Entre a colônia e as estrelas

between the colony and the stars

Estelar works in a psychiatric hospital and has visions of the past of the neighborhood where she lives and works: at Colônia Juliano Moreira, in Rio de Janeiro. During a water crisis in the state, she welcomes Kalil – her younger brother – to live in her house, once he has been approved at the public university to study music. Amidst the political absurdities that surround Brazil, Estelar will realize that it takes courage to review her conservatives speeches and positions.

Content Alert: Misgendering of a trans person by family members.

Trailer

Brazil 2022
Lorran Dias
50:00 min
Portuguese with English subtitles

Short / Fiction / Experimental