OUTDOOR SCREENING - ANIMATIONS OF CHINA AND PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Screening at Former Iec Long Firecracker Factory
（Free admission. Limited Seat. First-come-first-served basis.)
18.11 Sat 16:30
The outdoor screening session, staged in the Former Iec Long Firecracker Factory, showcases a selection of animated short films. In these uniquely styled and splendid works, people of all ages and nationalities, including both adults and children, can immerse themselves in a whimsical and playful world. The six selected animated shorts will take the audience on a journey, starting from the local scene with Mui and venturing into the fairylike tale of Paddy from Mainland China. After relishing The Morning Sun, the audience can then embark on a surreal and mesmerizing adventure through the delightful surprises in Ice Merchants, The Garbage Man and Garrano from Portuguese-speaking Countries.
The Morning Sun
2021／10’／China／In Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles
It is an ordinary night for an ordinary family. The children who are afraid of the night seem to have grown up, and the parents who are busy making a living seem to be happier. Most of our lives are slowly made up of these inconspicuous little transitions.
Director｜ Li Zexi
Paddy
2021／15’／China／In Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles
Is there always an answer up there? To find his favorite toy, the little scarecrow started the adventure. Along the way, everything is strange to him. Lost paradise, immigration tide, assembly line, and parade…He kept asking the world the same questions, but there was no answer.
Director｜Zhou Haoran
Ice Merchants
2022／14’／Portugal, France, United Kingdom／No dialogue
Every day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produce daily.
Director｜João Gonzalez
The Garbage Man
2022／11’50”／Portugal／In Portuguese with Chinese and English subtitles
On a hot August afternoon, the family gathered at the table remembers uncle Botão: the Colonial War, emigration to France, where he lived and worked thirty years as a garbage man. Memories of each are crossed to tell the story of a man who lived a hard life through humor and fantasy.
Director｜Laura Gonçalves
Garrano
2022／14’／B／Portugal／In Portuguese with Chinese and English subtitles
A Garrano horse is forced to pull a heavy load under a blazing sun. Young boy Joel discovers a man who is about to set a forest on fire.
Director｜David Doutel, Vasco Sá
Mui
2021／7’31”／B／Macao／In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
During a short trip, a young man and his grandmother are confronted with horrible memories. Amidst grandma’s usual nonstop nagging, it feels as if suffering will persist simultaneously in the past and the present.
Director｜Wong Weng Chon