Synopsis
Set in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro at the end of the school year, this film is an incisive and vibrant portrait of youth in a society on the threshold. As temperatures in the city soar, four teenagers plan their summer, and amid regular power cuts they reinvent themselves, hoping to overcome their own personal adversities. Structured as a collage made from fragments of their lives, we see how a universe blooms amidst the challenging process of becoming an adult in contemporary Brazil.
Biography and Films
Jo Serfaty (Rio de Janeiro, 1983) earned a master's degree in film, and has directed four short films, including Confetti (2013) and The Lighthouse Island (2016). Um filme de verão is her debut feature.
⇨ Watch Jo Seftay's introduction to Um filme de verão on YouTube.
⇨ Watch our interview with Jo Serfaty on YouTube.
- Production Fagulha Filmes
- Distribution Maria Vera
- Screenplay Jo Serfaty, Isaac Pipano, Ricardo Flogliatto
- Cinematography Pedro Pipano
- Editing Cristina Amaral
- Music Guilherme Farkas, Uirá dos Reis
- Sound Guilherme Farkas
- Cast Karollayne Rabech, Junior Souza, Caio Neves, Ronaldo lessa
- Contact [email protected]