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Origin Story

2026 · 7 min

A short, uneasy audition-room piece that quietly unsettles as it probes who gets to define a story.

Directed by
Marcela Jacobina
Starring
Valentina Herszage, Matheus Bastos
Tagline
Nobody is the villain of their own story.
Overview
Sofia (Valentina Herszage), a 20-year-old Brazilian actress, arrives at a casting audition for an American film that quickly departs from the familiar. ORIGIN STORY explores identity, performance, and the enduring influence of the American gaze upon Latin American culture.

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Directed by
Marcela Jacobina
Starring
Valentina Herszage, Matheus Bastos
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • race
  • power
  • art
  • colonialism
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Directed by
Marcela Jacobina
Written by
Marcela Jacobina
Starring
Valentina Herszage, Matheus Bastos
Cinematography
João Atala
Runtime
7 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
English, Portuguese

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