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
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)
Tabor Film Festival
International Competition (HR 07.2023)
Curtas Vila do Conde
National Competition, International Competition (PT 07.2023)
Best Portuguese Film
Audience Award of the National Competition
Lago Film Fest - International Festival of Independent Cinema
International Competition “Humans after all” (IT 07.2023)
Melbourne International Film Festival
International Shorts (AU 08.2023)
DRIM Short Film Festival
International Competition (MK 08.2023)
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec
La beauté du quotidien (CA 09.2023)
Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy
Family Ties (FI 09.2023)
CineEco – Festival Internacional de Cinema Ambiental da Serra da Estrela
Competição de Curtas-Metragens em Língua Portuguesa (PT 10.2023)
Youth Award for Best Portuguese Language Short Film
Film Fest Ghent
International Short Film Competition (BE 10.2023)
Message to Man International Film Festival
International Competition (RU 10.2023)
Cinemed – Montpellier International Mediterranean Film Festival
Short Film Panorama (FR 10.2023)
Caminhos do Cinema Português
Selecção Caminhos (PT 11.2023)
KFFK / Kurzfilmfestival Köln
German Competition (DE 11.2023)
İzmir International Short Film Festival
International Competition (TR 11.2023)
BISFF - The Beijing International Short Film Festival
International Competition (CN 12.2023)
El Gouna Film Festival
Short Film Competition (EG 12.2023)
Premiers Plans, Festival d'Angers
(FR 01.2024)
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
(DE 01.2024)
Prémios Curtas
(PT 03.2024)
Melhor Realização: Mónica Lima - Vencedora
Melhor Fotografia: Faraz Fesharaki - Vencedor
Akbank Short Film Festival
Short Film Competition (TR 03-04.2024)
Burgas International Film Festival
(BG 07.2024)
Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes VIA XIV de Verín
A Raia (ES 08-09.2024)
ShortCutz Ovar
(PT 09.2024)
Filmfest Sundsvall
(SE 10.2024)
Curt'Arruda - Festival de Cinema de Arruda dos Vinhos
(PT 10.2024)
Interfilm, Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Berlin
(DE 11.2024)
Triste Para Sempre
(PT 11.2024)
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