ABOUT

A surreal satire about the beauty of collapse.

Happy Planet On Fire is an animated short that turns the climate crisis into absurd poetry.
Fish dance through oil. Birds sing beneath toxic rainbows. The Earth smiles — even as it burns.

Conceived for the COP30 moment, the film uses dark humor and surreal imagery to expose the contradictions of our “green” civilization — the illusion that progress and destruction can coexist beautifully. It’s a mirror held to our collective denial, a planet dressed for its own funeral.

Visually, the piece blends the elegance of advertising with the unease of dystopian dreams. Every frame was designed to feel seductive at first glance, then deeply unsettling once you notice what’s really happening.

Written and directed by Alma André Castilho
Produced by ALMA – Stories That Matter