ABOUT

The film portrays the evolution of a rural area, and the consequences brought in the life of someone who has always lived there.
Alda is an elderly and solitary woman, who had a complicated life story. Given this change, imposed on her, with no possible escape, she sees herself and the world she knows shattered, having no other option but to return to the place she always knew, her home.

AWARDS

Audience Award of animation festival - Montemor-o-Novo, 2013;
Award for Best Animate Short Film – Sophia Award 2014 (Portuguese Academy of Cinema);
Award ‘Lusófona’ for best animation film Festival Over&Out - 2013;
Best short film animation – 11th MIFEC Film School Festival;
Exhibition in different cities of Portugal with ‘LUX’ and ‘A Máquina’ short movies - LUX Road Trip – May and June
Exhibition in different cities of Portugal with ‘LUX’ and ‘A Máquina’ short movies - LUX Road Trip – May and June 2016
Exhibition in different cities of Portugal with ‘LUX’ and ‘A Máquina’ short movies - LUX Road Trip – May and June 2016.
Official Selection - Córtex – 5th Sintra Short Film Festival 2015;
Official Selection - Fourth International Animation Festival - Chile Monos 2015.
Official Selection - Novíssimos – 11th Indie Lisboa Film Festival - 2014;
Official Selection - Overlook 2014 - 5th CinemAvvenire Film Festival; highlighted in CILECT Awards 2014;
Official Selection NY Portuguese Short Film Festival - 2014;
Official Selection Schools Category - Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film 2014;
Official Selection Take One 22nd Curtas Vila do Conde - 2014;
Participation at the 24th Madrid Film Festival-PNR - 2015
Participation at the 24th Madrid Film Festival-PNR 2015
Selected to attend to festival ‘Curtas em Flagrante’ - 2014;
Shortcutz CineAvante – Festa do Avante Event, - 2015
Shortcutz CineAvante – Festa do Avante Event, - 2015

MADEIT CREDITS

Who pooled - Alda - Animate Short Film