Invisible Friend
Short Film
Direction:
Paola Barreto Leblanc
2002
On the borderline between documentary and fiction, “O Sumiço do Amigo Invisível” deals with one of those childhood mysteries: the imaginary friends that appear and disappear in a child’s life as if in a puff of magic.
Synopsis
Respond without thinking: how do you find a friend you can’t see?
Information
Genre: Documentary and Fiction
Language: Portuguese
Lenght: 14 min
Format: 35 mm
Year of Release: 2002
Datasheet
Director: Paola Barreto Leblanc
Executive Producer: Rossine A. Freitas
Scritpt: Rosane Svartman
Director of Photography: Mauro Pinheiro Jr., ABC.
Art Director: Monica Costa
Sound: Fernanda Ramos e Gabriela Cunha
Editing: Daniel Garcia
Original Soundtrack: Jean-Louis Leblanc
Awards and Festivals
II Festival de Cinema de Paraty, 2005 – Best Short Film
XXX Jornada de Cinema da Bahia, 2003 – Best Newcomer: Raissa Telles
2O Festival de Cinema de Maringá, 2005 – Best Photography Award for Mauro Pinheiro, ABC
10º Vitória Cine Vídeo, 2003: Jury’s Special Prize
Festival Internacional de Cine para la Infancia y la Juventud, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2003 Honorary Mention.
Prêmio Estímulo de apoio à realização do Ministério da Cultura 2001/Ministry of Culture Incentive and Production Support Prize , 2001
