“Making a film from the point of view of a young boy's eyes opened the door to another universe with lots of freedom and to explore a new dimension. This was achieved as I started doing things that were close to what exists in a child's universe.” ChildrenEyeFilmYoungUniverseViewsBoysDoorsPoint Of ViewDimensions Author:Alex Abreu
“I built the film [Boy and the World] this way. I gathered all the tools I usually use such as brushes, color pencils, crayons, watercolors, and everything else I found in my studio, and I put them on top of a table. I had this feeling of freedom and possibility like if I was this boy. I was using the boy's freedom to create this film.” IfsWorldWayUseFeelingsFilmFoundBoysPossibilityColorBuiltToolsTablesStudiosBrushesPencilsCrayonWatercolors Author:Alex Abreu
“I tried to exploit such freedom to create those drawings like if I was a boy. I tried to draw with that freedom and that love that I remember from being a child and spending a day drawing without worrying about whether what I'm drawing is real or strange.” IfsChildrenRealRememberBoysWorryStrangeDrawsSpendingDrawingExploits Author:Alex Abreu
“It's a film made in a very radical creative manner. It was possible because we didn't have to pander to capitalism. I think the film is also a humanistic cry for help for animation. It's a film [Boy and the World] with sensitivities completely opposite to what the market wants to sell.” ThinkingWorldWantMadeHelpingFilmBoysCreativeCryCapitalismOppositesSellsRadicalSensitivityAnimationHumanistic Author:Alex Abreu
“The film [Boy and the World]gave me the possibility to create a new language. Animation is a very rich medium but hasn't fully been exploited by artists. Often artists are trapped by words.” WorldFilmArtistLanguageBoysRichPossibilityMediumsTrappedAnimation Author:Alex Abreu
“Each film has its processes. It doesn't mean that all animated films have to be like "Boy and the World," but creators have to have total freedom. There are films that are born with the purpose to sell. They are still admirable films with great artists and great visuals, but we wanted to use a more radical approach to create art. That's what we tried to do.” WorldMeanArtStillsUseWantedFilmPurposeArtistProcessBornBoysApproachSellsCreatorRadicalVisualsGreat ArtAnimatedAdmirableGreat ArtistAnimated Films Author:Alex Abreu
