Baronesa (Brazil | 2017)
Documentary/Fiction | 70min
Andreia wants to move, and Leid is waiting for her husband to get out of jail. The two neighbors live on the outskirts of Belo Horizonte, where they try not to get caught up in fights between drug dealers and escape the tragedies brought on by heavy rains.
Crew
Director and Writer – Juliana Antunes
Producers – Juliana Antunes, Marcella Jacques, Laura Godoy
Co-producers – Thiago Macêdo Correia, André Novais Oliveira, Gabriel Martins, Maurilio Martins
Executive Producer – Juliana Antunes, Fernanda Brescia, Camila Bahia Braga
Cinematographer – Fernanda de Sena
Sound – Marú Santos
Sound Design and Mixing – Pedro Durães
Editing – Affonso Uchôa, Rita M. Pestana
Poster and Credits Artwork – Ana C. Bahia
Production Companies – VENTURA, Filmes de Plástico
Associate Producer – Katásia Filmes, Pepeka Pictures
Cast
Andreia Pereira de Sousa
Leid Ferreia
Felipe Rangel
Selected international festivals and awards: 28th MARSEILLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - FID MARSEILLE - 3 Audience Awards: Best Film, Marseille Espérance Award, and Renaud Victor Award - (France, June 2017) 24th VALDIVIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - FIC VALDIVIA - Best Film (Chile, October 2017) 23rd FILMFEST HAMBURG (Germany, October 2017) 22º OURENSE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Best First Film and Best Film by Cineclubs (Spain, October 2017) VIENNA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - VIENNALE - (Austria, November 2017) MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL - RIDM - (Canada, November 2017) 32nd MAR DEL PLATA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Best Film in Competition, Latin America. (Argentina, November 2017) 7th FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE LANZAROTE (Canary Islands – November 2017) 39th HAVANA FILM FESTIVAL - Best Documentary (Cuba, December. 2017) 8th UNAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST – FICUNAM (Mexico, February. 2018) AMBULANTE DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL (Mexico, March 2018) GRABA MENDONZA – Festival Audiovisual Latinoamericano – (Argentina, March. 2018) PUNTO DE VISTA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL - (Pamplona, Spain – March 2018) IBAFF – Festival Internacional de Cine de Murcia (Spain, March 2018) 8th FEMCINE – Santiago Women's Film Festival (Chile, March 2018) ART OF THE REAL, Film Society - Lincoln Center (NYC, April 2018) 19th JEONJU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (South Korea, May 2018) 14th INDIE LISBOA (Portugal, May 2018) – Best Film 9th MAKE DOX (Macedonia, August 2018) 10th OPEN CITY (London, September 2018) 24th Women Make Waves Film Festival (Taiwan, November 2018) HBR FEST ‐ HOLLYWOOD BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL (US, November 2018) Semana de Cine Brasileiro ‐ Cinemateca Distrital (Colombia, March 2018) 36th Les Rencontres de Cinéma Latino Americain (France, April 2018)
Selected Brazilian festivals and awards: 20th Tiradentes Film Festival ‐ Minas Gerais (January 2017) Best film (Aurora Section) and Helena Ignez Award (Cinematography ‐ Fernanda de Sena) 4th FRONTEIRA ‐ International Documentary and Experimental Film Festival ‐ Goiás (March 2017) 6th OLHAR DE CINEMA ‐ Closing Feature ‐ Paraná (June 2017) 40th FESTIVAL GUARNICÊ DE CINEMA – Maranhão (June 2017) SÃO LUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – Maranão (July 2017) – Best Actress (Andreia Pereira de Sousa) and Best editing 3rd PIRENÓPOLIS DOC ‐ Goiás (August 2017) ‐ Best film (both jury and young audience awards) 8th CACHOEIRADOC ‐ Bahia (September 2017) 50th FESTIVAL DE BRASILIA DO CINEMA BRASILEIRO ‐ Destrito Federal (September 2017) 24th FESTIVAL DE CINEMA DE VITÓRIA – ES (September 2017) ‐ Best Artistic Contribution, Best Screenplay, and Best Film (technical jury) 13th PANORAMA INTERNACIONAL COISA DE CINEMA ‐ Bahia (November, 2017) ‐ IndieLisboa Award 10th Janela Internacional de Cinema do Recife ‐ Pernambuco (November, 2017) ‐ Honorable Mention in competition 9th SEMANA ‐ Festival de Cinema (Nov. 2017) ‐ Best editing 4th MOSTRA DE CINEMA DE GOSTOSO ‐ Rio Grande do Norte (November, 2017) FORUM.DOC.BH 2017 – 21st Festival do Filme Etnográico e Documentário – Minas Gerais (December, 2017) FEMINA ‐ Festival Internacional de Cinema Feminino (December 2017) ‐ Best Female in International Competition; Best Feature film and National Competition Special Prize. 1st festival SÉCULO XXI ‐ Mulheres, ação ‐ Rio de Janeiro (August, 2017)