The Ferry

Category
Short
Director
Nilton Resende
Year
2020
Country
Brazil
Runtime
00:19:02
Budget
14000 USD
Other Festivals
Germany's Weihnachtsfilmfestival - 5th International Festival Of Unconventional Christmas Films In Berlin Berlin December 22, 2021 Germany PADOVA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (PiFF) Padova December 19, 2021 Italy Festival Internacional de Cinema do Caeté – FICCA. Bragança do Pará December 8, 2021 Brazil International Shorts Film Festival Southbank December 6, 2021 Australia Festival Internacional de Cine Austral Córdoba December 4, 2021 Argentina Festival Internacional Del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano Habana December 3, 2021 Cuba FICBC - Festival Internacional de Cinema em Balneário Camboriú Balneário Camboriú Decembrr 02, 2021 Brazil Patmos Cinema Festival Patmos December 2, 2021 Greece CineCreed Recife November 18, 2021 Brazil FESTin - Festival de Cinema Itinerante da Língua Portuguesa Lisboa November 17, 2021 Portugal FESTIVAL CINE URUTU Pindamonhangaba November 13, 2021 Brazil V Festissauro - Festival de Cinema de Sousa Sousa November 11, 2021 Brazil The Pigeon International Film Festival ( PIFF ) Isafjordur October 14, 2021 Iceland Seattle Latino Film Festival Seattle October 8, 2021 United States Bolton International Film Festival Bolton September 29, 2021 United Kingdom Kraljevski filmski festival Kraljevo September 24, 2021 Serbia FIC RIO - Festival Internacional de Curtas no Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro July 26, 2021 Best Supporting Actress/Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante Brazil Periferia Dell'impero - International Short Film Festival Sessa Aurunca July 23, 2021 Italy Nehemiah Film Festival Los Angeles July 15, 2021 Best International Short/Melhor Curta Internacional United States Brittany International Film Festival Locronan July 9, 2021 Prix de l'Hermine - Best Movie France 17º Festival Imagem-Movimento (FIM) Macapá June 23, 2021 Brazil EXIBE - Mostra de Cinema de Barbacena Barbacena June 16, 2021 Brazil VII Mostra Curta Vazantes: Cinema em Comunidade Aracoiaba June 14, 2021 Melhor Fotografia/Best Cinematography Brazil Cult Movies International Film Festival London May 1, 2021 United Kingdom Luminous Frame Kjellerup May 15, 2021 Best Poster / Best Actress Denmark Festival del Cinema di Cefalù Cefalù May 1, 2021 Italy Leonid Khromov International Film Festival (LKIFF) Moscow April 24, 2021 Russian Federation VI Taxco Film Fest Taxco de Alarcón April 23, 2021 Mexican Premiere Mexico Festival Digital Curta Campos do Jordão Campos do Jordão April 21, 2021 Best Short Film / Melhor Curta de Ficção Brazil FANTACINE Porto Velho April 20, 2021 Brazil VI Mostra de Cinema e Audiovisual CineCaos Cuiabá April 20, 2021 Brazil Mostra de Cinema Negro Pilão João Pessoa April 19, 2021 Brazil FANTASPOA Porto Alegre April 9, 2021 Melhor Curta Metragem Nacional/Best National Short Movie Brazil XicanIndie – Xicano Independent Filmmakers' Festival (XIFF) Denver April 8, 2021 Premio Chones for Outstanding Short Subject United States FLICKFAIR Los Angeles April 1, 2021 United States 4º Mostra Itinerante de Cinemas Negros - Mahomed Bamba Salvador March 31, 2021 Brazil ISAFF - International Short&Symbolic Art Film Festival Saint Petersburg March 27, 2021 Russian Federation Fest Cine Saqua Saquarema March 20, 2021 Brazil Catalyst International Film Festival Limerick City March 19, 2021 Ireland TRAVEL FILM International Film Festival Moscow March 10, 2021 Russian Federation RIMA (Rio de Janeiro International Monthly Awards) Rio de Janeiro March 10, 2021 Best Direction / Best Cinematography / Best Supporting Actress Brazil 8º Mostra de Cinema de Iguatu Igatu March 3, 2021 Brazil Kultura Con Luanda March 2, 2021 Angola Horror Lust Film Festival March 1, 2021 United