Infantaria

Infantry

Generation 14plus

In opulent, lush scenery, a birthday party is being held. Joana longs for her first period, her brother Dudu yearns for his absent father, while Verbena is defiantly looking for a way out. In this magical realist glimpse from the swampy, conservative northeast of Brazil, Laís Santos Araújo negotiates female solidarity in a patriarchal society. It seems that fulfilling your dreams is possible, but it might not come without pain.

by Laís Santos Araújo
with Ana Luiza Ferreira, Karolayne Rayssa, Francisco Nunes, Ane Oliva Brazil 2022 Portuguese 24’ Colour International premiere | recommendation: 14 years and up

With

Ana Luiza Ferreira (Joana)
Karolayne Rayssa (Verbena)
Francisco Nunes (Dudu)
Ane Oliva (Ludmilla)

Crew

Director	Laís Santos Araújo
Screenplay	Laís Santos Araújo
Cinematography	Wilssa Esser
Editing	Laís Santos Araújo
Sound Design	Pedro Macedo
Sound	Leo Bulhões
Production Design	Lyara Calvacanti
Costumes	Lyara Calvacanti
Make-Up	Samara Kyrlley
Casting	Laís Santos Araújo
Assistant Directors	Pethrus Tiburcio, Maysa Reis
Production Managers	Pedro Krull, Bibi Soares
Producer	Pedro Krull
Executive Producers	Laís Santos Araújo, Pedro Krull
Co-Production	Estranha Força, Maceió

Produced by

Aguda Cinema

Maceió, Brazil

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World Sales

FiGa Films

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Photos

Laís Santos Araújo

Born in Maceió, Brazil in 1993, her first short fiction film Sometimes We’re the Same Height premiered at the 2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam. As a screenwriter and director, she has also made experimental films and documentary shorts. The script development for her debut feature film, scheduled to be shot in 2023, has been supported by organisations including the Hubert Bals Fund. Infantaria won the Grand Prix at the Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival.

Filmography (short films)

2015 Cidade líquida; documentary 2019 Como ficamos da mesma altura (Sometimes We’re the Same Height) 2022 Infantaria (Infantry)

Dates

Generation Shorts Press & Industry Mix I

Sat Feb 18 10:00

Cubix 2

Subtitles: English

Screening for press and industry professionals | With accreditation only

Press & Professionals

14plus Short Films 3

Tue Feb 21 12:30

Zoo Palast 1

Subtitles: English

Date lies in the past

Wed Feb 22 09:30

Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

Subtitles: English

Date lies in the past

Fri Feb 24 15:30

Cineplex Titania

Subtitles: English

Date lies in the past

Grand Prix and Special Price of the 14plus International Jury

Sun Feb 26 17:00

Urania

Subtitles: English

Date lies in the past

14plus Short Films 3

Sun Feb 26 18:30

Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

Subtitles: English

Date lies in the past

Infantaria

Ana Luiza Ferreira

Francisco Nunes, Ane Oliva, Ana Luiza Ferreira

Ana Luiza Ferreira

With