World Earth Day was celebrated on 22 April and the Espinho City Council organised a programme of free activities aimed at the school community and the general public.
CINANIMA collaborated with this initiative, curating a special programme of Environmental Animation Cinema at Sala António Gaio of Centro Multimeios de Espinho, for 7 classes from the primary school of Espinho.
Get to know the films in this special screening:
- CINANIMA GOES GREEN (Portugal)
Directed by: Eduardo Quadros, Vasco Pereira
- AQUAMETRAGEM (Portugal)
Hidro has been lucky. There seems to be no end to the water around him. But his state of joy is interrupted by warning signs. After all, water is limited and scarce. Is it too late? Can the H2O family change their behaviour and manage this resource efficiently, applying the principle of the 5 R’s (Reduce consumption, Reduce losses and waste, Reuse water, Recycle water and Use alternative sources)?
Directed by: Marina Lobo
- PIG (Netherlands)
A group of animals connect an electricity grid to the socket-shaped snout of a large sleeping pig. At first, the animals use the pig’s energy for simple things, but soon they become dependent on a city where everything – useful and useless – is automated…
Directed by: Jorn Leeuwerink
- PUFFERFISH (Germany)
In an ocean full of big, bad fish, the pufferfish has to be as tough as possible, but appearances can be deceiving…
Directed by: Julia Ocker
- THE CHAMELEON (Netherlands)
Through his camouflage, a chameleon tries to protect himself from the approaching danger, but is forced to flee. And these adventures only put him in more dangerous situations.
Directed by: Pim ter Braak
- APOCALYPSE DOG (France)
This mix of post-apocalyptic science fiction and comedy follows a man and his dog who live in desolate lands. They are hungry, thirsty and tired. In the distance, they spot a city!
Directed by: Aziliz Le Clainche, Camille Nasarre, Jing Qian, Juliette Barraux, Emma Plumey, Lucile Arnaud, Solène Cauchie
- THE TEENY-WEENY FOX (France)
In the middle of a lush garden, a tiny fox meets a daring girl who grows giant plants! By a happy coincidence, they discover that they can also grow objects; the little imps think of all sorts of things to do …
Directed by: Aline Quertain, Sylwia Skiladz
- SOME THING (Germany)
Oil, gold and fire are the treasures inside the proud giant mountains. It’s impossible for the little mountain to keep up. It is only in possession of this small, strange and useless SOMETHING.
Directed by: Elena Walf
