DRIVING LESSON / AULA DE CONDUÇÃO
A short film by Marco Leão and André Santos
FIC / Portugal / 2015 / 17’ / HD – colour / DCP 1:1.33
SYNOPSIS
While a teenage boy learns how to drive, a woman walks her elderly dog through the woods. As evening sets in, she realises it’s not too late to take action, and an exploration of intimacy and loneliness unfolds.
CREDITS
Director: André Santos, Marco Leão
Producer: João Figueiras, Blackmaria Produção Audiovisual
Script: André Santos, Marco Leão
Assistant Director: Emídio Miguel
Production: Lydie Bárbara and Rodrigo Candeias
Cinematography: André Santos
Editing: André Santos, Marco Leão
Sound: Marco Leão
Cast: Maria João Pinho, João Soares dos Reis, Anaïs
Graphics: Joana Areal
Support: Restart / Ricochete / EPC
Distribution and Sales Portugal Film – Portuguese Film Agency
FILM FESTIVALS
2015 IndieLisboa, Portugal
2015 Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (Menção Especial do Júri da Competição Internacional), Canada
2015 Cinemed Montpellier, France
2015 L’Alternativa Barcelona, Spain
2015 Sleepwalkers International Short Film Festival, Estonia
2015 Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal
2015 Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro, Portugal
2016 Cortéx – Festival de Curtas-Metragens de Sintra, Portugal
2016 Shortcutz – Lisboa, Portugal
2016 Shortcutz – Funcha,l Portugal
2016 Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival, Canada
2016 Mostra de Cinema Português em Macau, Macau
2016 Timishort Film Festiva,l Romania
2017 Cinema Português: Novos Olhares – Cinemateca Portuguesa, Portugal
2017 Roma Creative Contest, Italy
2017 Porto/Post/Doc Film & Media Festival, Portugal
2018 Stuttgarter Filmwinter — Festival for Expanded Media, Germany
2018 Close-up, Portugal
2018 A Gulbenkian e o Cinema Português, Portugal
