On a quiet summer morning, an old sand creature named Sandy finds a helpless baby sea turtle named Bo dropped into his lap by a flock of seagulls. Despite his initial reluctance, Sandy sets off with Bo on a journey to return him to the ocean, learning from each other and the wild creatures they encounter along the way.
Director Details
Fet-Nat Bailly is an animation director and NFTS graduate who directed and animated When the Tide Comes, having studied at Gobelins and the Arts University of Bournemouth. The film screened at Clermont-Ferrand, Stuttgart Animation Festival, Holly Shorts, and Encounters, was longlisted for a Student BAFTA, and won an award at Alcine Film Festival. She also worked on Little Nightmares 3 as a character designer and concept artist, and is currently adapting When the Tide Comes into a feature film and children’s book.
