COMPETITION

European short films

Programme 1

Natureza Humana

Mónica Lima
2023 - Portugal / Germany - 25mn

Screenings : tuesday 23 - 2:00 pm - Centre de congrès - Auditorium - presented and followed by a debate with the film directors wednesday 24 - 10:00 pm - 400 Coups - 5

In an apartment in a city under curfew, a day expands from early Spring to late Summer. A couple's longing to start a family is shaken by a pervasive feeling of uncertainty

Mónica Lima studied visual art in Lisbon, and writing and directing in Prague and Berlin. Her short films The Silence Between Two Songs, Viktoria and Summer Saturn have been screened at various festivals around the world, including Premiers Plans. Professionally, she has worked as a scriptwriter and script consultant, as well as an assistant director in film and advertising.

CAST AND CREW

Cast : Crista Alfaiate, João Vicente
Screenplay : Gonçalo Branco, Mónica Lima
Cinematography : Faraz Fesharaki
Editing : Francisco Moreira
Sound : Paulo Lima
Music : Gonçalo Sousa

Production : DFFB, New Matter Films, Uma Pedra No Sapato

French distributor : Agencia - Agence du court-métrage portugais