Thais Fujinaga
Thais FUJINAGA (1982, Brazil) graduated in Audiovisual Arts from the School of Communication and Arts, University of São Paulo in 2008. After graduating, she directed four short films. L (2011) premiered at Mar del Plata Film Festival, where it was named Best Latin-American Short Film. It also won two Candango Trophies at Festival de Brasília and was nominated for a Crystal Bear in Berlin. In 2016, she co-wrote Where I Grow Old, Marília Rocha’s Tiger Award-nominated film. A felicidade das coisas (2020) is her feature film debut.
Filmography
Laurita (2009, short, co-dir), A visita (2009, short), L (2011, short), Os Irmãos Mai (2013, short), A felicidade das coisas/The Joy of Things (2021)
Thais Fujinaga op IFFR
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A felicidade das coisas
Thais Fujinaga | 87' | Brazil | World premiere
A forty-year-old mother has to watch her expectations crumble in this subtle, superbly acted Brazilian drama. -
Where I Grow Old
Marília Rocha | 99' | Brazil | World premiere
Two young Portuguese women try to put down roots in Brazil. Teresa is newly arrived; Francisca has been there a while. This sure-footed, loving portra