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Title: Fitting In
Runtime: 3 min
Country: USA
Director: Apoorva Gaitonde
Placement: Award of Excellence
Competition: June, 2024
Synopsis: Fitting In is a story about an outsider, a little elephant called Zuri who finds her place in a circus with hard work, determination & a passion to succeed. Inspired by my own journey of trying to fit in a new country, this short is a love letter to my journey over the past few years living in a different country. Some of the characters in the story are a reflection of the people I met and helped me navigate my path of breaking into the animation industry.