The Artificial Humors

The Artificial Humors, is a film about humor, anthropology and artificial intelligence. It focuses on how humor is central to human relationships across, used as a form of social control, and one of the most complex forms of communication. The film was shot in Mato Grosso (Canarana and the Yawalapiti and Kamayura villages inside the Xingu Indigenous Park) and São Paulo. Blending a certain Hollywood aesthetic with documentary approaches, the film tells the story of an indigenous girl who falls in love with a robot that is a rising stand up comedian in Brazil. Gabriel Abrantes' films address historical, political and social matters while discussing postcolonial, gender and identity issues. His works create layers of unlikely readings, altering traditional narratives and touch upon the absurd, folklore, humor and politics.

FESTIVALS:
[2017] Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival (Berlin Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards) [Germany]
[2017] Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival BIEFF [Romania] 
[2017] Shortfest | Aspen Film [USA]
[2017] BAFICI [Argentina]
[2017] Sicilia Queer [Italy]
[2017] Curtas Vila do Conde (Best Portuguese Director) [Portugal]
[2017] Cinema No Pátio - Novo Cinema Português - GNRation [Portugal]
[2017] Split Film Festival - International Festival of New Film [Croatia]
[2017] Curtocircuíto - International Film Festival [Spain]
[2017] BFI London Film Festival [UK]
[2017] Festival du Nouveau cinéma [Canada]
[2017] IndieCork Film Festival [Irland]
[2017] Festival international du film de la Roche-sur-Yon (Nouvelles Vagues Jury's Special Mention) [France]
[2017] Uppsala International Short Film Festival - EFA Short Matters! [Sweden]
[2017] Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema [Brazil]
[2017] Janela Internacional de Cinema do Recife [Brazil] 
[2017] Festival Mix Brasil [Brazil]
[2017] Caminhos do Cinema Português (Best Short Film Award) [Portugal]
[2017] Verín International Short Film Festival (Best Script Award) [Spain]
[2017] Berlinale Spotlight India - Kalpanirjhar Short Fiction Film Festival [India]
[2017] Seville European Film Festival - EFA Short Matters! [Spain]
[2017] Alcine Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares - EFA Short Matters! [Spain]
[2017] Interfilm - International Short Film Festival Berlin - EFA Short Matters! [Germany]
[2017] PÖFF - EFA Short Matters! [Estonia]
[2017] Riga International Film Festival 2ANNAS - EFA Short Matters! [Latvia]
[2017] Leuven Short Film Festival - EFA Short Matters! [Belgium]
[2017] European Film Awards [Germany]
[2018] London Short Film Festival [United Kingdom]
[2018] Prague Shorts [Czech Republic]
[2018] Minimalen Short Film Festival - EFA Short Matters! [Norway]
[2018] Les Ecrans Mixtes [France]
[2018] Tampere Film Festival [Finland]
[2018] Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara [Mexico]
[2018] Glasgow Short Film Festival - EFA Short Matters! [UK]
[2018] Frames - Portuguese Film Festival [Sweden]
[2018] Short Waves [Poland]
[2018] Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen [The Netherlands]
[2018] Festival del Cinema Europeo - EFA Short Matters! [Italy]
[2018] Eurocine – Festival de Cine Europeo en Colombia - EFA Short Matters! [Colombia]
[2018] Festival Córtex (Grande Prémio da Competição Nacional) [Portugal]
[2018] Filmfest Dresden – International Short Film Festival - EFA Short Matters! [Germany]
[2018] Kyiv International Short Film Festival - EFA Short Matters! [Ukraine]
[2018] Brussels Short Film Festival - EFA Short Matters! [Belgium]
[2018] Hotspot Portugal [Belgium]
[2018] International Short Film Festival Oberhausen - EFA Short Matters! [Germany]
[2018] Gaziantep Film Days with Baska Sinema - EFA Short Matters! [Turkey]
[2018] Krakow Film Festival - EFA Short Matters [Poland]
[2018] IN THE PALACE – International Short Film Festival - EFA Short Matters! [Bulgaria]
[2018] Mostra de Cinema Português em Macau [Portugal]
[2018] Tabor Film Festival - EFA Short Matters! [Croatia]
[2018] European Film Festival Palic - EFA Short Matters! [Serbia]
[2018] Curtas Vila do Conde - EFA Short Matters! [Portugal]
[2018] Jerusalem Film Festival - EFA Short Matters! [Israel]
[2018] Dokufest – International Documentary and Short Film Festival - Short Matters! [Kosovo]
[2018] Sarajevo Film Festival - Short Matters! [Bosnia & Herzegovina]
[2018] FeKK – Ljubljana Short Film Festival - Short Matters! [Slovenia]
[2018] Seanema Film Festival, Ulcinj - EFA Short Matters! [Montenegro]
[2018] BuSho – Budapest Short Film Festival - Short Matters! [Hungary]
[2018] International Short Film Festival in Drama - Short Matters! [Greece]
[2018] Helsinki International Film Festival / Cut to the Chase - L&A Shorts - EFA Short Matters! [Finland]
[2018] International Cinematographers' Film Festival "Manaki Brothers", Bitola - EFA Short Matters! [FYR Macedonia]
[2018] Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival Bristol - EFA Short Matters! [UK]
[2018] ARTos Foundation, Nicosia - EFA Short Matters! [Cyprus]
[2018] Liepaja Art Forum - EFA Short Matters! [Latvia]
[2018] Curt'Arruda - Festival de Cinema de Arruda dos Vinhos [Portugal]
[2018] Dia da Língua Portuguesa [Hungary]
[2018] Skuelyst - Copenhagen [Denmark]
[2018] International Kurzfilmtage Winterthur - EFA Short Matters! [Switzerland]
[2018] European Film Forum Scanorama - EFA Short Matters! [Lithuania]
[2018] Court en Scène [France]
[2018] ZOOM Bruhler Kinotreff e.V - EFA Short Matters! [Germany]
[2018] NexT International Film Festival [Romania]
[2019] Prague Short International Film Festival [Czech Republic]
[2019] Córtex - Festival de Curtas Metragens [Portugal]
[2019] MK Gallery - Exposição Paula Rego [UK]
[2019] iNOVUSS - Inovation Festival [Latvia]
[2019] Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur [Switzerland]
[2019] Agência 20 Anos: Carta-Branca a Paulo Furtado - Temps d'Images [Portugal]
[2019] Conference - Cultural Studies Association of Australia [Australia]
[2020] Sessão Drive-in - Curtas Vila do Conde [Portugal]
[2020] Cine à Roda [Portugal]
[2021] dot dot dot [Austria]
[2023] (A)Mostra de Cinema Português [Portugal]
[2023] Go Short x Kunst en Technologie [The Netherlands]