August Sky
Brazil, 16 mins, Digital
As the Amazon burns for the seventeenth day, a nurse in São Paulo finds herself drawn to a neo-Pentecostal church.
Writer/Director: Jasmin Tenucci
Producers: Kári Úlfsson, Ricardo Mordoch, Henrique Carvalhaes
Director of Photography: Bruno Tiezzi
Editor: Brúsi Ólason, Fernanda Frotte
Production Designer: Diogo Hayashi
Sound Design: Carolina Barranco
Composer: Maria Beraldo
Cast: Badu Morais
Contact: Kári Úlfsson; ku2167@columbia.edu
Program D
Film Screenings:
May 6th at 5pm ET
May 12th at 9pm ET
About the Writer/Director
Jasmin Tenucci is a Brazilian writer and director. Her short August Sky won Special Mention at the Cannes 2021 Official Selection. She recently directed four episodes of the Brazilian television series Shop Tudo. In addition she has written for Globo, Netflix and more. Currently, she lives in São Paulo, where she is developing two feature films that she will direct.
About the Producer
Kári Úlfsson is an Icelandic award-winning producer. Kári graduated in creative producing from the Film MFA Program at Columbia University in 2020. In 2021, his film August Sky won a Special Mention at the main competition at Cannes. Kári is currently developing his first feature and working in production in Iceland.
