Country
Brazil
Production Year
2022
Running Time
24 minutes
Genre
Drama
Age
17+
Coming-of-Age, Gender
In a conservative and swampy Brazil, a birthday party is held at a fatherless home. Joana, the birthday girl, wishes to get her period soon. Her older brother, Dudu, wishes his father would come home. When teenager Verbena arrives at the house unannounced, all the wishes can come true. But not without some pain.
Location
Kineforum Taman Ismail Marzuki
Studio
SJUMAN DJAYA
Date
28/10/2023
Time
18:45 - 20:16
Director
Laís Santos Araújo
Laís Santos Araújo, born in 1993, is a screenwriter and director from Maceió, Brazil. Her work has been featured in Brazilian and international festivals. Her first feature screenplay, "Marina," was supported by the Hubert Bals Fund (Netherlands) and won the Best Script Award at the Holland Film Meeting. She also coordinates the education project Sala de Rotei-ros/Aguda Cinema, a film program for her hometown community.
