A story needs a beginning

Júlia, 40, recently separated from an oppressive relationship, has an 8-year-old daughter who lives with her ex-husband; an aspiring writer traveling around the country to write her first book and trying to build her professional and financial autonomy.

  • Lidia Mello
    Writer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Uma história precisa de um começo
  • Project Type:
    Treatment
  • Number of Pages:
    15
  • Country of Origin:
    Portugal
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Writer Biography - Lidia Mello

Film Critic, Programmer and Jury. Director, aspiring screenwriter. Founding member of MUTIM-Associação de Mulheres Trabalhadoras das Imagens em Movimento/PT. She writes film reviews for the website C7NEMA/PT. Author of the books: Autoritarismos no Brasil: O olhar de dez realizadoras brasileiras contemporâneas (2022) and Do cinema de Béla Tarr (2019).

Post-PhD in Artistic/Filmic Studies at the University of Coimbra. PhD in Arts/Cinema-EBA/UFMG/BR. Master in Letters/Literature/UFRGS/BR.

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