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Poster for America

America

2025 · 23 min

A tense, intimate short film that keeps you uneasy as a fragile romance collides with outside threat.

Directed by
Aly Muritiba
Starring
Luca Castellani, Cheyenne Jackson, Travis Johns
Overview
Tom is a Brazilian immigrant in search of the American dream. Josh is a writer chasing his next story. When the two meet, Tom's dream seems to come true. But in their way stands a police officer.

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Directed by
Aly Muritiba
Starring
Luca Castellani, Cheyenne Jackson, Travis Johns
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • immigration
  • love
  • power
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Aly Muritiba
Written by
Aly Muritiba
Starring
Luca Castellani, Cheyenne Jackson, Travis Johns, Sherry Mandujano, Brandon Delsid, Gabi Del Moral, João Gabbriel
Cinematography
Andressa Cordeiro
Runtime
23 min
Languages
English, Portuguese

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