Drop by Drop (Água Mole)
Ajyal Competition
Alexandra Ramires (Xá), Laura Gonçalves / Short Documentary / Portugal / 2017 / 10 min / Black & White / DCP
In Portuguese / Arabic, English subtitles
Interests: Animation, Documentary
Rated: Parental guidance advised for viewers under the age of 15. Individuals under the age of 15 are not admitted into cinemas unless accompanied by an individual aged 18 or over.
Synopsis
An eidolon-like animated documentary that is based on real-life interviews with people who were left behind after the unfortunate desertification of Portugal's countryside. ‘Drop by Drop’ is an exquisite combination of hand-drawn animation and audio documentary to form a record of the last inhabitants of a dying village as they ponder the ultimate fate of their home and the legacy they leave.
About the Directors
Laura Gonçalves worked for Sardinha Em Lata Studio as an animator and final artist on 'Journey to Cape Verde' directed by José Miguel Ribeiro. In 2012, she completed the MA Degree in Animation at the College of Bournemouth, where she directed her first animation short 'Three Weeks in December'.
Alexandra Ramires (Xá) graduated from the faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Lisbon. Since 2013, she has been working at Bando à Parte studios where she collaborated on the films 'Soot' by David Doutel and 'Vasco Sá' and 'End of Line' by Paulo D’Alva.
Credits
- Director
- Alexandra Ramires (Xá), Laura Gonçalves
- Screenwriter
- Alexandra Ramires (Xá), Carolina Freitas, Laura Gonçalves
- Producer
- Rodrigo Areias
- Editor
- Alexandra Ramires (Xá), Laura Gonçalves
- Music
- Nico Tricot, Ricardo Santos Rocha
- Production Company
- Bando à Parte
- Sound
- Pedro Marinho, Pedro Ribeiro
- Other
- Animation: Alexandra Ramires (Xá), Cátia Vidinhas, Inês Teixeira, Laura Gonçalves, Pedro de Almeida
- Cast
- Voice Over: Conceição Esteves, Diamantino, Fernando Escaleira, Horácia Alves