‘Drowning’ is a drama and explores some ways to reassure people at such times, and also to instill confidence that life usually gets better and time always heals. This film shows a particularly emotional crisis of a young man, Oscar, who starts to enter a vicious cycle of bad decisions after losing his grandmother. These bad decisions came from not understanding this new feeling. It’s an emotional battle inside him to remember his last memory with his grandmother.
Duration: 15:04mDate: 2021Role: Director and Writer
AWARDS
Best Student Film at Falcon International Film Festival
Best Actor at Falcon International Film Festival
Honorable Mention at Best Short Film Award
Air on RTP2 on the program "Cinemax"
TEAMDirector and writter - João LopesProducer - Rafaela Sousa Director of photography - Catarina VerdelhoAssistant director - Ricardo PereiraCamera operator - Tomás BandeiraSound director - Diogo ChavesMusic - Leonardo MachadoTrailer - Leonor FerreiraEditor - João Lopes Oscar - Diogo FernandesMother - Silvia AlmeidaFriend - Teresa VilhenaGrandmother - Maria LurdesCo-production - Middlesex University and Cimbalino Filmes