Camila Kater, director of the award-winning short Carne, shares a slice of how she hussles under quarantine in the Brazilian countryside.
We were so happy when Camila Kater, the director of the acclaimed animated short Carne, agreed to share her “typical day in quarantine” with us. Her powerful short has been an official selection of festivals such as Locarno, TIFF, IDFA, DOK Leipzig and Annecy; receiving more than 20 awards worldwide. Carne is a candidate for the 2020 European Film Academy Short Film Award. “I live in a small apartment in São Paulo, Brazil, but during quarantine my boyfriend and I decided to stay in the countryside,” she told us!
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I have to practice my badminton movements. I miss playing at the court.
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At the end of the day, my boyfriend and I watch animated shorts featured on online festivals in which Carne is selected. This past month, it was Annecy!
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When the weather is good, I choose a nice spot in the yard to read a book. Right now I’m reading Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
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In the afternoon I teach animation to 5th grade students. I have to make sure there is no spinach on my teeth so they won’t bully me!
We have a quarantine chores timetable. I’m the green one. 4
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I made a spinach quiche for lunch today!
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I am painting the storyboard for a new animated project.
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I usually have a video conference with my producer, Chelo Loureiro, in the morning. We are creating Carne’s anthology series