Experiencing Interruptions?

Gaia

Gaia is enjoying some time at her family's country house, when she becomes to be haunted by Ariel. In a violent night, Dr. Euclides, her father and hypnotherapist, reveals some disturbing facts.

  • Kadu Zargalio
    Director
  • Kadu Zargalio
    Writer
  • Kadu Zargalio
    Producer
  • Louise Zeni
    Key Cast
    "Gaia / Ariel"
  • Murici Lima
    Key Cast
    "Dr. Euclides"
  • Pedro Mendes
    Cinematography
  • Babi Abreu
    Production Design
  • Adler Franco
    Production Design
  • Mariana Machado
    Production Design
  • Babi Abreu
    Costume Design
  • Adler Franco
    Costume Design
  • Mariana Machado
    Costume Design
  • Kadu Zargalio
    Film Editing
  • Pedro Mendes
    Film Editing
  • Mariana Marins
    Makeup and Hairstyling
  • Leo Burity
    Sound Editing
  • Leo Burity
    Sound Mixing
  • Leo Burity
    Music
  • Pedro Mendes
    Visual Effects
  • Pedro Mendes
    Color Correction
  • Silvana Didonet
    Casting
  • Raphael Dácio
    Production Sound Mixer
  • Raphael Dácio
    Boom Operator
  • Romy Junior
    Assistant Director
  • Sofia Marques
    Cinematographer Assistant
  • Kadu Zargalio
    Production
  • Babi Abreu
    Production
  • Silvana Didonet
    Production
  • Thomas Breit
    Set Assistant
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Gaia
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Mystery, Drama, Horror
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Academia Internacional de Cinema
  • U-Horror Fest
    Los Angeles
    United States
    October 25, 2019
    Official Selection / Audience Award
  • 12 Months Film Festival
    Cluj-Napoca
    Romania
    November 30, 2019
    Official Selection / Audience Award / Fiction of the Month
  • Four Seasons Film Festival (Winter Edition)
    Barcelona
    Spain
    December 18, 2019
    Official Selection / Best Actress
  • Festival Internacional de Cine del Mar Caribe
    Isla de Margarita
    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    January 23, 2020
    Official Selection
  • The Indie for You Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    January 25, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Bayamón International Film Festival
    Bayamón
    Puerto Rico
    January 29, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Best Horror on Moviescreenpro
    Los Angeles
    United States
    January 31, 2020
    Official Selection, Fan Award, Best Horror
  • Best Shorts on Moviescreenpro
    Los Angeles
    United States
    February 7, 2020
    Official Selection, Best Student Short Film
  • First-Time Filmmaker Sessions
    Londres
    United Kingdom
    March 15, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 2º Festival Mazzaropi
    Taubaté
    Brazil
    May 15, 2020
    Official Selection / Nominee
  • Silvereye International Film Festival
    Ahmedabad
    India
    September 20, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Bizarrya Short Film Festival
    Porto
    Portugal
    September 15, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Kursaal Film Festival San Sebastián
    San Sebastián
    Spain
    September 15, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Film Festival
    Surat
    India
    October 15, 2020
    Official Selection / Best Brazil Horror Mystery Film
  • The Monthly Film Festival
    Glasgow
    United Kingdom
    October 1, 2020
    Official Selection / Best Student Short
  • Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    October 15, 2020
    Official Selection / Best Short Film Director / Best Short Film Cinematography
  • Hollywood Blood Horror Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    October 4, 2020
    Official Selection / Best Mystery
  • Direct Monthly Film Festival

