Ice Merchants

Filmstill Ice Merchants

Ice Merchants

Ice Merchants
João Gonzalez
International Competition Short Film 2022
Animated Film
Portugal,
France,
UK
2022
14 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

There is a house hanging from heavy ropes, firmly anchored to the rocks. Up there in the cliffs, far above the town below, a father lives with his son in the cold. In his 2D frame-by-frame animation, director João Gonzalez uses few colours, which makes the harsh shadows and extreme camera angles of his drawings all the more atmospheric. He has realised a metaphorical tale that can do without dialogue, relying on sound and images alone.

Marie Kloos

Credits DOK Leipzig Logo

Director
João Gonzalez
Script
João Gonzalez
Cinematographer
João Gonzalez
Editor
João Gonzalez
Producer
Bruno Caetano
Co-Producer
Michaël Proença
Sound
Ed Trousseau, Ricardo Real
Score
João Gonzalez
Animation
João Gonzalez, Ala Nunu
World Sales
Joaquim Pinheiro
Nominated for: mephisto 97.6 Audience Award