Programme

Fragmentos De Sal

Salt Fragments

Cristina Teixeira // Portugal // 2000 // 07:00 min

animation

A journey through water, fire, and salt, into the past and back again.

Sopa Fria

Cold Soup

Ana Aragao // Portugal // 2001 // 07:00 min

animation

While attempting the escape her lonely reality, an old woman must defend the fragile equilibrium of her world.

Abraco Do Vento

Wind’s Embrace

Jose Miguel Ribeiro // Portugal // 2004 // 02:34 min

animation experimental

In a world where iron and earth mingle to create unexpected cities, the wind breathes life into the eternal cycle of rebirth. This is the wind’s embrace.

O Paciente

The Patient

Pedro Brito // Portugal // 2003 // 06:00 min

animation

D. wakes up in a mental institution and has disturbing flashbacks which do not explain the straightjacket he’s wearing. In the grip of genuine terror, he ends his anguish by going mad.

Cof Cof

JosÈ Pedro Cavalheiro // Portugal // 2000 // 02:00 min

animation

Three honest citizens each find an ideal waiting spot on a train platform. A lovely lady appears and re-organises.

Intersticios

Interstices

Marina Estela GraÁa // Portugal // 2001 // 06:00 min

animation

Before becoming film, animation is choreography: a geometric and diachronic relationship between elements whose forms change between frames. A study of the medium, in the medium itself.

EstÛria do gato e da lua

Tale About the Cat and the Moon

Pedro Serrazina // Portugal // 1995 // 05:30 min

animation

Light and shadows, the charm of the night, the passion of the moon, and a dream come true.

Fado Lusitano

Abi FeijÛ // Portugal // 1995 // 05:30 min

animation

Portugal sees itself as a small country at the tip of Europe. It has a roving heart, an adventurous spirit, a grieved soul, and an obedient body.

Clandestino

Stowaway

Abi FeijÛ // Portugal, Kanada // 2000 // 07:32 min

animation

One cold and dreary Christmas Eve, a weary freighter docks in a gloomy harbour. Deep in its hold, a blind stowaway waits for the right moment to escape unnoticed. But when the time comes, he is paralysed by his own fear.

SHSHSH - Sintonia Incompleta

SHSHSH - A TV Untuned

M·rio Jorge da Silva Neves // Portugal // 1999 // 03:04 min

animation

A TV set wakes up and tries to tune himself, but with no success. When he accidentally comes across the weather channel, a particularly attractive weather announcer grabs his attention.

A Noite

The Night

Regina Pessoa // Portugal // 1999 // 06:00 min

animation

Darkness has many forms in the life of a child: night, fear, shadows, silence...or her mother. A tale of two lonely lives and the darkening of a whole universe.

A Noite SaÌu ¿ Rua

Time of Darkness

Abi FeijÛ // Portugal // 1987 // 04:50 min

animation

Nights are hidden days beyond our minds. But some remain like fleeting shadows, reshaping the images of our lives.

A Suspeita

The Suspect

Jose Miguel Ribeiro // Portugal // 1999 // 25:00 min

animation

A train compartment, four people, a conductor, a Barcelos penknife, and a potential assassin. Will they all reach their destination alive?