

The Elephant's Garden
2014-06-21 · 5 min · ★ 7.2
The Elephant's Garden is an animated short made by Felix Colgrave. The short was released in 2013 on Colgrave's official YouTube page. The short won Best Australian Film at Melbourne International Animation Festival in 2014.
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- Directors
- Felix Colgrave
- Production companies
- RMIT University
- Countries
- Australia
- Status
- Released
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