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Homem ao Mar (Man by the Sea)

Um homem em estado terminal vive o fim de seu casamento e viaja ao litoral para um retiro espiritual, que mostrará a ele um novo olhar sobre a vida.

A terminally ill man experiences the end of his marriage and travels to the beach for a spiritual retreat, which will show him a new vision of life.

  • Gabriel Ávila
    Director
  • Gabriel Ávila
    Writer
  • Cris Mendes
    Producer
  • Jorge Lode
    Key Cast
    "Man"
  • Alessandra San Martin
    Key Cast
    "Woman"
  • Leandro Bonin
    Key Cast
    "Young man"
  • Vanessa Nogueira
    Key Cast
    "Iemanja"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Homem ao Mar
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Indo American International Festival Of World Cinema

    India
    Best Outstanding Film Award Winner
  • RIMA - Rio Internacional Monthly Awards
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    Best Kiss
  • Festival CAWCINE

    Brazil
    Melhor Trailer
  • 11º CINEFANTASY - INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL

    Brazil
  • Sea & Beach Film Festival
    Santa Pola, Alicante
    Spain
  • Bitesize Film Festival
  • Mostra Rotações e Transversalidades

    Brazil
  • Mostra Sua Cara – Curtas LGBTQIA+
    Belo Horizonte
    Brazil
  • Mostra Jabuticabeira 2021
    Piracicaba
    Brazil
Director Biography - Gabriel Ávila

'Man by the Sea' is born from my observation of myself and other men and women around me, of how they dealt with the consequences and their own life choices. In 2017, I moved to São Paulo and lived for a year alone. The daily life of trains and subways, touched me in this observation. In the meantime, I found a phrase from 'The Mirror', by Machado de Assis, which says that “each creature brings with it two souls: one that looks from the inside out and the other, from the outside in”. So, I started to think about the story of a man and a woman around 50 years old, who, dissatisfied with their own life and facing an absolute truth, which is death, would find a way to experience other choices, other lives. The title ‘man’ does not refer only to the male character, but to the human individual who is sailing, ‘the sea’, through life. 'Man overboard', too, is the warning of sailors when a man falls overboard and needs to be saved. We all need to be saved! By whom? Perhaps, by ourselves. It is a film about redemption, self-acceptance and self-knowledge.

2020 - Homem ao Mar: Roteiro e Direção

2016 - Gira de Maria: Roteiro e Direção
Vencedor do Prêmio Jaguatirica nas categorias: Melhor Filme, Melhor Montagem e Melhor Atuação

2014 - Crisal: Roteiro e Direção
Seleção XX Intercom Sudeste 2015 (UFU-Uberlândia/MG)

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