Guaxuma

Released: 2018

Published at the original source: 2019-11-12. This is the upload date, which may differ from the film’s release.

15 min · Portuguese · Animation · Documentary

Nara and her friend Tayra grow up together on Guaxuma, a beach in north-eastern Brazil. Nara leaves as a teenager, and when a devastating event brings her back, the paradise of her childhood is no longer the same. An autobiographical animated documentary made largely with sand.

Why we picked it

Directed by Nara Normande; French-Brazilian co-production by Les Valseurs and Vilarejo Filmes. The upload cites a Vimeo Staff Pick Premiere and awards including the Gramado Grand Prize and Best Animated Short at SXSW.

Grief over the loss of a close friend.

Source: Les Valseurs

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