Seaside Avenue

Rebeca is the daughter of divorced parents, moving with her mom to the Piratininga suburb, coast of Niterói. Due to a wave of thefts, she is not allowed to leave her house by herself. Living in the neighboring suburb, Tibay, Mika is a girl of the same age as Rebeca, who doesn’t identify herself with the sex she was assigned at birth.  Her dead name is João Pedro. She had let her hair grow and used the clothes of her older sister, who doesn’t live there anymore.  Her parents do not accept her. Mika spends most of her time on the streets, committing petty crimes such as breaking ins to steal feminine objects.

The paths of the two girls cross. Adults will not look kindly to their friendship. After being forced to shave her hair and use masculine clothes, Mika disappears. This will be the trigger to a series of extreme actions that will shake the life of the kids and adults living on Beira-Mar Avenue.

Film Credits

• Feature film / Fiction / Drama
• Production: Elo Company
• Co-production: Viralata Productions and Telecine
• Distribution: Elo Company
• Casting: Andrea Beltrão and Drica Moraes
• Direction: Maju de Paiva and Bernardo Florim
• Screenplay: Maju de Paiva and Bernardo Florim
• Production: Paula Garcia and Gabriel Corrêa e Castro
• Executive Production: Juliana Bravo
• Production Direction: Elisa Petry

Fire Diary

Graça dreams of fire. As she wakes up, she and her 8-year-old daughter Duda gather their few belongings and leave the humble apartment they live.  The building is a squatting settlement for homeless people. The fire reaches an empty floor. Graça sets off with her daughter searching for a place to stay for the night. On the street they see a pregnant woman, wandering distantly, like a ghostly figure. Graça and Duda share a blood secret: they can talk to the dead. That night mother and daughter sleep on the food cart where Graça works. One of her clients is Souza, a night security guard.  He has never shot a single bullet but promises to help them. Graça goes back to the building and finds out the fire was set intentionally to push the residents out.  The place is being guarded by a man with a gun. Graça is now being followed. Her food cart is burned down. Graça and Souza fight back: they capture one of the arsonists and hold him hostage. They found out they don’t know what to do with the man: killing or setting him free are terrible options. The health condition of the hostage quickly worsens. Graça and her daughter are surrounded by ghosts. A thin line divides the living and dead. Graça already can’t distinguish them.

Film Credits

• Feature film / Fiction / Terror
• Production: Viralata Productions
• Distribution: Elo Company
• Direction: Maju de Paiva and Bernardo Florim
• Screenplay: Maju de Paiva and Bernardo Florim
• Production: Gabriel Corrêa e Castro
• Executive Production: Juliana Bravo
• Production Direction: Elisa Petry