10:31 Apolline, the keeper of summer, is a girl who helps nurture the forest through spring and summer. She doesn’t know Able, the boy in charge of winter. A chance encounter between the two (and their little dogs) triggers a chase through the forest that make both aware of the power of the seasons and the importance both bring to the delicate balance of their idyllic surroundings. The beautifully animated film has a charming fable-like quality that constantly draws you in.

01:57 Richly hued, captivating animated paintings come alive, transforming in color and rhythmic tempo to reveal the full seasonal spectrum.

00:46 A Norwegian forest landscape changes in front of your eyes. The time lapse images were snapped at the same spot over a year. The ambient sound is the actual recordings from the same spot.