Maybe Elephants

Maybe Elephants (Norwegian: Kanskje det var elefanter) is a 2024 Canadian-Norwegian animated short film written and directed by Academy Award winner[1] Torill Kove.

The film is listed as part of the qualified shorts under consideration in the 2025 Academy Award Best Animated Short Film Category.

[5] The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2024.

[6] Three teenage sisters find themselves uprooted from their small town in Norway when their mother decides to move to Nairobi, Kenya, in an attempt to escape the dark cloud that has been following her.

The film is inspired by Kove's own experiences,[7] in the same fashion as her previous short Me and My Moulton.