Synopsis
A bird called Memory has forgotten how to come back home. Lua, a trans woman, searches for Memory in the streets, where she finds the city to be a hostile place.
A bird called Memory has forgotten how to come back home. Lua, a trans woman, searches for Memory in the streets, where she finds the city to be a hostile place.
Full credits
- Section
- Competition Shorts and International Short Film Competition
- Director
- Leonardo Martinelli
- Production countries
- Brazil and United Kingdom
- Production year
- 2023
- Duration
- 15 minutes
- Producer
- Rafael Teixeira, Leonardo Martinelli, Naomi Pacifique, Rafael Manuel
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