"After moving from Brazil to Canada, the animator Raquel Sancinetti befriended a woman named Madeleine who, aged 102, was 67 years her senior. Sancinetti's celebrated short film Madeleine features audio drawn from many warm conversations between the two, by the end of which Madeleine was 107. With Madeleine uninterested in leaving her retirement home, the short moves between live-action footage from their visits and charming felt animation, allowing Sancinetti to imagine a road trip to the sea that they can't take in real life."
"allowing Sancinetti to imagine a road trip to the sea that they can't take in real life. Their warm and often funny reflections on life, age and memory unfold through this inventive construction. The result is a gentle portrait of intergenerational friendship that carries both the joy of seeing the world with fresh eyes and the quiet grace and wisdom that come with growing older."
Raquel Sancinetti moved from Brazil to Canada and formed a friendship with Madeleine, who was 102 when they met and 107 by the end of their recorded conversations. The short film Madeleine uses audio from many warm conversations between them and intercuts live-action footage of visits with charming felt animation. Madeleine remained uninterested in leaving her retirement home, so the animation imagines a road trip to the sea that they could not take in real life. Their warm, often funny reflections on life, age and memory unfold across these blended forms. The result is a gentle portrait of intergenerational friendship, joy, and quiet wisdom.
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