Marcos Magalhães (Born in 1958 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is the author of short films such as "Meow!" (Special Jury Prize at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival) and "Animando", shot in the National Film Board of Canada.
William and Olive are two young Brazilians passionate about animation. After hearing about the first animated film produced in the country, they go to the National Library to collect information about Álvaro Marins' "Kaiser". However, they accidentally release the character from his century-old prison.
Nearly century-old history, Brazilian animation brings rich and stimulating stories and characters that built the path until nowadays.
A collection of stories and images created by Fernando Diniz, artist at the Museum of Images of the Unconscious. A film conceived and animated by Fernando Diniz, a renowned Brazilian artist who lived most of his life inside a mental institution. Marcos Magalhaes has worked closely together with Diniz for about 6 years in order to complete this short.
In this short film, we watch Brazilian artist Marcos Magalhães bring an animated figure to life on the drawing board. Using different materials and techniques, he manipulates his character to walk, jump and interact with his surroundings. This whimsical film was made during an apprenticeship program at the National Film Board of Canada.