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Zizi (or Praying to a Fabulous Tree)

2025 · 29 min

A quiet, reflective hybrid of memory and staging that drifts through a family's past like a half-remembered afternoon.

Directed by
Felipe Bragança
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Leo Tucherman, Felipe Bragança
Overview
Documentary and staged scenes mix in this very personal story of a family in the suburbs of Rio, through the memories of a backyard, a giant tree, and the woman who planted it.

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Directed by
Felipe Bragança
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Leo Tucherman, Felipe Bragança
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • memory
    • family
    • identity
    • aging
    Places
    • suburbs
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Felipe Bragança
    Written by
    Felipe Bragança
    Starring
    Leo Tucherman, Felipe Bragança
    Runtime
    29 min
    Country
    Brazil
    Languages
    Portuguese

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