It Shouldn’t Rain Tomorrow
Portugal, Germany / Animation / 11’ / Color / 2024
Feeling that her mother may no longer be able to live on her own, a woman moves back to her childhood home. As she tries to adapt to the new situation, her mother continues to drift away.
Director: Maria Trigo Teixeira
Script: Maria Trigo Teixeira
Producer: Jonas César (AIM Creative Studios) / Karsten Matern (Wait a Second!)
Editing: Maria Trigo Teixeira
Sound: Nico Voß
Music: Falk Meutzner
Animation: Marta Magnuska
Cast: Teresa Arcanjo, Maria do Céu Magalhães
Biography
Maria Trigo Teixeira, born in Lisbon in 1990, is an animation filmmaker based in Porto and Berlin. She studied Communication Design in Porto and Animation at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf in Berlin.
Filmography
Inside me (2019)
It shouldn’t rain tomorrow (2024)
Festivals Attended
Annecy - International Animation Film Festival
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival
Flipbook Film Festival, Republic of Macedonia
imaginaria International Animation Film Festival
World Festival of Animated Film
European Animated Film Festival Balkanima
VISTACURTA - Festival de Curtas de Viseu
Philadelphia Film Festival
Taichung International Animation Festival
KuanDu International Animation Festival
POFF Shorts - International Short Film and Animation Festival
Caminhos do Cinema Português
LIAF - London International Animation Festival
Porto/Post/Doc: Film & Media Festival, Portugal
Animateka International Animated Film Festival
BogoShorts - Bogotá Short Film Festival
REANIMACIJA European Animated Film and Illustration Festival
Black Movie Geneva International Independent Film Festival
Tricky Women - International Animation Festival
Awards
AnimaPIX Award - AnimaPIX
Special Mention - Cinanima - International Animated Film Festival of Espinho
Best German Film 1st Prize - Interfilm, Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Berlin
Global Animation Award - Jakarta Film Week
Best First Film - PRIMANIMA World Festival of First Animations