Because Today is Saturday Film

13:OCT 16h30–17h28 58'
Batalha Centro de Cinema

Part of the session: Fiction and Animation #2

It's Saturday, and a woman struggles with the difficulty of reconciling her home life and her need to escape.

Alice Eça Guimarães

Alice Eça Guimarães has worked both in advertising and animated films for over a decade. Her films have received prestigious awards, including the Sophia Award for Best Portuguese Short Film. She is currently developing a stop-motion and pixilation short film titled Roupa Velha and an animated series about the Portuguese dictatorship called, A Bem da Nação.

Alice Eça Guimarães

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