SYNOPSIS
THE PORTRAIT OF HIMSELF
On another night in the streets of São Paulo, taking his photographs, Josias comes across a woman who asks for a photo of herself, taken by him reluctantly. Back at home, the image of the woman in the photo forces Josias to confront his recent past and unpack the last moment with his cross-dressing husband before he was murdered. The unearthed guilt from that day awakens in Josias ambiguous feelings and desires, silently denied by him.
THE PHOTO
I HAVEN'T TAKEN
The short film, written and directed by screenwriter and director Marcelo Meniquelli, speaks about affection or the lack thereof, about accepting others or oneself, but it also speaks about denial and its consequences.
To deny or accept? To care or reject? The film addresses these questions that reflect in other people the mirror of ourselves. Issues present in our time that have caused great damage in a society that has become accustomed to judging and condemning anything that is not normative.
The artist and his art
Another aspect addressed in "The Photo I Haven't Taken" is how the artist creates their art. In the case of our protagonist, a photographer, he encounters a mishap and ruins what would have been the last photo of the love of his life. A disposable photo in that moment, but he, as an artist, in the pain of his loss, sees something valuable in that click of his camera and it ends up serving as a source of inspiration for his work.
We are aware of the killings against LGBTQIA+ individuals in Brazil, making the country the most violent against this community - currently at an extremely high level of vulnerability. In addition to the deaths, the acts of cruelty towards the LGBTQIA+ community are terrifying. These aggressions often surpass what one would even find in horror or crime movies.
Intolerance, lack of empathy, and denial of others generate alarming statistics. It portrays a disease that seems to have no cure.
The short film "The Photo I Haven't Taken" confronts us with these issues, but with a breath of hope. Because nowadays, we know that hope is the fuel that propels us forward in the pursuit of a more equal and diverse society. Fear cannot paralyze us. We must remain vigilant, but it is also important to continue and resist, in the name of those who fought so that we could be here, discussing more openly and fighting even harder for equity.
CAST
DELL MORAES
Josias
LUCIANO SCHWAB
Lio / Léa
TECA SPERA
Telma
APOLLO FARIA
Paulo
EMMANUELLE LOPES
Larissa
JULLY FREDIANI
Suzy
DANIEL CHIARELLI
Bartender
MARCELO MENIQUELLI
SCREENPLAY AND DIRECTION
ALÍCIA ABE
CINEMATOGRAPHY
MAURÍCIO ABBADE
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
VICTOR TORAZIN
VICTOR TORAZIN
ART DIRECTION
BETO FRANÇA
CHARACTERIZATION AND MAKEUP
TATIANA PAGAMISSE
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
ALEXANDFRE ESCUDERO
COSTUME DESIGN
DANIEL CASTILHOS
EDITING
APOLLO FARIA
SOUND EDITING AND MIXING
CAST
Dell Moraes
Luciano Schwab
Teca Spera
Jully Frediani
Apollo Faria
Emanuelle Lopes
SUPPORTING CAST
Luiz Bear
Xexéu
Alexandre Escudero
Daniel Chiarelli
EXTRAS
Doug Bred
Dougllas Ayram
Fábio Teixeira
Gabriela Marques
Helena Brave
Marcelo Pereira
Selma Lacerda
Vanessa Valeriano
SCRENPLAY AND DIRECTION
Marcelo Meniquelli
ASSISTANT DIRECTION
Tatiana Pagamisse
PRODUCTION
Mauricio Abbade
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Alícia Abe
PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT
Camila Sánchez
Eduarda Jordão
ART DIRECTION
Victor Tozarin
ART PRODUCTION
Rafael Fassani
ART ASSISTANT
Ariz Mangassarian
CHARACTERIZATION AND MAKEUP
(LÉA AND JOSI)
Beto França
MAKEUP
Tita Martins Cançado
COSTUME DESIGN
Alexandre Escudero
SOUND DIRECTION AND MAKING OF
Daniel Castilhos
SOUND OPERATOR
Fernando Higor Santos Silva
EDITING AND COLORING
Daniel Castilhos
Marcelo Meniquelli
SOUND EDITING AND MIXING
Apollo Faria
Marcelo Meniquelli
SUBTITLES
Fred Carvalho
PHOTO FRAMES
Tatiana Pagamisse
JOSIAS' PHOTOS
Tatiana Pagamisse
Alicia Abe
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
“MEMÓRIAS QUE NÃO CESSAM”
Marcelo Meniquelli
