Human Nature
Portugal, Germany / Fiction / 25' / 16mm / Color / 2023
In an apartment in a city under curfew, a day expands from early Spring to late Summer. A couple’s longing to start a family is shaken by a pervasive feeling of uncertainty.
Director: Mónica Lima
Script: Gonçalo Branco, Mónica Lima
Director of Photography: Faraz Fesharaki
Producer: Filipa Reis, Luise Hauschild, Mariam Shatberashvili
Music: Gonçalo Sousa
Editing: Francisco Moreira
Sound: Paulo Lima
Cast: João Vicente, Crista Alfaiate
CV
Mónica Lima is a portuguese filmmaker based in Lisbon. She studied Visual Arts in Lisbon (FBAUL), and Writing and Directing in Prague (FAMU) and Berlin (DFFB).
Filmography
Human Nature 2023
Verão Saturno 2017
Viktoria 2015
the Silence Between Two Songs 2013
Festivals Attended
International Film Festival Rotterdam
Regard – Saguenay International Short Film Festival
New Directors/New Films, New York City (Shorts Program)
Achtung Berlin FilmFestival
CineMed – Montpellier International Festival of Mediterranean Film
Beijing International Short Film Festival Festival Premiers Plans d’Angers
FilmFestival Max Ophüls Preis
Awards
Winner - Ammodo Tiger Short Competition – International Film Festival Rotterdam
Grand Prize Winner – REGARD Saguenay International Short Film Festival
Best Short Film – Achtung Berlin Filmfestival
Best Film & Audience Award of the National Competition – Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival
Youth Award for Best Short Film in Portuguese Language Competition – CineEco: Serra da Estrela Environmental Film Festival