Alfredo Soderguit
Born in Rocha in Uruguay in 1973, at 18 he
made an animated film adaptation of an
Ernest Hemingway story which won a best
newcomer award. In 1998 he began working
as a children‘s book illustrator and on various
cartoon as well as gaining experience on a
commercial animation production. In 1999
he founded the SO (Symbolic Operation) art
collective. His illustrations have been shown at
international exhibitions. Following workshops
at the Escuela de Cine del Uruguay he became
co-founder of the Palermo Animation Studios
in 2005.
Anina (2013)
Anina Yatay Salas is a pensive redhead who really does not like hername. Each part is a palindrome, which means it reads the same bothforwards and backwards. Her schoolmates are always teasing herabout this, especially Anina’s arch-enemy Yisel. When these two getinto a playground fight one day they are sent to the school head whodisciplines them with a nerve-racking punishment: they are both givena sealed black envelope which they are not allowed to open foran entire week. Haunted by nightmares, the days drag by endlesslyfor Anina. More
