TAF • Thessaloniki Animation Festival 2026: Making It Fit

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19 Oct 00:00
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29 Oct 23:59
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making it fit
Making It Fit Mariana Leal

Aug-2025

4' English United Kingdom

A short documentary film about how the LGBTQIA+ community has been reinventing funerary and remembrance rituals to better support and reflect the way people live in community.

Category: Animation

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Director

Mariana Leal

United Kingdom

Biofilmography

Mariana is a Portuguese animator based in London. Her work explores inner worlds and lived experiences through animated materials. She studied animation at the University of the Arts London and has an MA in Film Studies from King’s College London. She has been working in short form documentary and fictional animation, and compositing for long form film and television.

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Producer

Abigail Addison

United Kingdom

Biofilmography

Mariana is a Portuguese animator based in London. Her work explores inner worlds and lived experiences through animated materials. She studied animation at the University of the Arts London and has an MA in Film Studies from King’s College London. She has been working in short form documentary and fictional animation, and compositing for long form film and television.

Cast & Crew

Vladimir Grudinov

Sound designer

Ash Hayhurst

Others

Gemima Hull

Others

Zena Sharman

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