Sangro (I Bleed) by Tiago Minamisawa, Bruno H Castro & Guto BR
From the producer and the writer of Guida by Tiago Minamisawa, Bruno H Castro, and co-directed by Guto BR comes a film of HIV awareness.
Inspired by a true story, “I Bleed” is the intimate confession of a person living with HIV. Whirlwind of emotions. The first sensations. An animation film that tries to demystify issues that, to this day, persist in society’s imagination about the virus.
The film is released online on World Aids Day (1 December 2020).
Watch Sangro:
Film Review (Vassilis Kroustallis):
Blood and the red color alternate with blue and the sea of life in Sangro (I Bleed), a tantalizingly candid narrative of an HIV-positive person who needs to recreate himself as a person. Starting from letting go into the vast sea of abandonment, then assuming the foetal position (only to be bitten out of his own regression), the character operates as a book character, ready to be recreated (flipbooks here, letters being his primary setting), as a person with affection. Wisdom and affection are two words used pointedly in this restless animation short, mainly as a source of stability against a heavy dose of Hieronymus Bosch nightmares. In a film where seawater helps mirror yourself as a new person, its ups and downs, its drawings and collages all lead to a certain reintroduction. Re-introduce yourself as a being who learns, loves, suffers, and needs both understanding and affection. Sangro (I Bleed) is a manifestly both complex and personal film. Both these elements create the film's so winning simulation of a heartbeat.
Direction: Tiago Minamisawa and Bruno H Castro, Guto BR (co-direction), Animation, 7min, BRA
FESTIVAL AWARDS: (SELECTIVE LIST):
Silver Hugo Awards I Chicago Film Fest 2019
Best Brazilian and Best Documentary Short I Anima Mundi 2019
Best Documentary I Cinanima Portugal 2019
Special Mention I Animatou Geneve 2019
Special Mention I Havana Festival 2019
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