    United States
    October 31, 2020
    Official Selection / Critics Choice Awards of the Month
  • Kosice International Monthly Film Festival
    Kosice
    Slovakia
    October 31, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Prague International Monthly Film Festival
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    October 31, 2020
    Official Selection
  • The Horror Movie Awards
    Ottawa
    Canada
    December 30, 2020
    Official Selection / Best Film / Best Director / Best Screenplay / Best Performance
  • Florence Film Awards
    Florence
    Italy
    October 31, 2020
    Official Selection / Best Horror
  • New York Movie Awards
    New York
    United States
    October 31, 2020
    Official Selection / Best Horror
  • Flight Deck Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    December 4, 2020
    Official Selection / Semi-Finalist
  • Madras Independent Film Festival
    Chennai
    India
    October 6, 2020
    Official Selection / Special Mention
  • Gralha International Monthly Film Awards
    Curitiba
    Brazil
    October 31, 2020
    Official Selection / Honorable Mention Spotlight Filmmaker
  • Best Director Award
    London
    United Kingdom
    October 31, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Halicarnassus Film Festival
    Bodrum
    Turkey
    October 20, 2020
    Official Selection / Best Mystery - Horror - Crime Category
  • Indie Shorts Film Festival

    United States
    November 7, 2020
    Official Selection / Best Original Story
  • Monthly Indie Shorts

    United States
    November 1, 2020
    Official Selection
  • International Students Creative Award

    Japan
    December 12, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Onyko Films Awards

    Ukraine
    December 7, 2020
    Official Selection / Best Actress
  • Flickfair on Demand Film Festival

    United States
    November 1, 2020
    Official Selection / Best Live Action (Viewer's Choice)
  • 18th Kalpanirjhar International Short Fiction Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    February 2, 2021
    Official Selection
  • 6th Pune International Short Film Festival
    Pune
    India
    April 15, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    February 7, 2021
    Official Selection / Best Actress
  • Phoenix Shorts
    Ottawa
    Canada
    December 1, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Anatolian Short Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    November 28, 2020
    Official Selection / Finalist
  • Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    December 12, 2020
    Official Selection / Honorable Mention
  • Hyderabad International Film Festival
    Hyderabad
    India
    January 10, 2021
    Official Selection / Best International Short Film
  • Kalakari Film Fest
    Dewas
    India
    May 1, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Cinemaking International Film Festival
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    December 26, 2020
    Official Selection / Special Mention
  • Garoa Awards Monthly Short Film Festival of São Paulo
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    December 5, 2020
    Official Selection / Honorable Mention Spotlight Filmmaker
  • Teknochat Film Festival
    Barcelona
    Spain
    December 31, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Hollywood International Golden Age Festival
    Hollywood
    United States
    December 10, 2020
    Official Selection / Quarter-Finalist
  • Bollywood International Film Festival (BIFF)
    Mumbai
    India
    December 22, 2020
    Official Selection / Nominee
  • Niagara Falls International Short Festival
    New York
    United States
    December 18, 2020
    Official Selection / Semi-Finalist
  • Vesuvius International Film Festival
    Napoli
    Italy
    December 30, 2020
    Official Selection / Best Actress
  • Beyond The Curve International Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    December 29, 2020
    Official Selection / Finalist
Distribution Information
  • Kadu Zargalio
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Kadu Zargalio

My life is a typical rollercoaster full of loopings. Initially, my objective was to be a basketball player or a professional musician, drummer or bass player. Time passed, dreams were left behind and after countless attempts to find what to do, the only plausible option seemed to be working at my family business, as a Human Resource Analyst.

In 2014, at the age of 27, I realized that all these years one of the things that made me most happy was going to the cinema or simply to watch a movie, so I decided to change everything. Over the past five years I wrote and directed several short films, always independently or academically, while studying more and more to actually pave my way as a filmmaker.

I had a professional experience as a crew member in the direction department of “A Gloria e Graça”, directed by Flávio Ramos Tambellini and written by Mikael Albuquerque, which received several international awards. I also have an experience with television while I was at MultiRio, a municipal education company.

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Director Statement

Based in a rare situation between the DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) and Schyzophrenia, the character will know more about her "hidden" / "forgotten" past and will face herself in a dramatic condition.

Even as a thriller in a terrifying atmosphere, on a complex premise and with a not so obvious ending, “Gaia” is a message of hope to people, that sometimes we can face our own ghosts even in the most adverse situations.