Benicio, a Brazilian man, records messages to his unborn self. His words delve into the phantasmagoric past inherited from ancestral grief. His thoughts are as direct as evanescent. Filmmakers Ibrahem Hasan and Leandro HBL compose an intense essay that moves towards personal and collective memory, for acceptance and liberation, a freeing cadence where each image hides a secret and each gene has its own soul.
– Miquel Martí Freixas
Also in this combined programme
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El Cuerpo de Cristo
In this embroidered animation, a woman seeks to understand what exactly is haunting her. -
Obi Is a Boy
Obi returns home for his mother’s funeral, forcing him to confront his fractured relationship with his estranged father. -
Awake Before Your Gaze
Dual-channel portrait of two Afro-Taiwanese men confronting issues of belonging and identities beyond fixed categories.
Film details
- Country of production
- Brazil
- Year
- 2025
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2026
- Length
- 12'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
