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A man who never leaves his apartment is confronted by unsolicited interactions with his neighbors.

  • Alex Xavier
    Director
    Before Us, Mistura, Machine Learning
  • Alex Xavier
    Writer
    Before Us, Mistura, Machine Learning
  • André Mürrer
    Key Cast
    "Cléber"
  • Cláudia Torcatto
    Key Cast
    "Carol"
  • Alex Xavier
    Producer
    Before Us, Mistura, Machine Learning
  • J. Smith Jr.
    Producer
  • Flávia Sakai
    Set design
  • J. Smith Jr.
    Director of Photography
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Casulo
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 1, 2000
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    16mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:33:1
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Alex Xavier

Journalist from São Paulo, Brazil, for almost 30 years. He also studied film at the New York Film Academy (USA) and the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (Cuba). He wrote and directed the short film "Casulo" (2001); co-directed, with Juan Carlos Guerra, the documentary "Mistura" (2018); and produced the traditional animated shorts "Antes de Nós" (2024) and "Machine Learning". As a fiction writer, he published the books "O Teatro da Rotina" (2018) and "Não Vai Dar Tempo" (2022).

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