The Artificial Humors
Portugal2016fiction29'Short matters! krótkie filmy roku (2018)
Humour is essential in human relationships. I is used as a form of social control and one of the most complex forms of communication. Blending a Hollywood aesthetic with a documentary approach, the film tells a story of a girl who falls in love with a robot that is a rising star of stand-up comedy in Brazil. Short Film Nominee - Berlin.
- directed by
- Gabriel Abrantes
Gabriel Abrantes (b. 1984, USA) is an artist and filmmaker. His work has been shown in exhibitions at the MIT List Center for the Visual Arts, the Palais de Tokyo, the Centre Pompidou, the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the Centre d’Art Contemporain, Geneva and Museu Serralves. His films have screened in competition at festivals such as La Biennale di Venezia, the Berlinale, Locarno International Film Festival, and IndieLisboa. He was been awarded prizes at the Berlinale, Locarno International Film Festival, among others.
- cinematography
- Jorge Quintela
- script
- Gabriel Abrantes
- cast
- Margarida Lucas, Amanda Rodarte, Gilda Nomacce, Ivo Müller
- music
- Ulysse Klotz
- sound
- Marcel Costa, Carlos Abreu
- editing
- Margarida Lucas
- production
- Gabriel Abrantes (Herma Films)
- Photo
