One day, in the salt marshes of the eastern Algarve, a small bird with an orange chest and feathers the color of the sea, the kingfisher, spots floating litter. Curious yet uneasy, he decides to investigate the origin of those strange residues.
Following their trail, the kingfisher arrives at a picnic area and discovers that all that rubbish has accumulated along the watercourses, giving rise to a huge monster. Anxious, he decides to ask his friends for help to put an end to the pollution that has plagued the salt marsh, but they end up discovering something even more frightening…

Filmmaker details: Catarina Calvinho Gil

Catarina Calvinho has a passion for animated cinema,she had the privilege of building her professional path through collaborations on a wide range of national and international projects, with a particular focus on the social and activist dimensions of animation. Catarina is currently a board member of the Cineclube de Faro (Faro Film Club) and serve as Artistic Director and Producer of Animagoria – Algarve Animation Film Festival.