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A Special Gift - a Troublemakers story

Lili, Stretch and ZéGordo, AKA, the Troublemakers, decide to surprise their friend Rosita by decorating her school for the neighborhood's annual Christmas dinner, however, they didn't expect to deal with Stinky who is a jealous kid and is willing to spoil the decorations and the event altogether.

  • Nildo Essá
    Director
  • Nildo Essá
    Writer
  • Halima Essá
    Writer
  • Nildo Essá
    Producer
  • Halima Essá
    Key Cast
    "Lili"
  • Nildo Essá
    Key Cast
    "Minhoca/Stretch"
  • Dárcio Essá
    Key Cast
    "ZeGordo"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Um Presente Especial - Os Pestinhas
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 23 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 4, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Mozambique
  • Country of Filming:
    Mozambique
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Fupitoons
    Johannesburg
    South Africa
    November 20, 2019
    South Africa
Director Biography - Nildo Essá

Nildo is an Architect from Mozambique and self-taught in 3d Animation...he has been working mostly with TV Comercials but a few years ago he decided to try and make animated films, this is his 3rd third short.

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Director Statement

I always wanted to make local stories rather than just consume stories of others as I feel we also have a lot to tell..and the Troublemakers is my attempt at it. With this IP we intend to go beyond and Make features and series and this short is sort of like a pilot episode as to what a series would look like. The whole premise for the series revolves around a group of 3 Mozambican kids and their feud with the neighborhood bully stinky...