REQUIEM FOR MOÏSE

Brazil (RJ) | 2025 | cor | 18 min

The story of the Haitian man who finds hope for the future in Brazil and ends up being murdered with a baseball bat on the most expensive and militia-ridden beachfront in Latin America.

Director: Susanna Lira, Caio Barretto Briso

Screenplay: Ítalo Rocha

Producer: Susanna Lira e Tito Gomes

Cinematographer: Rafael Mazza

Sound Recordist: Tito Gomes

Editor: Ítalo Rocha

Production Company: La Pasionaria Films e Modo Operante Produções

Contact: Gabriella Fischer - gabriellafischerrr@gmail.com

PROGRAMS:

Brazilian Programs > Brazilian Showcase > Brazilian Showcase 8 - Blind Faith, Sharp Knife

A litany in “murderous tropicalia” for those who meet their death crossing the Atlantic. In a chorus of accents and languages, our dead want to be remembered in the heart of the Republic in flames.

22/08

Friday | 03:30 PM

CineSesc | R. Augusta, 2075

24/08

Sunday | 02:00 PM

Cinemateca - Sala Grande Otelo |

Films of this program: Brazilian Showcase 8 - Blind Faith, Sharp Knife

A litany in “murderous tropicalia” for those who meet their death crossing the Atlantic. In a chorus of accents and languages, our dead want to be remembered in the heart of the Republic in flames.