Era uma vez uma menina

May 14, 2015 8:37 AM

Regina Pessoa is a Portuguese animator. «I lived in the countryside in a small village near Coimbra until I was 17 years old. My entire universe was rural. We didn’t have television, which was very boring… but in retrospect, thinking things over, maybe it saved me. We read and listened to our elders telling stories. My uncle used to draw on the walls and on the doors of my grandmother’s home, with pieces of coal. Seeing my uncle drawing on the walls gave us a sense of freedom because we didn’t have paper and pencils but we always had walls and doors – maybe this stayed with me unconsciously because now, much later, it’s already the second film that I’m making in engraving technique…»

A profile in Up Magazine and three interviews (in English: part 1 & part 2, en français, em português; YTLs).

Some of her works:

A Noite (The Night) (YouTube)

História Trágica com Final Feliz (Tragic Story with Happy Ending) (YouTube; National Film Board of Canada: EN, FR)

Kali, o Pequeno Vampiro (Kali the Little Vampire) (YouTube)

posted by khonostrov (2 comments total)

A singular vision! What a find; thanks so much, khonostrov.
posted by On the Corner at 1:31 AM on May 15, 2015

great stuff. thanks.
posted by sineater at 6:21 PM on May 15, 2015