Shorts
Think Big, Think Small-Scale
OPENING NIGHT SHORT FILM April 28th 9:30pm 2010 Brazil 14′ Director: Barbara Tavares Synopsis: “Think BIG Think small-scale” is a short documentary about Sergio Cezar’s art and its power of transformation. Sergio is also known as “Cardboard Architect”. He uses … Continue reading
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April 30th 4:00pm 2010 Brazil 8′ Director: Juba Perrone Synopsis: This film is a global scourge that is hunger. Two drifters come in a small town and each one chooses a different path. A movie where the focus often reveal … Continue reading
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The Hand
April 28th 6:00pm 2010 Brazil 14′ Director: Thiago Picchi Synopsis: A lonely Young man (Thiago Picchi); his dead but ever present granny; a neighbor who enjoys gossiping (Carla Daniel); and a horny doorman (Diogo Picchi). What do they have in … Continue reading
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Speechless
April 28th 6:00pm 2010 Brazil 14′ Director: Melise Maia Synopsis: Based on a true story, “Speechless” tells the story of a deaf couple who boards a bus, discussing pounds (Brazilian language of the deaf) and the man kills the woman. … Continue reading
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Living Again
April 28th 6:00pm 2010 Brazil Director: Thomas Hale On a retirement home for the elderly, Tião announces to his long time friend, grumpy Zé, that he just won the lottery. Joined by nurse Silvinha, they hit the road to find … Continue reading
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April 28th 7:00pm 2010 Brazil 11′ Director: Ivan & Igor Spacek A Belgian sentenced to death, living his last days in a penitentiary interacting with an ant painted on the wall. His destiny changes with the arrival of a new … Continue reading
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Under the spell of the light
April 28th 3:00pm Brazil 2011 18′ Director: Dirceu Lustosa Breathing. Waters always hold a secret. A jump. The deep and the light. And with a single breath, time can come to a halt. Casting: Larissa Sarmento e Bruno Torres … Continue reading
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Showcase
April 28th 3:00pm 2010 Brazil 15′ Director: Carlos Segundo Synopsis: A man traumatized by the loss of his great love is the passion for an inanimate way to exist and to escape his traumatic past. By choosing to love that … Continue reading
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Friday April 29th 6:00pm Brazil 8′ Director: Ramon Santos Synopsis: The fantasious childhood universe undoing itself over time,problems ever bigger and scarier than the horrible dragons of the past. Comprehension of the family relations. An instinctive and eternal love. The … Continue reading
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The Psychic
Friday April 29th 8:00pm 2011 Brazil/EUA 17′ Director: Darcyana Moreno Izel After a psychic suggests that her fiancee Rogerio (Neto de Paula Pimenta) is cheating on her, Carmen (Mina Olivera) plays a dangerous game to discover the truth at any cost. … Continue reading
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The river and I
Saturday April 30 2:00pm Brazil 23′ Director: Diego Lopes Synopsis: A picture torn in half rescues in a man the memories of a childhood friendship. Trying to rescue from forgetfulness a pure and innocent romance that he had lived, José … Continue reading
Read more and watch the trailer »Gringo Funk
April 30th 1PM 2010 Brazil 15′ Director: Daniel Cabeza Synopsis: Gringo Funk is a short film project from writer/director Daniel Cabeza. Shot on location in Rio de Janeiro and Los Angeles it tells the story of a lonely American investment … Continue reading
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