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Beijo de Sal
2006 / 18'
Directors: Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa
 
On a secluded island off Rio, the carefree 45-year-old Rogério struggles to bring his recently engaged best friend back to the good life.
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FESTIVALS & AWARDS

:: Mexico, Guadalajara Film Festival 2007, Best Ibero-American Short

:: USA, Aspen Shortsfest 2007, Best Student Short: Academy Award Qualification

:: Brazil, Recife Cine PE Audiovisual festival, official selection

:: USA, 2007 Sundance Film Festival, official selection

:: France, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2007, official selection

:: USA, New York Film Festival 2006, official selection

:: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival Curta Cinema 2006, Best Narrative Short

:: Portugal, Santa Maria da Feira Luso-Brazilian Film Festival 2006, Best Short, Best Short Film Club Jury, Special Acquisition Award RTP TV

:: Brazil, São Paulo International Film Festival 2006, official selection

:: Brazil, Festival de Gramado 2006, official selection

:: USA, Columbia University Film Festival 2006, New Line award for best director, Student choice: best film

:: Spain, Santiago de Compostela Short Film Festival Curtocircuito 2007, official selection
 
 
 

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"The best short in the entire batch. A lush and beautifully acted story of a domineering hedonist and his compromised friends, practically demands a feature-film expansion." New York Magazine

"An absolute pleasure to watch, and creates that rarest of all film sensations - it feels like life." Filmaker Magazine