The Left Behind
Switzerland, Portugal / Fiction / 21’ / HD / Color / 2022
In summer, the Portuguese countryside is ravaged by fires. Otilia struggles between her job as a pool cleaner and the need to take care of her mother alone. Stunned by this suffocating daily life, the flames awaken in her solitude, despair, and the desire to escape.
Director: Aurélie Oliveira Pernet
Script: Aurélie Oliveira Pernet
Director of Photography: Augustin Losserand
Producer: Gabriela Bussmann, Yan Decoppet, Pedro Fernandes Duarte
Editing: Rebecca Trösch
Sound: Raquel Jacinto Nunes, Vuk Vukmanovic
Cast: Tânia Alves, Valerie Braddell, Adriano Luz, Francisco Nascimento, Maria João Vaz
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Born in 1990, Aurélie Oliveira Pernet first trained in graphic design before undertaking a Bachelor’s degree in Cinema at HEAD - Geneva. She graduated in 2014 with her short film Meccarillos, notably selected at Indie Lisboa, Nara and Tous Courts.
Filmography
2022 As Sacrificadas
2014 Meccarillos
Festivals Attended
International Film Festival Rotterdam
Clermont Ferrand Film Festival
RIGA International Film Festival, Latvia
Porto Femme - Festival Internacional de Cinema
Awards
Best Short Film - National Competition - Porto Femme - Festival Internacional de Cinema