Short film

Eugênia

2019 · 10 min

A quiet, intimate short that sits with a young woman's private struggle and slowly warms toward self-acceptance.

Directed by: Ingryd Rios
Genres: Drama
Starring: Luanda Vilella de Castro, Monalisa Silva, Taty Godoi

Tagline: The silent struggle of the need to belong
Overview: Eugênia is a young black woman who appears to have a normal life but on the inside she struggles to accept the way she looks. Going about with her daily beauty routine, adverse circumstances and a dear friend help her see things from a different point of view.

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Directed by: Ingryd Rios
Genres: Drama
Starring: Luanda Vilella de Castro, Monalisa Silva, Taty Godoi

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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
isolation
friendship
healing
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Ingryd Rios
Written by: Nathaly de Peres França
Starring: Luanda Vilella de Castro, Monalisa Silva, Taty Godoi
Cinematography: Jhonatan Vieira Belo
Runtime: 10 min
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese

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