From the Main Square

Synopsis

A new town appears, with a square at its center. The square isa crossroads of stories, buildings, hope and conflict. A sense of community and culture takes hold, and people show empathy and compassion for those who are similar to them, but hostility towards those who are different.

Director

Biography

Pedro Harres is a Berlin-based Brazilian animation director, scriptwriter, and multimedia artist. He studied film, animation direction, and philosophy. His work varies greatly in terms of imagery and formats, including installations, films, and XR. Castillo y el Armado, was his first animated short and From The Main Square was his debut in interactive VR. Both projects premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival, the latter being awarded with the Venice Immersive Grand Jury Prize.

Filmography

2011, A Smaller Animal, 20 min 2014, Castillo y el Armado, 13min (animation) 2017, Drowning, 5 min (animation) 2022, From The Main Square, 19 min (animation, VR, interactive)
Pedro HARRES

Credits

Director: Pedro Harres Producer: Lorena Junghans Production Company: Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf Art Directors: Daniel Eizirik, Paulo Lange Script: Angelina Urbanczyk, Pedro Harres, Rafael Loss Mix & Sound Design: Oscar Galimberti Music: Marcus Sander, Justin Robinson Character Animation: Samuel Patthey, Sophia Schönborn Stop Motion Animation: André Correia Programming: Douglas Rachevsky, Marius Morhard, Pedro Harres Voices: Amishai Mueller, Bruno De Marco, Fabian Rau,Guy Shahaf, Sofia Sarmento Technical Art Support: Sebastian Wilhelm

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