My Mother is a Cow (Minha Mãe é uma Vaca)
Brazil, 15 mins, Digital
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As fire consumes the Brazilian wetlands, the violence of nature and the arrival of a near-mythical Jaguar collide with 12-year-old Mia's desperate longing for her mother.
Director: Moara Passoni
Writer: Fernanda Frotté, Moara Passoni
Producer: Sofia Geld, Daniel Liu, Katya Skakun
Director of Photography: Carolina Costa, AMC
Editor: Germano de Oliveira
Production Designer: Isabela Azevedo
Cast: Luisa Bastos, Helena Albergaria, Amorosa No, Ana Carolina Guztazaky, Claudio Rodrigues da Silva
Contact: moarap@gmail.com
Program G
Sunday, May 18th at 7:00 PM
About the Writer/Director
Moara Passoni is a Brazilian writer & director. She wrote and directed the award-winning essay film "Extase'’ and co-wrote the Academy Award-nominated film "The Edge of Democracy." She holds an MFA in writing-directing from Columbia University is an alumna La Fémis-Cannes Producing Atelier. She’s a founding member of the Brazilian Filmmaker Collective.
About the Writer
Fernanda is a Brazilian screenwriter and editor. She co-wrote and co-edited the short film Minha Mãe é Uma Vaca, which premiered in the Horizons competition at the 81st Venice Biennale. She completed a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Screenwriting at Columbia University, New York, with a full scholarship from CAPES/Fulbright. She is currently a Development Executive at RT Features.
About the Producer
Katya Skakun is a New York-based filmmaker and creative producer originally from Belarus. She co-founded Respublica, a trend-setting retail chain in Russia, before transitioning to filmmaking in New York. Katya has produced and directed numerous acclaimed short films, commercials, music videos, and documentaries. Her work has been featured at prestigious festivals, including the Venice Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, Moscow International Film Festival, and New York Film Festival. Katya holds an MFA in Film from Columbia University.