first act
matheus parizi
fiction / HD / 19’ / 2019
Two theatre students try to convince their colleagues to leave the classroom and join the protests against the dismantling of Brazil's culture policies.
International Film Festival Rotterdam | Ammodo Tiger Short Competition (Netherlands 2019)
Cine Tamoio | Honorable Mention (Brazil 2019)
IndieLisboa | Herói Independente | Brasil em Transe (Portugal 2019)
BFI London Film Festival | Experimenta - Strategies of Refusal (England 2019)
Short Waves Festival Poznań | Competition (Poland 2020)
Tenerife Shorts Festival | Competiion (Spain 2019)
Cine Ceará Film Festival| National Competition (Brazil 2019)
Madurai Film Festival | Competition (India 2019)
Gostoso Film Festival | National Competition (Brazil 2019)
SHORT RIGA | International Short film Competition (Latvia 2019)
International Short Film Festival CINEMAFORUM | Main Competition (Poland 2019)
Duhok Film Festival | International Competition (Iraqui Kurdistan 2019)
Zuma Film Festival | Competition (Nigeria 2019)
Caruaru Film Festival | National Competition Caruaru (Brazil 2019)
Glasgow Short Film Festival | Brazil: luto pra nós é verbo (Scotland 2019)
Dallas International Film Festival | Narrative Shorts Competition (USA 2019)
Uruguay International Film Festival | Iberian-American Competition (Uruguay 2019)
Cambuquira Film Festival | National Competition (Brazil 2019)
Film Fest Gent |International Short Film Competition (Belgium 2019)
Exground Filmfest | Focus Brazi (Germany 2019)
Kyiv International Short Film Festival | Radical arts_acts (Ukraine 2019)
ENTRETODOS | Festival de Curtas e Direitos Humanos de SP (Brazil 2019)
Goiânia Mostra Curtas | Competition (Brazil 2019)
Primavera do Cine | Curtas Lusófonos (Spain 2019)
Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art Film | Competition (Ukraine 2020)
Filmfest Dresden | Spetial Program (Germany 2020)
My Film Ideology | Young Director Supporting Program (China 2021)
Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen | Generations (Netherlands 2021)
dotdotdot | Anatomy of a protest (Austria 2021)
with Lui Seixas, Jorge Neto, Alvise Camozzi, Julia Pedreira Monteiro, Clayton Nascimento, Camilla Ferreira, Barbara Lamounier, Leonardo de Sá, Esther Goldberg, Jamile Nunes, Bruno Camargo | directed by Matheus Parizi | screenplay by Matheus Parizi and Juliana Lobo | DOP Flora Dias | editor Tomás von der Osten | producers Paula Pripas, Matheus Parizi | ass director Lara Lima | line producer, 2nd ass. director Marina Couto | camera ass Mirrah Iañes | sound op Jonathan Macías, Tales Maninfrato | production ass Mirtes Santana | sound design/mix Jonathan Macías | composer Bateria Ritmo da Luta - UJS | color grading Alexandre Cristófaro | ass color grading Brunno Schiavon | production design Juliana Lobo | ass. production design Luiza Ascava | make up Renata Rodrigues, Simone Batata, Vanessa Barone | script consultant Thaís Fujinaga | cast assistant: Esther Goldberg
