Doha Film Institute
School Screening - Short Film Programme 2 (12-14)
Hilal Short Film Programme
Courage
This programme of short films is a testament to standing strong, even when all the odds are stacked against you.
An eidolon-like animated documentary that is based on real-life interviews with people who were left behind after
An eidolon-like animated documentary that is based on real-life interviews with people who were left behind after the unfortunate desertification of Portugal's countryside. ‘Drop by Drop’ is an exquisite combination of hand-drawn animation and audio documentary to form a record of the last inhabitants of a dying village as they ponder the ultimate fate of their home and the legacy they leave.

Credits

Director
Alexandra Ramires (Xá), Laura Gonçalves
Screenwriter
Alexandra Ramires (Xá), Carolina Freitas, Laura Gonçalves
Producer
Rodrigo Areias
Editor
Alexandra Ramires (Xá), Laura Gonçalves
Production Company
Bando à Parte
Sound
Pedro Marinho, Pedro Ribeiro
Music
Nico Tricot, Ricardo Santos Rocha
Other
Animation: Alexandra Ramires (Xá), Cátia Vidinhas, Inês Teixeira, Laura Gonçalves, Pedro de Almeida
Cast
Voice Over: Conceição Esteves, Diamantino, Fernando Escaleira, Horácia Alves

About the Director

Laura Gonçalves
Laura Gonçalves worked for Sardinha Em Lata Studio as an animator and final artist on 'Journey to Cape Verde' directed by José Miguel Ribeiro. In 2012, she completed the MA Degree in Animation at the College of Bournemouth, where she directed her first animation short 'Three Weeks in December'.
Alexandra Ramires
Alexandra Ramires (Xá) graduated from the faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Lisbon. Since 2013, she has been working at Bando à Parte studios where she collaborated on the films 'Soot' by David Doutel and 'Vasco Sá' and 'End of Line' by Paulo D’Alva.