Short Film
Best AI Short · Audience Choice Winner

RED!

SiftCine selected 2026 Runtime not independently confirmed 13+

Little Red Riding Hood becomes a hoodie-wearing girl in modern Britain, with a tea-drinking nan, a watchful fox, and a wolf mother trying very hard not to eat anyone. The classic warning tale returns as a dark comedy about appetite and assigned roles.

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About this film

Little Red Riding Hood becomes a hoodie-wearing girl in modern Britain, with a tea-drinking nan, a watchful fox, and a wolf mother trying very hard not to eat anyone. The classic warning tale returns as a dark comedy about appetite and assigned roles.

Synopsis

Little Red Riding Hood becomes a hoodie-wearing girl in modern Britain, where her formidable nan keeps a fox close and the wolf is a self-aware mother trying not to eat anyone. The familiar journey turns into a darkly comic encounter between appetite, family roles, and the stories assigned to supposed monsters.

Themes

  • rewriting inherited roles
  • appetite and self-control
  • motherhood
  • sympathy for the monster
  • modern folklore
  • appearance versus intention

AI Production

Confirmed tools: Dreamina Octo, Dreamina Seedance 2.0

Lauren Indovina states that she built the film in two weeks with Dreamina Octo and Dreamina Seedance 2.0, developing it from characters, worlds, and designs she had created over several years. Octo supported the assembly of those elements, and Seedance brought the world into motion.

Additional Credits

  • Created by: Lauren Indovina
  • Production Partnership: Dreamina AI
Creator
Lauren Indovina
Format
Short Film
Released
2026
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Folklore
Distinction
Best AI Short · Audience Choice Winner
Selection
Human curated