Cos pés no aire (‘With Feet in the Air’)

Synopsis

A story about the problems people can encounter because for some reason or other they are different, and about the need to accept those differences by means of self-appreciation and self-esteem. The narrative revolves around Daniel, a solitary adult who one day realises that he is horrified by his monotonous and grey life, and that he has been spending his time trying not to stand out among all the other people. At the same time, Daniel discovers that he has an exceptional quality that makes him someone special: he can fly. On the one hand, he feels excited and happy and, on the other hand, he fears that his uniqueness will turn him into an outcast. By chance, he contacts other people like him. The narration in the third person focuses the story on the character’s interior and shows us reactions and feelings in the face of what happens to him.