Please Frog, Just One Sip

Winner of the Special Award at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival 2018 — Asia's most prestigious animation festival. Official selections at Krok International Animation Festival, the Golden Kuker Animation Film Festival, Kaohsiung Film Festival, Reggio Short Film Festival, the Hsin-Yi Children's Animation Awards, Ajyal Film Festival, and Universal Kids Film Festival. Based on the picture book by international illustrator Piet Grobler. It is a scorching day in Africa, and Frog simply cannot bear the heat. He takes one sip. Then another. And then he cannot stop — until every drop of water in the land is gone. The other animals must come up with a plan. Lion tries threats. Chameleon tries bribery. Crocodile tries intimidation. Crow tries slander. None of it works. Then the shunned eel sisters offer a different idea: make Frog laugh. They tickle him — and when he laughs, all the water comes rushing back. A charming, vividly drawn South African animated short film about water, community, and the surprising power of laughter. Free with ads.