Miisu, a cat made out of numbers, is completely tired of its owner. Putting one pixel of courage in front of the next, it starts a rebellion. What if we saw the world through the eyes of our virtual pets, and everything… wasn’t so analogue anymore?

The 1990s cult toy Tamagotchi – a handheld digital pet – is the reference of this heretically humorous animated film. Estonian director Liisi Grünberg is an illustrator, comic book writer and animator whose portfolio spans both advertising and film (some viewers may recognise her work from the Latvian comic kuš!). In 2022, her short film project was selected for the SHORT RIGA Test Screenings, but this year it has been selected for the competition.