Before Us
The dog's adoption story leads his owners to imagine how he ended up on the streets.
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Alex XavierDirectorCasulo; Mistura
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Alex XavierWriterCasulo; Mistura
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Dani RosolenKey CastMistura
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Project Title (Original Language):Antes de Nós
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Project Type:Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Music Video, Short
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Genres:Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci Fi, Documentary
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Runtime:5 minutes 15 seconds
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Completion Date:January 16, 2024
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Country of Origin:Brazil
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Country of Filming:Brazil
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Language:Portuguese
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Black & White
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
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Journalist from São Paulo, Brazil, for around 25 years. He also studied film at the New York Film Academy (USA) and the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (Cuba). He wrote and directed the short film "Casulo" (2001), co-directed, with Juan Carlos Guerra, the documentary "Mistura" (2018) and produced the traditional animated short "Antes de Nós" (2024). As a fiction writer, he published the books "O Teatro da Rotina" (2018) and "Não Vai Dar Tempo" (2022). A member of the Discordia collective, he also creates independent publications and writes alternative comic books.
I started "Before Us" as a joke with my girlfriend to remember our dog Gabo's adoption anniversary. It'd be a GIF lasting a few seconds. But I got excited and the next thing I knew I was staying up all night drawing arts by hand that would be the frames of this animation. Now it's a homemade, handcrafted short film that I'm very proud of. May it inspire more people to adopt animals and never abandon them.