Cold Soup
Directed by Marta Monteiro
BLOCK B | The Director’s a Dame
FRIDAY, APRIL 25 | 7 - 9 PM
LOCATION | Tom S. Gettys Center Courtroom
Cold Soup
SYNOPSIS
A woman victim of domestic violence looks back at the years when she was married, recalling how difficult it was to stay afloat.
DETAILS
Animation | 2023 | 9 min. 50 sec.
Suggested Rating | PG13
Country | Portugal
Language | Portuguese / French
Eligible | Woman to Watch
CREDITS
Director | Marta Monteiro
Producers | Vanessa Ventura, Nuno Amorim, Animais AVPL, Claire Beffa, Sidonie Garnier, La Clairière Ouest
Script | Marta Monteiro
Photography | Marta Monteiro
Sound | Geoffroy Cantou-Carrassoumet
Music | Nico Tricot
Animation | Daniela Duarte, João Silva, Manar Guiller, Natália Azevedo Andrade
Inspired by | Sopa by Joana Estrela
Voz Off | Filomena Gonçalves, Anna Lepley
SCREENINGS & AWARDS
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Athena Film Festival Short Film | 2025, USA
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Tricky Women - International Animation Festival | 2025, Austria
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Goethe-Institut in Beijing | 2025, China
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Muestra de Cine de Palencia | 2025, Spain
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Mostra Ampla | 2025, Portugal
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International Animation Film Festival of Catalonia, ANIMAC | 2025, Spain
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Animalusa Mostra de Cinema de Animação Português | 2025, Spain
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MONSTRA à solta - Arras | 2025, Portugal
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Feinaki New Year's Eve Animation Party | 2024, China
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Les Nuits Magiques - International Animated Film Festival | 2024, France
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Zubroffka International Short Film Festival | 2024, Poland
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SIGGRAPH Asia | 2024, Japan
Among others.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Marta Monteiro holds a degree in Fine Arts/Sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto. She taught for four years before transitioning to work as an illustrator and director.
Monteiro collaborates with both national and international newspapers, magazines, and publishers, contributing to prestigious outlets such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Adufe magazine.
As a director, she has created several short animated films, including Independência de Espírito (Independent Mind, 2011), A Sonolenta (Sleepy, 2017), and Sopa Fria (Cold Soup, 2022). Her work has earned her multiple awards, including the Vasco Granja Prize, supported by the Portuguese Society of Authors, for Best Film in the Portuguese competition at the Monstra Festival (Portugal, 2018) for A Sonolenta.