Gonella Productions

LANGUAGE: Portuguese | SUBTITLES: English

Genre: LGBTQ, Documentary, Video Art
Running Time: 29’29”
Year of production: 2024

SYNOPSIS

"As to not die in these places" is a documentary about Brazilian LGBTQ+ immigration in Portugal. Marginal and dissident subjectivities are presented in a film that combines performativity with reflections on invisibility, resistance and freedom.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Production Company: PORTO+BELLOTTI
Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

Luiza Porto, Thais de Menezes, Zoe Rodrigues, Sol, Felipe Castro

MAIN CREDITS

Director: Márcia Bellotti
Screenwriter: Márcia Bellotti
Producer: Márcia Bellotti, Luiza Porto
Director of Photography: Márcia Bellotti
Sound: Luiza Porto
Editing: Luiza Porto
Sound Editing: Luiza Porto
Music Composer: Gabi Porto, Rodrigo Salvadoretti, Zeh Antunes

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: LGBTQ, Documentary
Sub-genre: Video Art
Language: Portuguese
Country of origin: Portugal
Year of production: 2024
Total running time: 29’29”
Shooting format: DSLR
Color type: Color
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 (16:9)
Sound format: Stereo

AWARDS

Honorable Mention at Athvikvaruni International Film Festival

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Korea Queer Film Festival
Festival de Cine del Valle de Guadalupe
The Women's Bioscope
Gilbert Baker Film Festival
JACKSON DOC FEST
IQFAF Festival
Athvikvaruni International Film Festival
Resistimos Festival
Festival Internacional de Cine y Multimedia Cine Ninja - Seda Play
Arouca Film Festival
Festival PLAY videoarte y cine experimental
Sardinia Queer Film Expo
Rio LGBTQIA+ Film Festival