Kingdom Kalaburagi International Short Film Festival -2021 Gulbarga February 27, 2021 III Mostra de Cinema Contemporâneo do Nordeste Feira de Santana February 15, 2021 Melhor CurtaNordestino/Best Short Film in the Northeast Brazil Seridó Cine Seridó February 8, 2021 Best Short Fiction Brazil Screener Short Films Londres February 4, 2021 13º Curta Canoa – Festival Latino Americano de Cinema de Canoa Quebrada (Ceará) Canoa Quebrada January 23, 2021 Melhor Direção/Best Direction 4º Cine Verão - Festival de Cinema da Cidade do Sol Natal January 20, 2021 Brazil 18° Festival internacional Signos da Noite - Lisboa (6° Edição) Lisboa December 31, 2020 Portugal Premiere Special Mention – Night Award Portugal Your Story Matters Film Festival December 20, 2020 United States Curta Brasília Brasília December 17, 2020 Best Poster according to the Popular Jury Brazil Кіномаршрут-cinemaway Zhovkva December 11, 2020 Special Mention - International Program Ukraine Rio Fantastik Festival – Festival Internacional De Cinema Fantástico Do Rio De Janeiro Rio de Janeiro December 7, 2020 Best Short & Best Director (Jury Award) + Best Short & Best Director (Critics Award) Brazil The Bowery Awards New York December 1, 2020 United States 19ª Mostra De Audiovisual Universitário E Independente Da América Latina - Maual Cuiabá September 28, 2020 Brazil Holidays 365 International Film Festival Orange/California November 27, 2020 Best Cinematography & Best Actress (Narrative Short Film) + Best International Short United States Primeiro Plano — Festival De Cinema De Juiz De Fora E Mercocidades Juiz de Fora November 24, 2020 Best Direction Brazil Plateau - Festival Internacional De Cinema Da Praia Praia November 23, 2020 Special Mention - Fiction Cape Verde Circuito Penedo De Cinema Penedo November 23, 2020 University Cinema Exhibition (Special Mention) Brazil Francigena Film Festival Tuscany November 21, 2020 Italy Curta Cinema — Festival Internacional De Curtas Do Rio De Janeiro Rio de Janeiro November 20, 2020 Brazil Festival De Cinema De Muriaé Muriaé November 18, 2020 Best Supporting Actress & Best National Film Brazil Uk Christian Film Festival London November 3, 2020 United Kingdom Cinefest São Jorge 2020 São Jorge October 29, 2020 Brazil 8ª Mostra Tiradentes São Paulo São Paulo October 1, 2020 Brazil Cindie Festival Rio de Janeiro September 29, 2020 Brazil BUEIFF CHANNEL Buenos Aires February 25, 2021 Argentina Trujillo International Independent Film Festival Trujillo September 24, 2020 Peru Frapa 2020 Porto Alegre September 23, 2020 Brazil Cinefest Gato Preto September 22, 2020 MelhorFotografia/Best Cinematography Brazil Prague International Indie Film Festival Praga September 18, 2020 Czech Republic Curta Solar Niterói September 16, 2020 Brazil Mostra Do Filme Livre September 12, 2020 Brazil Kalakari Film Festival Devas August 25, 2020 India FestCurtas Fundaj 2020 Recife July 7, 2020 Best Fiction Brazil Festival Independente De Cinema De Jaraguá Do Sul Jaraguá do Sul May 12, 2020 Brazil VI FBCI – Festival Brasil de Cinema Internacional Limeira March 15, 2020 Best Adapted Screenplay Brazil 23ª Mostra de Cinema de Tiradentes Tiradentes, Minas Gerais January 29, 2020 Brazilian Premiere Mostra Foco Brazil
On Christmas Eve, two women chat on a boat, as it glides over the waters of the dark, cold pond. Life and death travel with them in the same boat, gliding over the same waters. An unexpected event will mark the end of this crossing.
The short film The Ferry (A Barca) is an adaptation of the short story “Natal na Barca” (Christmas on the ferry, 1958), by Brazilian writer Lygia Fagundes Telles, who received the Camões Prize (the largest literary prize for Portuguese-speaking authors) in 2005.
This tale is present in her book of short stories entitled Before the Green Ball (Antes do Baile Verde) (1970).