Ionian ContemporaryAnimation Festival ICONA November 12th - 15th, 2026
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Selection
The Power of Persuasion
2025
Duration: 14:00
Directed: Ernst Weber, Pasha Shapiro
Screenplay: Pasha Shapiro, Ernst Weber
Production: Pasha Shapiro, Mila Stareva
Dialogue Language: English
Based on true events, this animated short follows 10-year-old Barack Obama as he struggles to fit in as the only Black student at his new school in Hawaii. To win over his classmates, he spins a story that his father is an African prince. But when his dad is invited to speak at the school, young Barry faces the devastating possibility of losing both his newfound popularity and the respect of the man he admires most. As the truth teeters on the edge, a mysterious supernatural force tied to ancient African spirits begins to stir.
Duration: 14:00
Directed: Ernst Weber, Pasha Shapiro
Screenplay: Pasha Shapiro, Ernst Weber
Production: Pasha Shapiro, Mila Stareva
Dialogue Language: English
Based on true events, this animated short follows 10-year-old Barack Obama as he struggles to fit in as the only Black student at his new school in Hawaii. To win over his classmates, he spins a story that his father is an African prince. But when his dad is invited to speak at the school, young Barry faces the devastating possibility of losing both his newfound popularity and the respect of the man he admires most. As the truth teeters on the edge, a mysterious supernatural force tied to ancient African spirits begins to stir.
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