Short film

São Paulo, New York

23 min

A quiet, personal short that sits with the ache of choosing between two homes and two selves.

Tagline: Life moves on with or without you.
Overview: As Felipe’s Student Visa nears its expiration, he faces an impossible choice: stay in New York and fight for a chance to pursue his love for Hip-Hop, or return to São Paulo and confront the life, culture, and music he left behind.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, immigration, music, family
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
immigration
music
family
freedom
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none