WTFF6 – Short Films Competition
Fiction
By Victor Quintanilha
Brazil, 2020, 20’
o.v. Portuguese, Italian subtitles
Italian Premiere
May 10, 2022, 9 PM, Cinema Odeon – Nuova Sala Lampertico – online tickets
Synopsis Jonatan, also known as MC Xerelete, has the dream of becoming a famous funk singer and, with that, providing the comfortable life that he sees in the media for himself and his father. Until this happens, both work as fishermen at Guanabara Bay. Together, they face the responsibilities and obstacles that life throws at them.
Director’s bio-filmography Victor Quintanilha (1990) has a degree in Cinema from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro and specialized in Sound at EICTV in Cuba. He has written and directed short films as El Sonido del Silencio and Condição, worked as a sound designer for the short film Iceberg, awarded at the Fribourg Film Festival, and as a sound editor in 32 feature films.
Trailer
Directed by Victor Quintanilha
Screenplay Victor Quintanilha
DOP Daniel Venosa
Sound Victor Jaramillo
Editing Eduardo Resing
Sound Editing Matheus Miguens
Music Abel Duarte, Victor Quintanilha
Cast João Vitor Nascimento, Wilson Rabelo, Danilo Martins, Ruth Rodrigues, MC R6, Philipp Lavra, Matheus Campinho
Production Rodrigo Antonio
Distribution Bocaolho Filmes
Social Media Instagram: @bocaolho