23 MAY — 02 JUNE 2024

23 MAY — 02 JUNE 2024

Transportation Procedures For Lovers

Helena Estrela

Brazil / Portugal / Spain

2021, 9'

A synesthetic experience that, between the story of a couple who broke up and a phone call to Fedex asking if they would transport people, meditates on what are the best methods of getting closer to those you love.

What to do when you love someone and you can’t be with them physically? Could digital communication be enough to calm down my heart? Perhaps a courier service could pack me up and ship me to my love in one or two working days. Maybe telepathy is the key! If I try really hard I’ll be right there with them, mind with mind forever. One thing I know, my heart will collapse if I spend another day without my love. (Rui Mendes)

International Competition

National Competition

INFO

PREMIERE TYPE

World

ORIGINAL TITLE

Transportation Procedures For Lovers

LANGUAGE

Portuguese (PT) / Spanish / English

SCRIPT

Helena Estrela

CAST

Alessandra Boulos, Amat Vallmajor, Borja Rodríguez, Carolina Battaglini, Cristiana Cruz Forte, Cristopher Ruiz, Diogo Vale, Fernando Pereira Lopes, Genesis Scarlet Valenzuela, Humberto Vallejo, Jessica Y Lee, Juliana Príncipe, Jorge Castrillo, Laura Moren

SOUND

Marcelo Tavares

PRODUCER

Helena Estrela

BIO

Helena Estrela (1993, Porto) is a visual artist living and working in Spain. Her projects have been presented in film festivals such as the Viennale, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen and FICUNAM.

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