Abuelas
English title: Grandmothers
- Studio
- National Film and Television School
- Distributor
- National Film and Television School
Synopsis
In a small apartment in Buenos Aires, an old woman eagerly awaits the birth of her grandchild and all the joys of becoming a grandmother. However, horrific circumstances mean that she will be forced to wait for over 30 years. Using real-life testimonials this animated documentary raises issues of memory, repression and loss.
Characters
Abuelas, Abuela, Tango Dancers, Little Girl, Baby
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Afarin Eghbal
Producing
- Producer
- Kasia Malipan
Writing
- Writer
- Francesca Gardiner
Animation
Voices
- Voice
- Geraldine McEwan (Abuelas), Joy McBrinn (Abuela), Jenney Surelia (Tango Dancer), Lukasz Platkowski (Tango Dancer), Alexia James (Little Girl), Sofia Margaritis (Baby)
Music
- Music
- Lennert Busch
Editing
- Editor
- Katherine Lee
Crew
- Cinematographer
- Claire Buxton
- Production Designer
- Inês Afonso
- Production Manager
- Harry Dodd-Noble
- Editor
- Katherine Lee
- SFX Supervisor
- Nicholas Thompson
- Motion Control Consultant
- Ernesto Herrmann
- Sound Recordist
- Xan Márquez Caneda
- Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer
- Nikola Zivojinovic
- Composer
- Lennert Busch
- Online Editor and Colour Grader
- Belgin Kaplan
Production notes
Pixilation with mixed-media animation.
