Synopsis

Paulinha and Priscila are two lesbian women living in the outskirts of Belo Horizonte. Paulinha looks for ways to make a living while Priscila counts down the days until her meager savings, with which she has been maintaining the house she shares with her love, will be gone. The shared difficulties generate immediate complicity and they become close friends. With their short-term plans frustrated, the young women decide to commit a small robbery and take a trip to Copacabana, where they can meet other girls and see the ocean. In Rio, they meet Gabi, who quickly shakes both friends' hearts. Affections, disaffections, desires, disagreements and wanderings mark the trajectory of the girls in Rio de Janeiro and on the road back home.

Technical information

Country / state Brazil

Estimated Budget US$ 810.000,00

Amount Raised US$ 490.000,00

Contact marcelinhaja@gmail.com

Selected project in the BrLab, 2019

Awarded
Production Company

Ventura

Ventura is an audiovisual production company based in Belo Horizonte. Founded by Juliana Antunes, Laura Godoy and Marcella Jacques, the company focuses on female filmmakers’ projects, seeking to highlight female protagonism in its works. Baronesa, made by film director and partner Juliana Antunes, was the first feature film signed by the company. The company is currently developing three feature films: Juliana Antunes’s Bate e volta Copacabana (fiction); Laura Godoy’s It's all true em Ouro Preto, (documentary); and Maria Leite's Orquestra vazia (stop-motion animation). Additionally, a documentary series for TV ("Mulher periferia", in 13 episodes of 26 min) is in pre-production, and the short film Plano controle is being screened at several festivals.