Shelf Life
2025
In a cozy town where extraordinary things happen in ordinary kitchens, the bread has started having feelings. And it still has to be eaten.
awards
Official Selection, AI Film 3 Festival, 2025
characters
Tilda is a self-appointed food critic for the Custard Cove Courier who takes herself far more seriously than anyone takes her.
Owner of Carrotcrumb Delivery Co. He covers every route in town and is the most normal person in Custard Cove, which makes him the hardest to rattle.
Meticulous researcher devoted to bread psychology and emotional development. When the outbreak hits, the trail leads back to his lab. He couldn't be prouder.
The World
Shelf Life takes place on the cobblestone streets of Custard Cove, where bakeries open before dawn and serve food on chipped plates from handwritten menus. Part of the Crumb Canvas magical universe, where crumbs have stories and pastries dream of bigger things. And nobody thinks it's strange that a rabbit drives the delivery truck.
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Some things are built for everyone.
Some things are built for the people who stay.
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