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EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 35 MIN

Liron Topaz'a Animated Short SABA: Finding Closure and Moving Forward in an Upside Down World

from Bond on Cinema · host Ward W. Bond

Liron Topaz’s animated short film, an official selection at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, SABA takes us into an abstract and symbolic world where gravity is reversed, a unique bond forms between a grandfather and his grandson. As Saba, the grandfather guides the boy through this surreal reality, a violent storm strikes, tearing one of the ropes anchoring their home - and with it, their life together. After suffering a devastating loss of Saba, the boy embarks on an emotional journey in search of closure. Through a stylized and poetic visual language, the film explores life's fundamental questions: the paths we take, separation from those we love, and the endless effort to find closure, reconcile loss, and move forward. The film one of the most beautiful stories I have seen this year that will help bring closure and healing to many audiences around the world. #animation #animatedshort #shortfilm #filmfestival #tribecafilmfestival #film #cinema #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmdirector #love #family #loss #bondoncinema 

Liron Topaz’s animated short film, an official selection at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, SABA takes us into an abstract and symbolic world where gravity is reversed, a unique bond forms between a grandfather and his grandson. As Saba, the grandfather guides the boy through this surreal reality, a violent storm strikes, tearing one of the ropes anchoring their home - and with it, their life together. After suffering a devastating loss of Saba, the boy embarks on an emotional journey in search of closure. Through a stylized and poetic visual language, the film explores life's fundamental questions: the paths we take, separation from those we love, and the endless effort to find closure, reconcile loss, and move forward. The film one of the most beautiful stories I have seen this year that will help bring closure and healing to many audiences around the world. #animation #animatedshort #shortfilm #filmfestival #tribecafilmfestival #film #cinema #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmdirector #love #family #loss #bondoncinema

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