Mud / Lodo / Blato

Joseph Specker Nys (Cuenco Cine, Cafeína Produções, 2 Plátanos Filmes, MEI)
2026, Brazil, Uruguay, 15’55’’

In a city consumed by fire, Nina, a ceramist, faces a creative crisis in isolation. As she shapes clay, her inner world collapses into form, where matter and emotion transform through water, fire, and ash.

V mestu, ki ga golta ogenj, se keramičarka Nina v osami spopada z ustvarjalno krizo. Medtem ko oblikuje glino, se njen notranji svet zruši v obliko, v prostor, kjer se materija in čustva preobražajo skozi vodo, ogenj in pepel.

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Language: None
Technique: Object animation, Loose materials animation (sand, coffee, salt, etc.), Clay animation
Recommended for children under 14 years of age: No

Team

Script: Eleonora Loner; Joseph Specker Nys; Thalles Fiala;
Animation: Pablo Turcatti
Music: Júlio Miotto
DOP: Sergio Piñeiro
Art Director: Joseph Specker Nys
Sound, Foley, Mix: Facundo de Castro
Production: Cuenco Cine, Cafeína Produções, 2 Plátanos Filmes, Joseph Specker Nys (www.instagram.com/lodostopmotion)
Distribution: Murmúrio Filmes (www.instagram.com/murmuriofilmes)

Joseph Specker Nys

is a Brazilian-Uruguayan director, screenwriter and production designer based in Florianópolis, Brazil. Working in stop motion, his films explore materiality, memory and transformation through a handcrafted and author-driven approach. His debut short film The “Feather Pillow” (2018) screened at over 80 international festivals, including Annecy, Sitges, Encounters and Interfilm Berlin. His second short film, “LODO” (2026), a Brazil–Uruguay co-production, premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). He is currently developing his first feature film, “Reciclotopía”.

Find more: www.instagram.com/josephspeckernys