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Posthumous meditations on the departed.
Thank you to our screening partners: Twelve Gates Arts, Vox Populi, Black Girls in Art Spaces, African American Museum in Phialdelphia
In Bahia, Brazil, Benicio is born into silence, loss and ancestral grief. Haunted by inherited pain, he turns inward, recording messages to his unborn self. Through remembrance and release, he begins to break the cycle. By embracing his darkness with acceptance, he confronts his past, rewrites his story and creates space for healing.
- Year2025
- Runtime12 minutes
- LanguagePortuguese
- CountryBrazil
- PremiereWorld
- AwardsBest Experimental Film Nominee
- DirectorIbrahem Hasan & Leandro HBL
- ProducerIbrahem Hasan, Leandro HBL
- Executive ProducerAmiten Panzera
- CastAkima Maldonado, Allan B Conceicao, Aline Sanches Da Silva, Carol Santana, Dina Elizabeth, Elisabete Leal, Gabriel Ramos, Jose Velho, Max William, Mr. Tardelli, Ronald Pedra, Vitor Gomes Santos
- CinematographerLeandro HBL, Og Marcelo
- EditorChaz Smedley, Chris Besecker
- Production DesignFelipe Cipriani
- ComposerAloizio Lows, Alexandre Avicena, Hurso Ambrifi, Koitty, Pedro Pelotas, Roberto Coelho, Thiago Colli, 22001
- Sound DesignJorge Arcanjo Da Silva
- MusicAloizio Lows, Alexandre Avicena, Hurso Ambrifi, Koitty, Pedro Pelotas, Roberto Coelho, Thiago Colli, 22001
Posthumous meditations on the departed.
Thank you to our screening partners: Twelve Gates Arts, Vox Populi, Black Girls in Art Spaces, African American Museum in Phialdelphia
In Bahia, Brazil, Benicio is born into silence, loss and ancestral grief. Haunted by inherited pain, he turns inward, recording messages to his unborn self. Through remembrance and release, he begins to break the cycle. By embracing his darkness with acceptance, he confronts his past, rewrites his story and creates space for healing.
- Year2025
- Runtime12 minutes
- LanguagePortuguese
- CountryBrazil
- PremiereWorld
- AwardsBest Experimental Film Nominee
- DirectorIbrahem Hasan & Leandro HBL
- ProducerIbrahem Hasan, Leandro HBL
- Executive ProducerAmiten Panzera
- CastAkima Maldonado, Allan B Conceicao, Aline Sanches Da Silva, Carol Santana, Dina Elizabeth, Elisabete Leal, Gabriel Ramos, Jose Velho, Max William, Mr. Tardelli, Ronald Pedra, Vitor Gomes Santos
- CinematographerLeandro HBL, Og Marcelo
- EditorChaz Smedley, Chris Besecker
- Production DesignFelipe Cipriani
- ComposerAloizio Lows, Alexandre Avicena, Hurso Ambrifi, Koitty, Pedro Pelotas, Roberto Coelho, Thiago Colli, 22001
- Sound DesignJorge Arcanjo Da Silva
- MusicAloizio Lows, Alexandre Avicena, Hurso Ambrifi, Koitty, Pedro Pelotas, Roberto Coelho, Thiago Colli, 22001