Dinky, a teenage mouse, and her two friends decide to run away and escape their banal lives on the decaying island they call home. She tries to convince her boyfriend, Birdboy, to join her, but his demons are internal. Like many of the animals on the island Birdboy deals with the trauma of his past with drugs, all while being pursued by two single minded police dogs. The young friends must come together to face the ugliness of what the world has become, and determine if escape is really possible. With creative and macabre visuals, Psiconautas, los ninos olvidados is a dystopian fable, equal parts imaginative and terrifying—and all too relevant in light of current environmental and economic issues. This film deals with the people, or animals, left behind and the chaos that comes with being forgotten.

RATED 14+

From September 20-24, 2017 downtown Ottawa will once again be the stage where you can enjoy the world's most cutting-edge, thoughtful, funny and provocative animation films while mingling with many of animation's most celebrated stars, studios and characters.

Whether you love classic cartoons, mind-bending experiments, fantastic digital creations, dazzling effects, technical fireworks, thought provoking observations, or pure gut-busting fun, there is something for everyone and anyone at the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OlAF).

For 41 years, the OlAF has attracted film and animation buffs, art lovers and filmmakers from around the globe. You won't want to miss this year's exciting line-up of screenings, workshops, panels and parties taking place at the ByTowne Cinema, National Gallery of Canada, Arts Court, Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts, and the Chateau Laurier.

Join us for this week long birthday celebration, and as usual, of all things animation!