Batrachian's Ballad (2016)

Original title

Balada de um Batráquio

Directed by

Leonor Teles

Genre

documentary film

Country

Portugal

Runtime

11 min

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A short documentary follows a toad in Portugal. It shows the creature's movements and surroundings without narration.

observationalintimatequietearthymeditativeminimalistcontemplative

What happens

Balada de um Batráquio (en: Batrachian's Ballad) is a Portuguese short documentary, directed and written by Leonor Teles in 2016. It won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and the Firebird Award for best short film at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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