"a body without a horse" a 8 minute short film made as a result of the ReAnima Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Animation.
Moved by a curiosity on what the body can do and searching for a playful making process, this film emerges from experimentations on the possibilities of the human body in graphic media. I wanted to shorten the distance between filmmaker and audience, so I used paper cutouts and the phone as a common and cheap shooting tool. With a narration that plays with language, it touches on themes like the body’s possibilities, its absences and presences, humorously and deep at the same time, while transitioning across different media. Working with minimal equipment pushed me to embrace improvisation, and I hope this sense of spontaneity remains visible for the audience to enjoy the sense of play and curiosity that shaped the film.
Official Selections
Tricky Women Tricky Realities (Vienna, Austria — March 2026)
Brussels Short Film Festival (Brussels, Belgium — April 2026)
Fantaspoa (Porto Alegre, Brazil — April 2026)
Lanterna Mágica (Goiânia, Brazil — March 2026)
Curta Cinema (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — March 2026)
CineMinhocão (São Paulo, Brazil — April 2026)
VIENNA SHORTS (Vienna, Austria — May 2026)
Annecy International Animation Film Festival (Annecy, France — June 2026)
Festival Internacional da Fronteira (Bagé, Brazil — May 2026)
Fest Anča (Žilina, Slovakia — July 2026)
Palm Springs International ShortFest (Palm Springs, United States — June 2026)
Cannes Indie Short Awards (Cannes, France — June 2026)
FUSE Festival (Karlovac, Croatia — June 2026)
LISBIFF (Lisbon, Portugal — June 2026)
Stop Motion Our Fest (Buenos Aires, Argentina — July 2026)
Festival Internacional de Curtas de São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil — August 2026)
Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantástico (São Paulo, Brazil — September 2026)
doxs! (Duisburg, Germany — November 2026)
Awards
Best Animated Film – Audience Award — Festival Internacional da Fronteira (Bagé, Brazil — May 2026)
Honourable Mention — Stop Motion Our Fest (Buenos Aires, Argentina — July 2026)
