My Mother is a Cow (Minha Mãe é uma Vaca)
United States, 15 mins, Digital
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As fire consumes the Brazilian wetlands, the violence of nature and the arrival of a near-mythical Jaguar collide with 12-year-old Mia's desperate longing for her mother.
Director: Moara Passoni
Writer: Fernanda Frotté, Moara Passoni
Producer: Sofia Geld, Daniel Liu
Director of Photography: Carolina Costa, AMC
Editor: Germano de Oliveira
Production Designer: Isabela Azevedo
Cast: Luisa Bastos, Helena Albergaria, Amorosa No, Ana Carolina Guztazaky, Claudio Rodrigues da Silva
Contact: moarap@gmail.com
Program G
Sunday, May 18th at 7:00 PM
About the Writer/Director
Moara Passoni is a Brazilian writer & director. She wrote and directed the award-winning essay film "Extase'’ and co-wrote the Academy Award-nominated film "The Edge of Democracy." She holds an MFA in writing-directing from Columbia University is an alumna La Fémis-Cannes Producing Atelier. She’s a founding member of the Brazilian Filmmaker Collective.
About the Writer
Fernanda is a Brazilian screenwriter and editor. She co-wrote and co-edited the short film Minha Mãe é Uma Vaca, which premiered in the Horizons competition at the 81st Venice Biennale. She completed a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Screenwriting at Columbia University, New York, with a full scholarship from CAPES/Fulbright. She is currently a Development Executive at RT Features.