(ENGLISH TITLE: MARASMUS)
DRAMA | FICTION | COLOR | BLU-RAY / DCP | 15′
LOGLINE
Fragments of light & shade in the lives of a truck driver spiraling downward, his caring wife and their oblivious daughter.
CREDITS
Director & Writer: Gonçalo Loureiro
Producer: Yoan Pimentel
Co-Producers: Universidade Católica, Luis Campos (Squatter Factory)
World Sales: The Wild Room (FR)
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Curtas Vila do Conde 2015 _ Official Selection (Take One)
Meetings of Young European Cinema 2015, Sofia (Bulgaria)
Lisbon & Estoril Film Fest 2015 _ Official Selection / Honorable Mention
Sophia Estudante (Portuguese Film Academy / School Awards) _ 2nd Best Film / Fiction 2015
Fantasporto 2016 _ Official Selection
Reverso 2016 – Encontro de Autores, Artistas e Editores Independentes (À Pala de Walsh / Galeria Germinal)
Mostra Internacional de Cinema FRONTEIRAS 2016
YMOTION 2016 – Concurso e Mostra de Cinema Jovem
Best Director, Top of The Year (Shorts) CinEuphoria Awards 2017
Best short of the Month (January 2017), Nominations for Best Short of The Year, Best Directing, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Shortcutz Viseu 2017
WINNER, Best Cinematography (António Pinheiro) Shortcutz Xpress Figueiró dos Vinhos 2017
Official Selection, Short Film Competition São Tomé Fest-Film 2017 (São Tomé & Príncipe)
Leiria FilmFest 2017, Cinemax RTP Special Session
WINNER, Best Actor (Carlos Sebastião) & Best Director (Gonçalo Loureiro) Shortcutz Guimarães 2017
Shortcutz Porto 2017
Limeflicks Film Festival 2017, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Official Selection, Curta Açores 2017
Focus Portugal, 15eme Festival International Signes de Nuit 2017, Paris (France)
Special Honorable Mention of Encouragement / Official Selection, Planos Film Festival 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION, FESTFILMES – FESTIVAL DO AUDIOVISUAL LUSO AFRO BRASILEIRO 2018 (BRAZIL)
CURTAS ÀS QUARTAS / CINECLUBE 9500, PONTA DELGADA 2018
CRIATIVARTE 2018
Competition, Shortcutz Covilhã 2018
BULLIRE COOLTOURALL 2018
GrETUA ’39, Jovens Curtas – Teatro Aveirense, 2018
OFFICIAL SELECTION, PLATEAU – FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA CIDADE DA PRAIA 2018 (CABO VERDE)
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// Premiere in Portuguese theaters nationwide 1st of September 2016, alongside 11 Minutes by Jerzy Skolimowski, distribution Leopardo Filmes (about 2k viewers in total)
// Broadcasted at Cinemax Curtas, RTP2 (Portuguese National Television), 29/09/2016
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