Curupira and the Machine of the Destiny
(Curupira e a máquina do destino)
Janaina Wagner | Fiction, Experimental
2021 | 25 minutes | Brazil, France
An encounter between the entity Curupira, a queer devil who protects the forests of Brazil, and the incarnated ghost of Iracema, a 14-year-old prostitute.
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Filmed on the roads Transamazônica, BR-319, and the real village of Realidade, in the south of Amazonia, Curupira and the Machine of the Destiny narrates the encounter between the entity Curupira, a queer devil who protects the forests of Brazil, and the incarnated ghost of Iracema, a 14-year-old prostitute.
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival - Best Short Film; Tiradentes Film Festival; Glasgow Film Festival; Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival; Olhar de Cinema - Curitiba International Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Janaina Wagner
NATIONALITY: Brazil, France
YEAR: 2021
GENRE: Fiction, Experimental
LANGUAGE: Portuguese
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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