Isabel

Panorama 2026

Isabel, a sommelière in São Paulo’s fine-dining scene, dreams of escaping her controlling boss and opening her own wine bar where she decides what goes in the glass. When her plans fail to ferment as expected, Isabel must decide between playing it safe and taking her one bold chance to uncork her destiny on her own terms.

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by Gabe Klinger (Director, Screenplay), Marina Person (Screenplay)
with Marina Person, Caio Horowicz, John Ortiz Brazil / France 2026 Portuguese, English 85' Colour World premiere

With

Marina Person (Isabel)
Caio Horowicz (Nico)
John Ortiz (Pat)

Crew

Director	Gabe Klinger
Screenplay	Gabe Klinger, Marina Person
Cinematography	Flora Dias
Editing	Gabe Klinger
Music	Umberto Smerilli
Sound Design	Philippe Grivel
Production Design	Luiza Conde
Costumes	Fernanda Selva
Make-Up	Hitalo Gomes
Producers	Rodrigo Teixeira, Michael Richter, Laila Pas, João Pereira-Webber, Berta Marchiori, Giovanni Labadessa
Executive Producers	Taylor Waddell, Gill Holland, Aaron Linkow, James Cypress, Christian Todie, Piccolo Sood, Divya Thomas, Vikrant Chopra, Ashwani Chopra, Omri Cohen
Co-Producer	Frédéric Corvez

Produced by

RT Features

São Paulo, Brazil

Co-produced by

Urban Factory

Paris, France

World Sales

Urban Sales

Paris, France

Photos

Gabe Klinger

The director and screenwriter was born in São Paulo, Brazil. Before beginning to make films, he worked as a film studies professor, critic and film programmer. He is an alumnus of the 2004 Berlinale Talents. His best-known feature films include Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater and Porto. His work has won a number of awards, including a Venice Classics Award for Best Documentary on Cinema.

Filmography (Selection)

2013 Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater; documentary 2016 Porto 2026 Isabel; Berlinale 2026

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026