Short film

Beard Boy

2010 · 14 min

A gentle, quirky short that treats a strange condition with warmth, letting you feel the boy's quiet pride and his sting of being stared at.

Overview: Due to a rare disease, a child grows a beard. He likes being himself but resents people staring at him.
How it feels: Whimsical, warm, earnest and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Identity, isolation, family, coming-of-age
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
family
coming-of-age
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: family, fantasy, comedy
Directed by: Christopher Faust
Written by: Christopher Faust
Starring: Vitor Steinhaus, Maureen Miranda, Ricardo Alberti, Marcel Szymanski, Sabine Villatore
Cinematography: Maurício Baggio
Runtime: 14 min
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese