Short film

As to Not Die in Theses Places

2023 · 29 min

An intimate, reflective documentary that blends performance and testimony to evoke the quiet resilience of marginalized lives.

Directed by: Márcia Bellotti
Starring: Luiza Porto, Zoe Rodrigues, Thais de Menezes

Overview: A short documentary about Brazilian LGBTQ+ immigration in Portugal. Marginal and dissident subjectivities are presented in a film that combines performativity with reflections on invisibility, resistance, and freedom.

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Directed by: Márcia Bellotti
Starring: Luiza Porto, Zoe Rodrigues, Thais de Menezes

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 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
isolation
freedom
immigration
sexuality
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Directed by: Márcia Bellotti
Written by: Márcia Bellotti
Starring: Luiza Porto, Zoe Rodrigues, Thais de Menezes, Sol, Felipe Castro
Runtime: 29 min
Languages: Portuguese

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