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Movie Sessions: Short Animations
When the monsters go
Madalena is a six year-old child, and as any other child of her age, she loves to draw, play and get in trouble, but most of all, not to obey her parents. Madalena counts on the help of her monsters, which never leave her during the day. One day, she gets bad news from her best friend monster: as she grows up, the monsters will leave her, because adults don’t need them. Madalena gets sad, but she will do everything to not grow up, avoiding the monsters’ departure.
O Cágado (The Tortoise)
There was once a man quite sure of himself. Once a day he would stroll near his town. On one occasion, he spotted something he had never seen before: a tortoise. He examined it thoroughly, noticing it’s every detail; soon he ran home to tell the family. But would they believe him?
Director: Pedro Lino
A ventoinha e o candeeiro (The lamp and the fan)
A lamp in love makes everything to be close to the object of its affetion, a beautiful fan. In an illustration and animation environment, this romantic short movie leads us to a hilarious outcome.
Director: Filipe Fonseca
O gigante (The giant)
A giant carries a little girl in his heart.
His heart is like a large window from where the little girl discovers and understands the world we live in. One day she will have to leave. With her bag full of dreams and hopes she will start to create a new world with her parent’s heritage. This is growing up!
Directors: Júlio Vanzeler and Luís da Matta Almeida
Feral
A wild boy is found in the woods by a solitary hunter and brought back to civilization. Alienated by a strange new environment, the boy tries to adapt by using the same strategies that kept him safe in the forest.
Director: Daniel Sousa
The Amazing Ordinary Man
In a city full of super heroes, an ordinary man struggles to overcome the loss of his wife. When a child’s life is on the line he outperforms a hero in order to save the day.
Director: Paulo Portugal
Date and Time: Friday, March 16 2018 at 08h30 am
Entrance: Free
Address: Camões - Centro Cultural Português Pólo da Beira
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