Amalimbo
Sweden, Estonia
Synopsis
AMALIMBO is the story of Tipuana, a five year-old girl who experiences the limbo when she tries to pass to ”the other side” in her desperate urge to meet again with her recently deceased father.
It is a short story that happens in an undefined place, and also in an undefined future.
It is a short story that happens in an undefined place, and also in an undefined future.
Director's Statement
Working on AMALIMBO was a way of dealing with death for me. It is a story that takes place in a reality and a dream-altered reality at the same time. Animation and live action, dialogue between characters and backgrounds suggest the presence of the dreamworld in the real world. AMALIMBO wonders about death and also about the force of life.
Director's Biography
Born in 1978 in Argentina, Juan Pablo Libossart re-located to Sweden in 2001. He completed the MBS’s European Master of Audiovisual Management (MEGA) in 2010 and EAVE in 2013. Juan Pablo Libossart has produced films for Erik Gandini, Marcus Lindeen and Jesper Ganslandt, to name but a few. AMALIMBO is his debut as a director and writer.
Cast & Crew
Directed by: Juan Pablo Libossart
Written by: Juan Pablo Libossart
Produced by: Johanna Lind
Editing: Juan Pablo Libossart
Production Design: Roland Seer
Original Score: Anders Kjellberg, Åsa Carlson
Sound Design: Gustaf Berger, Lars Wignell
Animation: Roland Seer, Denis Chapon, Miguel Mealla Black
Cast: Anna Odell (Older Tipuana), Margaretha Ulfendahl (Tipuana)
Nominations and Awards
- European Short Film 2016