Bici, The Story Of a Bike
Synopsis
Bici is a mountain bike that travels to Afuá, a city in the Amazon region, to experience adventures. Abandoned after breaking down in an accident, she needs to reconnect with herself and find new meaning in her life while exploring a society where the only transportation is bicycles.
Film details
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 00:08:44
- Genre
- Drama, Animation
- Country
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- Subtitles
- English, Français, Español
Festivals & Awards
- short film clermont-ferrand, Clermont-ferrand, France (2026)
- Festival de cinema de Tiradentes, Tiradentes, Brazil (2026)
About the filmmaker
By otoniel lopes de oliveira junior
As a professional comic book artist, he has participated in several anthologies such as "MSP 50" by Mauricio de Sousa Produções. He has written, drawn, and released independent works such as "Belém Imaginária" (2004); "Encantarias - A Lenda da Noite" (2006); And the trilogy “Brasil 1500” released by Editora Devir (2011-2013); he wrote, drew and edited the Graphic Novel “Pretérito Mais Que Perfeito” (2015) and in 2019 he released the book “Uma Breve História do Quadrinho Paraense” with Vince Souza under the Cultura e Memória label of Secult. In audiovisual, he worked as an illustrator, animator, and storyboard artist on several films such as “O Sol do Meio-Dia” (2009) by Eliane Caffé and “Serra Pelada” (2013) by Heitor Dhalia. In 2012, he directed, wrote, and animated the series of interprograms “Icamiabas na Amazônia de Pedra”; he was an animator, storyboard artist, and screenwriter for the series of interprograms “Tu Conheces?” directed by Petrônio Medeiros. In 2014, he founded Iluminuras Animation Studio, one of the largest animation studios in Northern Brazil, specializing in 2D animation and employing various professionals and artists, mainly from the northern region.
