. Her short film A Bite of Bone (2021) won the Grand Prize for Short Animation at Ottawa International Animation Festival. Alongside her filmmaking practice, she researches sexuality and gender in animation and curates screenings dedicated to queer animation.

From Women Make Waves International Film Festival 2026, No. 33

Credits(5)

Director

Yano Honami

Screenplay

Yano Honami

Animation

Yano Honami

Music

Judith Gruber-Stitzer

Sound

Takino Masumi

Festival appearances(1)

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EriWomen Make Waves International Film Festival 2026, No. 33Radical Bodies: Normal Screen: My Comrades

Festival history(1)

Women Make Waves International Film Festival, 2026Radical Bodies: Normal Screen: My Comrades, Official selection