Film - Human Nature

Human Nature

2023

Portugal, Germany / Fiction / 16mm / 25'

In an apartment in a city under curfew, a day expands from early Spring to late Summer. A couple’s longing to start a family is shaken by a pervasive feeling of uncertainty.

Featuring: João Vicente, Crista Alfaiate

Maria Marques, Marco Paiva, Mafalda Jara, Lucas Branco Lima

Directed by: Mónica Lima

Written by: Gonçalo Branco, Mónica Lima

Director of Photography: Faraz Fesharaki

Editing: Francisco Moreira

Art Direction: Cláudia Lopes Costa

Assistant Director: Duarte Coimbra, Ana Mariz

Gaffer: Moritz Friese

Music: Gonçalo Sousa

Sound and Sound Design: Paulo Lima

Sound Mix: Alex Leser

Grading: Marco Amaral

Production Manager: Frederico Mesquita

Production Coordinator: Joana Vaz da Silva

Executive Producer DFFB: Andreas Louis

Producers: Filipa Reis, Luise Hauschild

Co-producer: Mariam Shatberashvili

Produced by: Uma Pedra no Sapato

Co-produced by: New Matter Films, German Film and Television Academy Berlin

Funded by: ICA – Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual, Fundação GDA

Promotion and International Sales: Agência - Portuguese Short Film Agency

Distribution (Portugal): Uma Pedra no Sapato

Design: Ilhas Studio

Festivals and Awards

International Film Festival Rotterdam

Ammodo Tiger Short Competition (NL 01.2023)

Ammodo Tiger Short Competition Award

REGARD - Saguenay International Short Film Festival

Official Competition (CA 03.2023)

Grand Prize

New Directors/New Films

(US 03.2023)

Achtung Berlin Filmfestival

Short Film Competition (DE 04.2023)

Best Short Film

Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt International

International Short Film Program (DE 04.2023)

Golden Harvest Film Festival

Golden Choice of the Year (TW 05.2023)

Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara

Iberoamerican Short Film Section (MX 06.2023)

Vienna Shorts

Current Comments (AT 06.2023)

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'Human Nature' awarded at Achtung Berlin

Good news from Germany: 'Human Nature', by Mónica Lima, wins the award for Best Short Film at the 19th edition of the Achtung Berlin Film Festival.

Curta portuguesa Natureza Humana vence concurso de Roterdão

O filme de Mónica Lima, uma de duas curtas portuguesas no festival dos Países Baixos, é um dos três vencedores do concurso Ammodo Tiger Short, repetindo a vitória de Pedro Neves Marques em 2022.

Filmes de Mónica Lima, João Gonzalez e Ary Zara premiados no Canadá

O filme "Natureza Humana", de Mónica Lima, foi distinguido com o Grande Prémio da competição oficial do 27.º Regard -- Festival Internacional de Curta-Metragem de Saguenay, no Canadá, que premiou ainda "Ice Merchants" e "Um caroço de abacate".

Filmes de Mónica Lima e Carlos Conceição em festival nova-iorquino

Os filmes 'Natureza Humana', de Mónica Lima, e 'Nação Valente', de Carlos Conceição, vão ser exibidos em março e abril em Nova Iorque, no festival norte-americano Novos Realizadores/Novos Filmes, revelou a organização.

Le festival Regard dévoile ses lauréats

Natureza Humana (Human Nature), de la réalisatrice portugaise Mónica Lima, a remporté le Grand Prix de Regard, Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay.

Savanah Leaf’s ‘Earth Mama’, Sundance Prize Winner ‘Mutt’ To Bookend New Directors/New Films

The festival will introduce will showcase 27 features and 11 shorts from 41 directors at theaters in both venues.