A dying artist paints his own immortality — frame by stubborn frame.
Perpetuating art was the main objective in the life of visual artist, filmmaker and cultural manager Chico Liberato, who died in January, 2023. A pioneer of animation cinema in Bahia, he left a legacy for the area, and even in his family.
Direction
Daughter films father's final days with devastating intimacy.
Production
Archival footage of Salvador's overlooked animation scene.
Writing
Elegy that never becomes hagiography.
Director
Jorge Alfredo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bahian animation has been historically erased from Brazilian film canon, centered on Rio/São Paulo. Chico founded one of the state's first animation studios in 1986.
The title references Chico's own words to his children: life has no color until you paint it. His actual brushes and pigments appear in the film.
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