Walter Tournier (born July 14, 1944) is a Uruguayan director of animated and documentary films, who is closely identified with that country's enterprising filmmaking community. His work has been well-received both at home and at film festivals in Latin America, Europe and the United States.
Total trailers found: 33
01 January 2000
The indigenous inhabitants of a Caribbean island are happy living a quiet life in harmony with nature, but their governor wants to be remembered, so he orders everyone to help him be the first man to reach the moon.
01 January 2001
The governor of a small Caribbean island is about to be visited by his European nephews, so he decides to treat them with the celebration a traditional Christmas day.
01 January 1986
A compilation of animated shorts, by 36 animators from 36 countries. Each animator worked independently, but a single theme unites them all: animation has no borders.
01 January 2003
A short story about human creativity blocked by the destruction and death that wars bring with them, and how art pieces go beyond the life of their creators.
01 January 2000
Two kids merrily play make-believe inside their house, unaware of the inequality that exists in the world.
01 January 2006
A lively neighbourhood learns not to take water for granted.
01 January 1985
Audiovisual on three screens that commemorates a triple anniversary: 70 years of the Association of Medical Students, 65 of the Uruguayan Medical Union and 50 of its Assistance Center.
01 January 2011
A kid plays a football game on his computer, while a group of kids play football in real life through the window.
01 January 1988
A record of the works and reflections of this notable Uruguayan sculptor as a starting point to question the fate of art in our society, a question of how this artistic expression remains limited to a restricted area due to the lack of a true cultural policy.
01 January 2005
Two humans and a dog try to find shelter during a storm, but nobody is paying attention to them.
01 January 2002
A man tries to connect with his neighbours to no avail.
18 February 2017
A boy and a dog try to survive in the middle of a battlefield.
01 January 1992
A description of the Montevidean promenade as a vehicular route and as a communal space.
01 January 2003
A couple of kids start to beat up a ragged doll because it's not doing what it's told.
01 January 2003
Three characters try to build something in isolation and find that they will only succeed if they unite.
01 January 2002
The younger members of a big happy family reflect on how lucky they are.
20 July 1972
A father tries to make his little daughter understand the reason for his political imprisonment. The jungle serves as an allegory of society and the hunter as its danger.
01 January 1983
A man lives life intensely through his television set, turning his back on reality.
01 January 2004
A seemingly innocent construction site behind a school hides a terrible secret.
02 February 2012
Selkirk, an unruly, selfish pirate, is the sailing master of the Esperanza, an English galley sailing the South Seas in search of treasures.
21 March 2021
This is a movie about Uruguayans who want to make fiction films. We visited various filmmakers seeking to capture the enormous diversity of stories, realities, and sensibilities through the scripts they are writing.
01 January 1981
A carnation planted on the moon is banished for not to flourish. Once in exile, thanks to the care and affection of a child, the flowers bloom.
24 October 2015
In a post-apocalyptic world, a humanoid robot creates a dog out of spare parts.
01 January 1979
Based on Andean legends, it's about the fights between the condor and fox that put nature in danger.
01 January 2002
A poor woman is abandoned by her partner after she gets pregnant, and she is determined to give the kid a better life.
01 January 2004
A girl sees other kids running with backbacks on their backs, leaving behind numbers and letters, and she decides to follow them.
01 January 2008
A bed starts moving by itself, squeaking until it reaches its climax.
01 January 2006
A group of kids start their own band after being inspired by the adults.
01 January 1982
Animated film, combined with live-action film, a child is tormented by chewing gum after the birthday party is over.
