Por Véronique Manfredini
Sebastián, directed by Claudio Martins, is a short film adapted from the award-winning book, “ella tiene ojos de cielo,” by Portuguese author Socorro Acioli. It paints a thoughtful analysis of the way differences between individuals and a group can be damaging to both the person considered as “other” and those around them.
The way that her town treats Sebastiana for her gift, even though she doesn’t try to attract attention, illustrates how much being different affects individuals from the collective. This difference makes people dislike her. They separate her from her friends because she’s seen as a threat. When Sebastiana gets mad because of all the harassment, she accidentally kills her friend with a thunderbolt. A pesar de esto, she is the cure to the damage she caused, and is able to save her friend with her tears.
This short film’s animation was well done, atractivo, and entertaining to watch. La música, efectos de sonido, and the lack of a voice for the characters made it that much more effective in delivering the whole story.
Yo creo que Sebastián has a good balance between a light hearted way of storytelling with its engaging and entertaining animations and its thoughtful and deep meaning below the surface.
Doy esta pelicula 5 fuera de 5 estrellas.
Veronique se graduó de la Escuela de Estudios Generales de la Universidad de Columbia con una licenciatura en escritura., y recibió títulos de asociado en inglés y administración de empresas con altos honores. Su primera pieza de flash-ficción, “Holy Ransom Demands!," was published in the Mood Reader Anthology by Hale Patton Publishing in February 2022.
Le apasiona escribir y aspira a tener una carrera como profesora universitaria., autor, y editor de desarrollo.
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