The Sleepwalker

Visual poetry and surreal journey through abstract shapes, rhythm and color. A very fine example of interpretation of a literary work in animated images. "Dejadme undergo al menos hasta las altas barandas, already undergo, already, hasta las verdes barandas. Barandales of the Moon por donde tumba el agua." "At least let me come up up to the high railings, please let me go up, up to the green balustrades. To the balconies of the moon there where the water resonates." Excerpt from the poem Romance Sonámbulo. Romancero gitano, collection of poetry by Federico García Lorca, 1928. A short film full of life to make children want to dance and draw. Between figuration and abstraction, among the astral forms imaginary beings are hidden. Suns and faces, flying fish or carnivorous plants. Magical mountains or oceans? Invite the children to represent the fauna and flora of their dreams! The poems of Romancero gitano refer to the stories, tales and legends of Andalusian and gypsy culture. Find in the short film the elements and metaphors of Federico García Lorca's poem. Where is the “boat on the sea”, “the horse in the mountain”, the “prowling cat” and the “gypsy moon” hidden? Where are the “green branches”, the “moon balconies”, the “high balustrades” and the “A thousand glass tambourines”? A very beautiful educational support to approach surrealism and abstract painting with students. Explore and find geometric and abstract shapes in the short film that evoke the visual worlds of artists like Wassily Kandinsky, Joan Miró, Salvador Dalí and Pablo Picasso.