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Portugal im Jahr 2000. Die elfjährige Maria João lebt in einem konservativen Vorort und sieht sich starken Einwirkungen durch ihre Erziehung ausgesetzt. An der Schwelle zur Pubertät bemerkt das Mädchen, wie sich ihre Wahrnehmung der Wirklichkeit und das Verhältnis zu ihrer Familie und ihrer besten Freundin Ana verändert.
Movie data
Year of production: 2021
Country: Germany, Portugal
Language: Portuguese
Length: 22 minutes
Directed by: Mariana Bártolo
Production: Academy of Media Arts Cologne, Mariana Bártolo
Cast: Filipa Gonçalves, Morgana Moutino, Diana Sá, Daniel Silva, Pedro Frias
Screenplay: Mariana Bártolo
Camera: Carmen Rivadeneira
Cut: Mariana Bártolo
Film direction
Mariana Bártolo
Mariana Bártolo, born in Portugal in 1987, is a filmmaker, performer and media artist. She completed her studies at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne in 2020, having studied dance in Lisbon until 2009. She directed the short films "Whale Beards" (2021), "Interior" (2017) and "The Factory" (2012) and also develops works in the fields of installation, photography, drawing and performance. "Meek" is her graduation film at KHM.