CyberCase

In a dystopian São Paulo of the future, the special detective from the cybercrime sector, Diaz, is assigned to investigate and arrest the cybercriminal Luiz Galvão, for the alleged crime of murder. After discovering the possible location where Galvão is, he heads to a pub in the center of São Paulo in search of the criminal. As the investigation
deepens, Diaz will have to confront the truth to fulfill his mission and emerge from the investigation unscathed.

  • Duda Giovanella
    Director
  • Leonardo Sidney
    Director
  • Leonardo Sidney
    Writer
  • Mafê Crepaldi
    Producer
  • Duda Giovanella
    Producer
  • Leonardo Sidney
    Key Cast
    "De Palma"
  • Maico Silveira
    Key Cast
    "Diaz"
  • Guilherme Senna
    Key Cast
    "Bartender"
  • Kenay
    Supporting Cast
  • Karen Bentz
    Supporting Cast
  • Louise Loeser
    Supporting Cast
  • Leonardo Costa
    Cinematographer
  • Orion Miguel
    Editor
  • Orion Miguel
    Colorist
  • Orion Miguel
    Sound Designer
  • Leonardo Sidney
    Poster Creator
  • Bruno Zaia
    Production Design
  • Talita Cumi
    Costume Design
  • Gabi Abrahão
    Make-Up & Special Effects
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    CyberCase
  • Project Type:
    Short, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Action
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 8 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 20, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    400 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Duda Giovanella, Leonardo Sidney

Duda Giovanella is an actress and director trained at the Stanislavky Institute. She has already acted in a documentary series for Netflix, recently made a feature film (Knight of Wheels), some independent short films, including Jack the Killer Woodsman, which won awards internationally and is part of the cast of the series Shadow Squad, directed by the director international finalist for the 2016 Oscar shortlist Tristan Aronovich and with Armando Fonseca (Infravermelho Filmes).

Leonardo Sidney - Latest works: Disney + (series) - "An Ordinary Girl", directed by Juliana Vonlanten; Musical "In Search of the Magic Balloon", directed by Jarbas Homem de Mello. Leonardo Sidney acted in award-winning films and plays and has won awards as an actor at festivals in Brazil, such as Fringe, Profest and Festar. He is in training at the Stella Adler Art of Acting Studio in Los Angeles, studying with Johnny Yoder, Jane Fleiss (Grey's Anatomy), Nike Doukas (NCIS) and has international certificates in acting from The Clown School in Los Angeles with David Bridel (former dean from USC), and Chekhov Studio International Los Angeles with Marjo Riikka (Peaky Blinders, The Office). He graduated from the Stanislavsky Institute (SP), studying with Oscar 2016 finalist director Tristan Aronovich and Thiago Carvalho.

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Director Statement

The film is based on the idea of ​​telling a
story about truths, lies and transformation
reality, a conflict that, initially, appears
be Man against Man or even then Man
against social structure (criminal), however, it is
primarily, a story about Man vs.
himself, when faced with the truth,
before any of the other alternatives.

The main objective is to tell this story, with a
slightly complex fictional universe, in a
simple, through a police plot based on
Neo-Noir aesthetic films, where we follow a
detective unraveling a mystery and discovering
a web of lies, of which he is also part,
and having to decide what to do in the face of the truth.