Guaxuma
Nara Normande
Tayra and I grew up near Guaxuma, a beach in the state of Alagoas in the Northeast Region of Brazil. We were inseparable. When I became a teenager, I had to leave this place of freedom to move to the city. Many years later, the sea breeze brings me back happy memories.
With : Nara Normande
Screenplay : Nara Normande
Animation : Pedro Iuá, Sylvain Derosne, Diego Akel, Nara Normande, Clemence Bouchereau, Julien Laval, Abi Feijo, Tãnia Duarte, Sofia Gutman, Aurore Peuffier, Melody Boulissiere, Anne-Lise Nemorin, Gervaise Duchaussoy
Sound : Normand Roger, Emmanuel Croset
Editing : Eduardo Serrano
Music : Normand Roger
Screenplay : Nara Normande
Animation : Pedro Iuá, Sylvain Derosne, Diego Akel, Nara Normande, Clemence Bouchereau, Julien Laval, Abi Feijo, Tãnia Duarte, Sofia Gutman, Aurore Peuffier, Melody Boulissiere, Anne-Lise Nemorin, Gervaise Duchaussoy
Sound : Normand Roger, Emmanuel Croset
Editing : Eduardo Serrano
Music : Normand Roger
Production : Les Valseurs, Justin Pechberty, Damien Megherbi / Vilarejo Filmes
Distribution: Les valseurs
Distribution: Les valseurs
Nara Normande was born in Guaxuma and later moved to Recife, where a new generation of Brazilian directors was about to emerge. In 2014, she co-directed with Tião a live action fiction, Sem Coração, that received the Illy Prize for Best Short Film at the Director's Fortnight. In 2018, her latest film, Guaxuma, mixes several animation techniques all connected to sand.