"Onceuponatime,beforepeoplecamealong,allthecreatureswerefreeandabletobewithoneanother",narratesthevoiceover."Alltheanimalsdancedtogetherandwereimmeasurablyhappy.Therewasonlyonewhowasn'tinvitedtothecelebration-thefrog.Inhisrageabouttheinjustice,hecommittedsuicide."SomethingRomaniandfrogshaveincommonisthattheywillneverbeunseen,orstayunnoticed.Inherfilm,youngdirectorLeonorTelesweavesthelifecircumstanceofRomaniinPortugaltodaywiththerecollectionsofayesterday.Anythingbutapassiveobserver,Telesconsciouslydecidestoparticipateandtakeupposition.Asathirdpillar,sheestablishesanactiveappliedperformanceartthatbecomesintegratedinthecinematicnarrative.Therebytransforming"onceuponatime"into"thereis"."Afterwards,nothingwillbeasitwasandthemelodyoflifewillhavechanged",explainsavoiceoff-camera.
