Lake Messejana (2026)
Lagoa do Abandono
Director: Diego Maia
In the year 2040, two egrets fight to secure a safe nesting site at the forsaken Messejana Lake, desperately guarding their eggs as an enormous construction operation pushes workers and massive machinery perilously near their fragile home.
More About This Film
Lake Messejana is a Brazilian animated short set in 2040 at an abandoned lake where a pair of egrets struggles to find a safe place to nest. A major construction project brings workers and heavy machinery into the area, threatening the fragile habitat surrounding the birds.
The film uses the birds' struggle as a compact environmental story about urban expansion and the loss of natural spaces. Its animation gives the animals a central narrative role while keeping the ecological message accessible through a simple, focused situation.
- Directed by Diego Maia.
- Written by Diego Maia and Natalia Parente.
- The film runs for approximately 10 minutes.
- It is an animated short produced in Brazil.
- The story is set in the year 2040 and centers on a pair of egrets.
Where to Watch
Lake Messejana is an independent animated short, so availability may be concentrated on festival and filmmaker platforms.