Marcos Magalhães

Nearly century-old history, Brazilian animation brings rich and stimulating stories and characters that built the path until nowadays.

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A stray cat runs out of milk and suffers effects after being persuaded to take a certain soft drink, making it an unlikely victim of globalization.

A stray cat runs out of milk and suffers effects after being persuaded to take a certain soft drink, making it an unlikely victim of globalization.

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 Nilópolis, Eliane, a 15-year-old girl, who is the daughter of a lower-middle-class couple, falls in love with Otávio, a 33-year-old divorcee. Upon learning of the relationship, Eliane's parents forbid her to meet her lover.

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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.

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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.

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