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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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