World Cinema
Formosa beach / Praia formosa
Julia de Simone
Director's bio
Julia de Simone
Julia De Simone (RJ, 1982) is a director and visual artist. Partner of Mirada Films, she has been dedicated to film production since 2003. Master in Contemporary Art Studies (UFF) and graduated in Creative Documentary (Barcelona). Formosa Beach (Tiger Rotterdam, 2024) is her debut fiction feature, a Brazil-Portugal co- production, awarded and supported by FSA, ICA, Hubert Bals Fund, World Cinema Fund and RTP. She directed several documentaries and experimental films that were screened at film festivals including IDFA, Rotterdam, BAFICI, Cartagena, Uruguay, Havana, FICUNAM, Tiradentes, Festi-val do Rio, Mostra de São Paulo, among others.
Synopsis
Muanza is a woman born in the Kingdom of Kongo and trafficked to Brazil in the 19th century. Waking up nowadays, she finds herself in a time-twisting Rio de Janeiro. Figures from the past and the present come into her search for her roots across the city’s territory. A portrait of the experiences and struggles that create community and sisterhood.
Details of Cast
Lucília Raimundo, Samira Carvalho, Maria d’Aires
Details of Crew
DoP Flávio Rebouças Editor Ricardo Pretti Music Marco Scarassati Sound Design Marina D’Ávila
Producer Details
Luana Melgaço, Julia De Simone, Filipa Reis
Writer Details
Aline Portugal, Julia De Simone, Mariana Luiza
Stills
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Categories
- International Competition (14)
- Homage (4)
- Country Focus (7)
- Indian Cinema Now (7)
- Kaleidoscope (6)
- Malayalam Cinema Today (12)
- Restored Classics (7)
- Jury Films (5)
- Opening Film (1)
- Spirit of Cinema (1)
- Ann Hui: Chronicler of the Outliers (5)
- The Female Gaze (7)
- Signatures In Motion (3)
- Midnight Cinema (3)
- Festival Favourites (13)
- Viva el Cine: Latin American Films (5)
- Refracted Realities : The Existential Mindscapes of Hong Sang-soo (4)
- Chiaroscuro : Retrospective of Madhu Ambat (4)
- Celebrating Shabana Azmi (5)
- Centennial Tribute (3)
