Synopsis
London, a young man with a disability who makes a living dancing behind a white cloth, has the chance to find out the origin and progression of his disability. With the examination in hand, he will have to decide whether to remain showing only his shadows or to become the protagonist of his life.
Technical information
Country / state Brasil / RS
Estimated Budget R$ 1.614.500,00
Amount Raised R$ 1.200.00,00
Contact proaepopaproducoes@gmail.com baldetintafilmes@gmail.com
Production Company
Proa & Popa Produções
officially surfaces in December 2019, but its activities begin in 2018, when it carries out the coordination of projection of the 10th International Film Festival of the Border and acts in the production assistance of the short film "Entre", directed by Bruno Gissoni. The company's main focuses are in the areas of event production and production and distribution of audiovisual content. In 2019, it brings the film "Dos Fridas," a co-production from Mexico and Costa Rica, directed by Ishtar Yasin, to the international feature film competitive showcase of the 47th Gramado International Film Festival. In the same year, he produced the short film, "What Can a Body Do?", directed by Victor Di Marco and Márcio Picoli. The film premiered at the 31st Curta Kinoforum, participated in the 48th Gramado Film Festival and has won more than 20 awards in the main festivals of Brazil, such as best film and best direction in CinePE. Nominated for the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro 2021 and the Guarani Award. Still in 2019 he directs the short film "Val", directed by Zé Luís Valim and acts in the coordination of finalization of the feature film "Trinta Povos", directed by Zeca Brito. The film had its international premiere at the 23rd Festival Internacional de Cine de Punta del Este in February 2020 and its national premiere at Canal Curta! in June of the same year. The production company also made the short film "Possa Poder", also directed by Victor and Márcio. It premiered at the 25th Tiradentes Film Festival and is currently touring the festival circuit. In the current year, "Proa" has made three video clips for independent musicians from the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul and is still looking for new challenges. The production company has provided services: As production director for the short film Void, directed by Ane Siderman, a production by Paper Birds Productions. As production assistant in the Centro Liberdade series, by Bruno Carvalho, Cleverton Borges, and Lívia Ruas, a Prana Filmes production, and currently holds the same position in the feature film "Jepotá", directed by Augusto Canani and Papá Guarani, a Prana Filmes production in partnership with WRI.
BALDE DE TINTA FILMES is an audiovisual production company from Rio Grande do Sul, with the core of their work in the diversity of bodies and corporalities. In advertising they work with endomarketing campaigns for brands such as Dakota, Kolosh, and Hercosul, doing the conception, capture, and finalization of the product. In their film catalog are the award-winning short films "O que pode um Corpo?" (2020) and "Possa Poder" (2022), both on the theme of diversity and disabled bodies. With his films he has reached the main and most important film festivals in Brazil and around the world, accumulating more than 30 awards. Among them are Curta Kinoforum, Gramado Festival, Mix Brasil, Curta Cinema, Santa Barbara International Film Festival (USA), Toronto Queer Film Festival (Canada), Wicked Queer (USA), among others. In 2021, they were nominated for the Brazilian Cinema Grand Prix in the best documentary short film category with the short film "What Can a Body Do?". The production company also has, in its curriculum, the participation in two of the most important script development laboratories in the country, with its feature film project Nós a Sós. They were finalists in FRAPA, the largest scriptwriting festival in Latin America, and in Curtiba_lab, within the Curitiba International Film Festival.
Direction
Victor Di Marco
Direction
Márcio Picoli
Script
Victor Di Marco
Script
Márcio Picoli
Production