
Synopsis
A zoetrope is a pre-film animation device. It consists of a cylinder with slits cut vertically in the sides. On the inner surface of the cylinder is a band with images from a set of sequenced pictures. By turning it, the user sees a rapid succession of images, producing the illusion of motion.
Synopsis
Portugal, in the 1980s. All happens in a chapel, where a woman dressed in black is making a confession and is praying, she has just seen a miraculous phenomenon, an imposing statue that cries tears of blood.
from the short story 'o sapato' by Gonçalo M. Tavares.
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