Not every difference needs fixing, and not every parent figures that out in time. Float is a seven-minute animated short built entirely around that gap between a father's instinct to hide his child's uniqueness and his son's need to be seen.
What is Float about?
A father discovers that his young son floats — an ability that sets the boy apart from every other kid around him. Rather than celebrate it, the father hides it: covering his son, keeping him grounded, shielding them both from the judgment of strangers. It works, for a while. But abilities like this one rarely stay secret forever, and when his son's floating becomes impossible to conceal in public, the father is forced to choose between control and acceptance. The short compresses a full arc of parental fear and growth into a handful of minutes, using its brevity as a strength rather than a limitation.
About the cast
The short is voiced by a small cast led by Eli Fucile and Luna Watson, with director Bobby Rubio also voicing a role. The minimal cast suits the format — Float leans on visual storytelling more than dialogue to carry its emotional beats.
Context & significance
Director Bobby Rubio, working in animation, built Float as a deeply personal project, using a fantastical premise — a boy who floats — as a stand-in for any child who stands out from their peers and any parent unsure how to respond. At just seven minutes, the 2019 short belongs to a tradition of animated shorts that use fantasy as a direct route to real, unresolved family feeling rather than as pure spectacle.
Watching Float on Ktime
Float streams on K-Time with a free account login, and the film's page is free to browse in English or Farsi before you sign in. It's available with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, making it an easy, quick watch for Farsi-speaking families on K-Time's Farsi-first interface.