Synopsis:
The last habitants of a village refuse to let themselves sink into oblivion. In a world where the idea of progress appears to be above all, this home floats.
- Director:
- Laura Gonçalves, Xá
- Year:
- 2017
- Country:
- Portugal
- Running time:
- 10 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Mixed media, Other
- Original title:
- Água Mole
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Rodrigo Areias
- Animators:
- Catia Vidinhas, Inês Teixeira, Pedro de Almeida, Laura Gonçalves, Xá, Cátia Vidinhas
- Script writers:
- Carolina Freitas, Laura Gonçalves, Xá
- Music composers:
- Nico Tricot, Ricardo Santos Rocha
- Sound designers:
- Pedro Marinho, Pedro Ribeiro
- Editors:
- Alessandro Novelli, Xá, Laura Gonçalves
- Production:
- Bando À Parte
- Distribution:
- Bando à Parte
- Genres:
- Drama, Tragedy, Fantasy, Abstract, Experimental
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Death, Time, Hope, Nature, Poetic, Transformation, Dreams, Slow, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Cannes Film Festival - Directors' Fortnight 2017, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best Portuguese Film at Monstra 2018, Best Short Film at Caminhos do Cinema Português 2017
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