My Grandfather’s Demons

Thursday 22 September 2022 In competition by Nuno Beato (Portugal, 2022) 90' V.O. with Italian subtitles Rosa is a successful designer living in a big city. After the sudden death of her grandfather who raised her, she realises that she does not feel loved away from her homeland. So Rosa decides to return home. Thanks to a series of letters and other clues, she discovers that her grandfather has left her an important mission to complete, one that will not only help her make peace with herself and with others, it will also make her try and make up for her grandfather's mistakes. The project began in 2014, the development of the idea took three years with the creation of a storyboard of 2813 drawings. The filming lasted 12 months with a team of about 30 people. 120 different puppets and about 701 faces were produced.


Thursday 22 September 2022 - Cinema Lumière - Sala Mastroianni, 4.30 pm