FiGa Films at Cannes 2018


O ÓRFÃO
THE ORPHAN
A film by Carolina Markowicz
Brazil, 2018, 15 min
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Jonathas has been adopted, but it doesn't take long until he is returned because he is "different" from the other kids. Inspired by true events.
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EUGENIA
A film by Martin Boulocq
Bolivia/Brazil, 2017, 82 min
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Eugenia, a young middle-class woman living in a small town in Bolivia, has decided to separate from her husband, leave her job and move to her father’s house in another city. Predisposed to new experiences, she wants to start a different life. As time goes by she gets disappointed with her surrounding environment until one day she receives a notice that will put her long-awaited independence at risk.
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WINNER BEST SCREENPLAY
GUADALAJARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL |
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BIXA TRAVESTY
Directed by Cláudia Priscilla & Kiko Goifman
Brazil, 2018, 75 min
The black, transgender singer Linn da Quebrada deconstructs how alpha males conceive of themselves, in this documentary that portrays a charismatic artist who reflects on gender and has an extraordinary stage presence.
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Teddy Awards Berlinale
BEST DIRECTOR
Cartagena IFF
GIÒ STAJANO AWARD
Torino Lovers IFF
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CENIZAS
ASHES
Directed by Juan Sebastian Jacome
Ecuador/Uruguay, 2018, 88 min
Caridad hasn’t spoken to her father in years; not since he left the family under a cloud of suspicion and accusations. But that changes when a long dormant volcano starts spewing ash and Caridad finds herself isolated and trapped within the blast zone. Out of options, she reaches out to her father and confronts the emotions she repressed for so many year.
"Accomplishes the nearly impossible... Keenly observed emotions"
The Hollywood Reporter
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UNICÓRNIO
UNICORN
A film by Eduardo Nunes
Brazil, 2017, 122 min
A 13 year old girl lives with her mother on an isolated cottage in the country while they wait for the return of the girl's father. The relationship between mother and daughter changes with the arrival of another man.
Based on two short stories by Brazilian poet Hilda Hilst, Unicorn mixes fantasy and fairytale, delivering stunning visuals through saturated landscapes in a beautiful anamorphic format.
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Santa Maria da Feira FF
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