This Short Film Teaches You How To Appreciate Small Things

Bibo is an old robot who spends his life according to a strict routine that in a way allows him to continue living. Her existence consists of simple little things that give her strength and nourish her soul…  Bibo sells ice cream and is committed to her work, as this way she is still able to make the little girl happy against her own reality. 

Bibo is a short film with imaginative music and a strong message that leaves a strong impression on the viewer. The little things this robot does every day can not really be described as just his only way of continuing to live, but rather his way of understanding and perceiving the world.

Not only are we sure you will enjoy this movie, we are also sure that it will make you ponder many questions in your mind. Its creators knew quite well how to choose an effective and functional character, as well as how to build his environment inside and around a particular concept. These perspectives combine to build a strong and moving impression.

In a way, robots are creatures that are seemingly artificial and inanimate, and that may be doomed in the future to imitate human behavior. So why not imitate human emotions as well? We invite you to reflect on this idea while watching this movie. 

Bibo’s Imaginary Life: A film that tells the story of humanity

Bibo lives in a lonely world. It is a world that is mechanical and strangely artificial. In reality, this lone protagonist creates his own world through his imagination. It is a world made up only of his routine. He repeats the little things he does every day because they nourish his soul and even bring him happiness.

Bibo finds himself hung in a world woven from machines and melancholy. The only thing he looks forward to every day is to be in the square at 8 every single morning giving ice cream to the kids. However, these children exist only in his own creations.

Without having to deviate more from the truth, we could say that this mechanical, box-like, and internally empty figure represents the dimensions that characterize many people. It makes the viewer reflect on the idea of ​​humanity and how the human race is still above machines.

• People are also creating iron-clad defense mechanisms to protect themselves in this reality in which we live. 
• Sometimes routines and habits engraved with the appreciation of small things create entire universes. These created universes enable us to survive from one world to another. This is not about living as a whole, but a good way to protect yourself through being able to maintain your own individual strength and self-esteem. 
• Bibo likes simple things. She likes to swing in her rocking chair and warm her feet by the fireplace in the evenings. He inhales sadness and out nostalgia. He is a being who represents very well a part of the human state of being at a time when humans have ceased to exist.

Dream worlds that support us in difficult times

We all have our own dreams and our own inner worlds, which sometimes end up being the only thing that gives us strength when we wake up in the mornings. However, this feeling should be rare; we should not live only through defense mechanisms, dreams, and vain hopes.

In the film, Bibo suffers from having to live alone with the memories of the past and especially from living with melancholy intertwined with his steps, his heart, always with such a precise clock and even with the child who so long ago ceased to be right.

The creators of this award-winning short film are Anton Chistiakov and Mikhail Dmitriev. In the own words of these filmmakers,  they hoped to be able to convey, through this delicate, symbolic and touching film, a simple reflection of the cycle of what being human is . 

Within a certain period of time, people achieve a certain function in society, just like Bibo who used to sell ice cream. Later comes the moment when everything changes and we feel our responsibility to live only our best memories of the  past. We protect ourselves with a defense mechanism where the value of the little things in life brings back yesterday’s feelings. These feelings become genuine pillars that support and nurture us to move forward.

In this film, humanity is present only in a robot made of tin. This robot represents the last impulses of the human race:  melancholy,  memory, sadness, and extreme attachment to loved ones that push us to do the impossible and even create a world of imagination that no longer exists.

We invite you to enjoy this short movie and share it too!