About the project

"The man who should deliver the letter" its' a short film based on the story by Inácio de Loyola Brandão. A 2D animation that recreate the look of silent film with watercolor backgrounds, in a retro-style animation. Driven by an epic soundtrack that elevates the futility of waiting to the status of a monumental mission.

Synopsis

It narrates the absurd and moving journey of an office boy on his first mission: to deliver a letter of utmost importance to apartment 114. The problem is that the address corresponds to a vacant lot. Under the threat of an intransigent boss, he finds himself forced to follow the construction of the building, day after day, for years, transforming a simple task into an odyssey of perseverance.

A 20-year-old who, after having doors slammed in his face while asking for a job, had his nose shrink to the point of almost disappearing from his face. He got his first job after facing lines of up to two kilometers.

His tenacious hope in fulfilling an almost impossible order gives the character a strength that contrasts with his frail stature. With his bicycle, he pedals a long distance daily to the block that will house the building where his letter needs to be delivered, and waits.

One day the construction of the building begins and forces the protagonist to integrate into the construction site environment. He is not just an observer; he begins to befriend the workers and foremen, in a deep commitment to fulfilling his task. In this immersion, he ends up learning about the social dramas of men without noses.