Batrachian's Ballad

Synopsis

“Once upon a time, before people came along, all the creatures were free and able to be with one another”, narrates the voiceover. “All the animals danced together and were immeasurably happy. There was only one who wasn’t invited to the celebration – the frog. In his rage about the injustice, he committed suicide.” Something Romani and frogs have in common is that they will never be unseen, or stay unnoticed. In her film, young director Leonor Teles weaves the life circumstance of Romani in Portugal today with the recollections of a yesterday. Anything but a passive observer, Teles consciously decides to participate and take up position. As a third pillar, she establishes an active applied performance art that becomes integrated in the cinematic narrative. Thereby transforming “once upon a time” into “there is”. “Afterwards, nothing will be as it was and the melody of life will have changed”, explains a voice off-camera. Golden Bear for Best Short Film 2016

Main Cast

Leonor Teles

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Leonor Teles
Writing	Screenplay	Leonor Teles
Production	Producer	João Miller Guerra Filipa Reis
Camera	Director of Photography	Leonor Teles
Editing	Editor	Leonor Teles
Sound	Sound Designer	Joana Niza Braga Branko Neškov
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