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The Moving Garden

O Jardim Em Movimento

VIFF Short Forum

North American Premiere

A group of hikers embark on a guided tour of the Arrábida Natural Park, but observe a disturbing transformation.

 

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Director
Cast

Ana Luísa Martins, Margarida Paias, Ângelo de Castro

Credits
Country of Origin

Portugal

Year

2024

Language

In Portuguese with English subtitles

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18+
19 min
Romance Shorts

Credits & Director

Producer

Inês Lima

Screenwriter

Inês Lima

Cinematography

Victor Neves Ferreira

Editor

Diogo Vale, Inês Lima

Original Music

Cristopher Ruiz Cárdenas, Inês Lima, Margarida Gonçalves

Inês Lima headshot; The Moving Garden director

Inês Lima

Inês Lima (Setúbal) is an independent artist that explores the moving image, soundscapes, writing and film programming. She has been working the analog medium as an experimental vehicle in her work, intersecting personal themes with nature and ecology, traditions and memory, antagonisms and superstitions.

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