29 APRIL — 09 MAY 2027

29 APRIL — 09 MAY 2027

The session begins with the film The Carnival of the Animals: in a Romani family, the mother prepares her daughters for the school parade, while Amanda, the youngest, fears that everything will go wrong. With the look of hand-painted art, Me, You and the Smoke is a sensitive and imaginative animation in which a fire sparks a boy’s passion for a girl. Hierarchy takes place in the primary school playground – the carousel of life at that age – where the tumultuous episodes of first friendships can last a lifetime. In the animation I’ve Had Enough, a deceased grandfather tries to leave the house, but the family doesn’t believe him and insists on bringing him back every time he escapes. The final film is the fiction This Is My Sister, which tells the story of Camille, a teenager with Down syndrome who dreams of joining a dance company. On the day of the audition, she discovers with her sister Agathe that nothing has changed.

Shorts +10

May 10 2026, Sunday, 15:00 (62')

Cinema São Jorge, Room 3 • C.252

SCREENING WITH Q&A

The carnival of the animals

It’s Carnival, and at school there’s a parade to choose the best mask. This is a portrait of a Romani family in which a mother prepares her two daughters for the big event: Amanda, the youngest, fears that things might not go as planned.
Emily Barbelin
France

2026, 12'

Me and You and Smoke

With an aesthetic rooted in hand-painted imagery, Me And You and Smoke is an imaginative and sensitive animated film, marked by a distinctive sense of humor. As a fire breaks out, a boy’s obsession with his love interest ignites and grows out of control.
Rachel Shiloach
United Kingdom

2025, 8'

Roundabout

The hierarchy begins in the elementary school playground, the center of life at that age. The tumultuous episodes of early friendships can last forever. 
Zoe Schmidt
Austria

2025, 12'

I Am Not Here Anymore

A grandfather dies and tries to leave his home. Unfortunately, his family don’t want to believe that he’s gone for good. Every time he tries to run away, they take him back to them.
Nawojka Wierzbowska
Poland / France

2025, 15'

That’s My Sister

Camille is a teenager with Down syndrome whose greatest wish is to join a semi-professional dance company. On the day of the audition, she and her sister Agathe come to realise that, after all, nothing changed.
Zoé Pelchat
Canada

2026, 15'

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The session begins with the film The Carnival of the Animals: in a Romani family, the mother prepares her daughters for the school parade, while Amanda, the youngest, fears that everything will go wrong. With the look of hand-painted art, Me, You and the Smoke is a sensitive and imaginative animation in which a fire sparks a boy’s passion for a girl. Hierarchy takes place in the primary school playground – the carousel of life at that age – where the tumultuous episodes of first friendships can last a lifetime. In the animation I’ve Had Enough, a deceased grandfather tries to leave the house, but the family doesn’t believe him and insists on bringing him back every time he escapes. The final film is the fiction This Is My Sister, which tells the story of Camille, a teenager with Down syndrome who dreams of joining a dance company. On the day of the audition, she discovers with her sister Agathe that nothing has changed.

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