Mozambique. A village that lives in perfect harmony with nature becomes distraught with the apparition of a mysterious iron artefact. What will the coexistence be like for the inhabitants and the new “guest”? The short film conveys a complex message through the instruments of animation, surprising and amusing the spectators with the richness of invention and pressing rhythm. The short film identifies a path for economic and environmental sustainability for a balanced use of natural resources, deprived of ideology and without refuting modernity.

Fabian Ribezzo is a director, sketcher/animator and screenwriter. He has produced his cinema and television  work  in Argentina and Italy between 1990 and 2005. With his short films, La Uccido?, Il cancello and L’estraneo he has won 15 international awards. In 2005 he transferred to Mozambique, where he travelled for 3 years throughout the country, projecting educational films in the villages. Here he has also created his own production house, Azabache Films, and has produced numerous documentaries,  educational films and animated films for children.