Cinematográfica Superfilmes

Creatures Born in Secret Doc . 35mm . Color . 21’ . 1995

About the film

Sponsored by Jan Vrijman Foundation in Amsterdam (Holland).

Synopsis

Creatures Born In Secret is a documentary inspired by the universe of Buffoons - people who carry the ancient stigma that dwarfs are the providers of people's amusement. This short portrays the current lives of five dwarfs in cosmopolitan Sao Paulo.

Director Chico Teixeira

Working fiction in a documental way, Chico Teixeira has always gone for stories about personal and family conflicts. He constantly focus on the character's anxieties and ungranted wishes, and works with believable and popular stories, capturing the intensity of human relations within a simple life.

Teixeira started his carreer directing documentaries, approaching themes of a certain "weirdness". One of those is Creatures Born in Secret (1995), winner of several awards.

His second documentary, The inner me (2000) was financed by the Jan Vrijman Foundation - Amsterdam. It was screened at several international festivals, such as IDFA, Bangkok Film Festival and Oslo International Film Festival.

His 1st narrative feature, Alice's House, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, gave him international recognition. Alice's House was screened at 63 international film festivals, among them San Sebastian International Film Festival, 37th International Film Festival Rotterdam, 18éme Rencontres Cinemas d’Amérique Latine de Toulouse - Cinelatino, Miami International Film Festival, 21st Fribourg Film Festival, 26th annual Vancouver International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, 3rd Berlinale in Athens Film Festival, Guadalajara International Film Festival, La Rochelle International Film Festival and Göteborg Film Festival.

In 2015 Teixeira released his 2nd feature film, Ausência.

Crew

Director and Writer

Chico Teixeira

Executive Producer

Zita Carvalhosa

Director of Production

Lula Leite

Director of Photography

Pedro Farkas

Art Director

Renato Theobaldo

Editor

Idê Lacreta

Festivals

40º Chilean International Short Film Festival Santiago 1996 - Special Jury Prize
Gramado Film Festival 1996 - Best Director and Best Short Film
Brasilia Film Festival 1995 - Best Director, Music and Editing
Rio Cine Festival 1996 - Jury's Special Prize
Sao Paulo Association of Art Critics 1996 - Best Short Film
Cuiabá Film Festival 1995 - Kodak Prize, Best Director and Music
Jornada Internacional de Cinema da Bahia 1996 - Best Documentary Film
Cine Ceará 1996 - Best Director and Best Script
Guarnicê Cine-Vídeo of Maranhão 1996 - Best Music, Best Picture of Popular Jury
Huesca International Film Festival 1996 (Spain)- Best Iberian American Film
I Recife Fim Festival (CINE PE)1997 - Best Film and Best Screenplay
DOK Leipzig (Alemanha)
Palm Springs International Film Festival (USA)
Montreal World Film Festival (Canadá)
Filmfest Hamburg (Alemanha)
Zinebi - International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao (Espanha)
International Festival of New Latin American Cinema - La Habana (Cuba)
Sydney Film Festival (Austrália)
Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival (Portugal)
Krakow Film Festival (Polônia)
St. Petersburg International Film Festival (Rússia)

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