VOYAGE OF THE RED RABBIT is one part documentary interview and one part space epic. The 11-minute short weaves between a philosophical dinner-table conversation led by the filmmaker’s real grandfather, and a rabbit space-voyager yearning for his home.
It premiered in April 2025, at the Florida Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Award for Best Animated Short.
“Still, the best of the bunch was the daring and inventive “Voyage of the Red Rabbit,” Sam Gualtieri’s debut short, premiering at its first film festival … It’s so original and mesmerizing, and I love that it could now break through even with the Academy”
– Brian Tallerico
