The Left Behind

Program:

International Competition

Year:

2022

Country:

Швейцарія, Португалія

Genre:

Ігровий

Duration:

21ʼ

In summer, the Portuguese countryside is ravaged by fires. Otilia struggles between her job as a pool cleaner and the need to take care of her mother alone. Stunned by this suffocating daily life, the flames awaken in her solitude, despair and the desire to escape.

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Aurélie Oliveira Pernet

Born in 1990, Aurélie Oliveira Pernet first obtained a diploma in graphic design before undertaking a Bachelor’s degree in Cinema at HEAD – Geneva. She graduated in 2014 with her short film Meccarillos, notably screened at Indie Lisboa, Nara IFF and Tous Courts. Graduated with a Master’s degree in Film Studies from UNIL in 2019. Her latest short film As Sacrificadas is selected at the festivals of Rotterdam (IFFR Industry) and Vila do Conde (Curtas). She is currently writing her first feature film.

Filmography: Meccarillos (2014), As Sacrificadas (2022)

Creative team

Director

Aurelie Olivéira Pernet

Screenplay

Aurelie Olivéira Pernet

Camera

Augustin Losserand

Editing

Rebecca Trösch

Production design

Joana Veloso & Vera Mendes