Private Project

Sinistro

Daughter is tormented by an itch on her left hand that only goes away when she draws with it. Mother forbids her from using the cursed hand and demands Daughter to concentrate on her school work. As Daughter's rebellion increases, so do Mother's violence and repression.

  • Mariani Ohno
    Director
  • Cauê Shimoda
    Writer
  • Mariani Ohno
    Producer
  • CTR ECA USP
    Producer
  • Ana Julia Travia
    Producer
  • Tatiana Schunck
    Key Cast
  • Gabriela Canejo
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Sinistro
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Horror, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 10, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • 11th Sao Paulo Latin America Film Festival
    Sao Paulo
    Brazil
    July 24, 2016
    School Program Ciba-Cilect
  • 27th Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival
    Sao Paulo
    Brazil
    August 26, 2016
    Sao Paulo Program
  • 36th VGIK International Student Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    November 10, 2016
    International Competition
  • 2nd U-Horror Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    January 20, 2017
    International Competition
  • 4th ON Original Narrative Student Film Festival
    Dubai
    United Arab Emirates
    March 25, 2017
    International Competition
  • 4ª Mostra Curta Vazantes: Cinema em Comunidade
    Vazantes, Ceará
    Brazil
    June 30, 2017
  • 11ª MOSCA - Mostra Audiovisual de Cambuquira
    Cambuquira, Minas Gerais
    Brazil
    July 21, 2017
  • 3º FestCine - Festival Nacional de Cinema de Poços de Caldas
    Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais
    Brazil
  • 20º FBCU - Festival Brasileiro de Cinema Universitário
    Niterói, Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
Director Biography - Mariani Ohno

Mariani Ohno was born on November 4th 1990 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She has graduated in cinema at University of Sao Paulo with Sinistro as her graduation final project and debut film as a director. The director works nowaday with film festivals and production in Brazil.

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Director Statement

Sinistro was an important exercise for me in which I tried to discover myself as an artist. Nowaday I'm developing some projects and scripts so I can try to continue comunicate myself with the audience as a director.