OLIVIA Y LAS NUBES

OLIVIA AND THE CLOUDS

By Tomas PICHARDO ESPAILLAT

GUASABARA CINE - as PROD

First film - Production 2025


    • Year of production
    • 2025
    • Genres
    • First film, Animation
    • Countries
    • DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Budget
    • 1 - 3 M$
    • Duration
    • 80 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Tomas PICHARDO ESPAILLAT
    • Producer(s)
    • Amelia Del Mar HERNÁNDEZ (GUASABARA CINE), Fernando SANTOS DÍAZ (GUASABARA CINE)
    • Synopsis
    • OLIVIA & THE CLOUDS IS MADE OF A SERIES OF ANIMATED VIGNETTES IN DIFFERENT VISUAL STYLES FOLLOWING THE PRINCIPLES OF LIMITED ANIMATION. THE MAIN PLOT WILL HAVE A GENERAL STYLE GROUNDED IN REALITY, RECREATING THE PHYSICS OF A LIVE ACTION REPRESENTATION IN A NAIVE AESTHETIC. OTHER SEQUENCES ARE ANIMATED IN DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES (HAND AND DIGITAL DRAWN, CUT OUT, CLAYMATION, STOP MOTION AND OTHERS) BRINGING ABSTRACT ELEMENTS TO THE FILM CLOSER TO FINE ARTS. OLIVIA AND THE CLOUDS ENDS IN A CIRCULAR WAY, INVITING THE AUDIENCE TO HAVE MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES OF THE STORY, WITH THE PREMISE THAT EMOTIONAL GROWTH IS THE NEVER-ENDING PROCESS OF LEARNING HOW TO LIVE WITH OUR GHOSTS AND BEFRIEND THEM.THESE STORIES INTERTWINE WITH EACH OTHER IN “OLIVIA AND THE CLOUDS”. AN ANIMATED FEATURE THAT EXPLORES RELATIONSHIPS AND ALL ITS COMPLICATIONS IN SURREAL WAY. WHERE THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY DOESN’T QUITE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER AND CREATE DIFFERENT CONFUSING SCENARIOS BETWEEN THEM.
    • Beginning of shooting
    • Jan 03, 2022