THE SKETCH
Documentary animation short film directed by Tomas Cali and produced by Don Quichotte Films with the support of
SCAM / Brouillon d'un Rêve, Fonds Images de la Diversité, and FIFIB Nouvelle-Aquitaine Film Workout.
After receiving the Ken Burns Award for Best of the Festival at the Ann Arbor Film Festival, The Sketch became
eligible for the Oscar for Best Short Film. I worked as the Editor on this film.
SYNOPSIS
I am learning to speak French and, in this way, to sculpt my reality. In Paris, at an artist's workshop, I meet Linda Demorrir, a living model. Like me, she is transgender and an immigrant. When she speaks, moves, sees the world, I am captivated. While sketching her, I am also learning to draw myself in this new country.
SELECTIONS
- International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam - IDFA (2023)
- Hot Docs (2023)
- Interfilm Berlin (2023)
- Pöff Shorts (2023)
Leeds International Film Festival - Mention spéciale du Jury (2023)
- Silhouette Festival (2023)
- Bogoshort (2023)
- Champs-Elysées Film Festival (2023)
- Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival (2023)
- Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ Int' Film Festival - Jury Award for Best Experimental or Animated Short (2023)
- Kinoforum São Paulo International Short Film Festival (2023)
- Recifest - Best Artistic Direction Award and Best Production Award (2023)
- Curtas Belo Horizonte (2023)
- Minikino Film Week (2023)
- LesGaiCineMad - Prix du Meilleur court métrage documentaire (2023)
- Oslo Fusion International Film Festival (2023)
- Animasyros Festival (2023)
- Festival Brésil en Mouvements (2023)
- Animage Festival (2023)
- Chéries-chéris Festival (2023)
- Manchester Animation Festival (2023)
- Tampere Film Festival (2024)
- Ann Arbor Film Festival - Ken Burns Awards for Best of the Festival (2024)
- Drama International Short Film Festival (2024)
- True/False Film Fest (2024)
- BFI Flare - London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival (2024)
- REGARD - Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay (2024)
- ANIMAC (2024)
- Queer Screen's Mardi Gras Film Festival (2024)
- Festival Internacional de Cine Documental Miradasdoc (2024)
- ANDALESGAI. Festival Internacional de Cine Lésbico y Gai de Andalucía (2024)
- Athens International Film and Video Festival (2024)
- Kaboom Animation Festival (2024)
- Queergestreift Film Festival (2024)
- TRANSlations: Seattle Trans Film Festival (2024)
- ZINEGOAK - Festival Internacional de Cine y Artes Escénicos LGBTQIA+ de Bilbao (2024)
- Cinépride (2024)
- Homografia (2024)
- Rio LGBTQIA+ (2024)
