Concurso Iberoamericano de Cortometrajes 36ª Edición 2008
Portugal / 20 / Ficción / Original
China camina hacia el distrito de Martim Moniz en Lisboa. Cuando pasa a los niños le gritan: “China, China!”. China quiere volar. Escaparse al amanecer. Solo quiere ser feliz. Pero China bebe su mismo veneno. Se lo bebe todo. A veces el aire parece ser maligno y el jardín de infancia el purgatorio.
China walks towards the Martim Moniz district in Lisbon. When she passes by the children yell out: “China, China!”. China wants to fly. She wants to escape at dawn. She only wants to be happy. However, China drinks her own poison. She drinks it all. Sometimes the air appears to be evil and the childhood garden the purgatory.
DIRECCIÓN: Joao Rodrigues, Joao Rui Guerra da Mata
JOÃO PEDRO RODRIGUES
Born in Lisbon in 1966. After studying Biology at the Lisbon Sciences University, in 1985 João Pedro Rodrigues attended the Lisbon Film School, in which he graduated in 1989. From 1989 to 1996 he worked as assistant director and editor with well-known names of the portuguese cinema, such as Teresa Villaverde. His short «Parabéns!» (1997) participated at the Cinema Festival of Venice of 1997 and received a special distinction of the Jury. And his feature, «O Fantasma», of 2000, received the Award for the Best Foreign Feature Film at the Cinema Festival of Belfort in the same year. Recently he directed «Odete», Special Mention from Cinémas de Recherche in Cannes 2005, Director’s Fortnight .
JOÃO RUI GUERRA DA MATA
Begun working in cinema in 1995.
He is a regular collaborator of João Pedro Rodrigues and teaches at Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema since 2004.
JOAO RODRIGUES: Born in Lisbon in 1996. Graduated from the film school in Lisbon. He has worked as a director assistant and editor with well known names from Portuguese films. His filmography includes Parabens, O Fantasma, Odette. JOAO RUI GUERRA DA MATA: He began working in films in 1995. He is a collaborator of Joao Pedro Rodrigues and teaches at the Escuela Superior de Teatro y Cine since 2004.
PRODUCCIÓN: Blackmaria
GUIÓN: Joao Rui Guerra da Mata
EDICIÓN: Rui Mourao
DIRECCIÓN DE ARTE: -
FOTOGRAFÍA: Rui Poças
MÚSICA ORIGINAL: -
SONIDO: -
ANIMACIÓN: -
REPARTO: Chen Jie, Chen Jia Liang, Luís Rafael Chen
CONTACTO: blackmaria@mail.telepac.pt