International Premiere
Fernanda Salgado makes her elegant feature debut with this lyrical animated drama about Ana, a young Black woman returning to her late grandmother’s native town in Brazil. Trying to make sense of distant memories, family ties, and her own restless spirit, Ana encounters Alice, who now occupies her grandmother’s apartment, and the two strike up a close friendship. As Ana and Alice grow closer, Ana discovers a version of herself longing to feel rooted.
Salgado creates a dreamy world saturated with feminine essence and ancestral wisdom. As she explores the kinship between her characters, she considers the notion of different life paths and alternate realities, where past and present converge in a single quest for identity and belonging. Salgado masterfully blends 2D animation, rotoscoping, collage, and stop motion to craft a singular dramatic piece that reflects a seamless command of tone, technique, and layered storytelling. Playful, profound, and encased in visual softness, Ana, En Passant is a gentle ode to cultural yearning.
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Media Partner
Community Partner
Brazil/Portugal
2026
In Portuguese and French with English subtitles
Book Tickets
Indigenous & Community Access
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Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Fernanda Vidigal, Alessandra Casado
Producer
Fernanda Salgado, Victor Dias, Diogo Carvalho, Nuno Beato, Emmanuel Quillet, Martine Vidalenc
Screenwriter
Fernanda Salgado
Cinematography
Safira Moreira
Editor
Paula Santos
ANIM
Camila Kater
Original Music
Metá Metá
Fernanda Salgado
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