Punch's Journey

Inspired by the viral true story of Panchi-kun, an infant macaque rejected by his mother at Ichikawa City Zoo, Japan. In this fictionalized short, Punch finds fleeting comfort with Uma, an abandoned Persian kitten, endures cruel rejection from Garo, a bullying troop member, and discovers protective love from the gentle guardian Go-chan.

• Marcelle AbelaDirector
• Marcelle AbelaWriter

• Punch the MonkeySelf
• AikoPunch's mother
• UmaPersian kitten
• GaroTroop bully
• Go-chanGuardian
• MoeTroop member
• OnsingTroop member
• AkiraFather monkey
• ChimiChild monkey
• OtomeChild monkey
• SotomaruTroop elder
• Four Adult MonkeysThemselves