Mars One

The Martins family lives on the outskirts of Contagem, Minas Gerais, and seeks to follow their dreams in a country that has just been elected as president a man who represents the opposite of everything they are. A film about dreams and stars.

  • Gabriel Martins
    Director
    In The Heart of The World (2019)
  • Gabriel Martins
    Writer
  • Thiago Macêdo Correia
    Producer
  • Gabriel Martins
    Producer
  • Maurilio Martins
    Producer
  • André Novais Oliveira
    Producer
  • Filmes de Plástico
    Producer
  • Cícero Lucas
    Key Cast
    "Deivinho"
  • Camila Damião
    Key Cast
    "Eunice"
  • Rejane Faria
    Key Cast
    "Tércia"
  • Carlos Francisco
    Key Cast
    "Wellington"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Marte Um
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 52 minutes 11 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35 : 1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

    United States
    World Premiere
  • SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    San Francisco
    United States
    Audience Award: Narrative Feature
  • GRAMADO FILM FESTIVAL
    Gramado
    Brazil
    Special Jury Prize, Best Screenplay, and Popular Jury
  • FILM FRA SØR / FILMS FROM THE SOUTH

    Norway
    New Voices Award
  • MOSTRA FIRE / Barcelona LGTBI Film Festival
    Barcelona
    Spain
    Won Best Film
  • BLACK STAR FILM FESTIVAL

    United States
    Won Best Film
  • TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL

    United States
  • NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL
    Nashville
    United States
    Best Narrative Feature Jury
  • SEATTLE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL

    jury award for Best Feature
  • OUT ON FILM ATLANTA
    Atlanta
    United States
    Best Narrative Feature, Best International Film and Best Ensemble
Director Biography - Gabriel Martins

BIOGRAPHY OF DIRECTOR
GABRIEL MARTINS

Filmmaker, screenwriter, editor, and director of photography, he founded the production company Filmes de Plástico in 2009 together with André Novais Oliveira, Maurilio Martins and Thiago Macêdo Correia. His first feature film as director, In the Heart of the World, co-directed by Maurilio Martins, premiered at the Tiger Competition at the Rotterdam Film Festival in 2019 and was screened at several festivals, and was released commercially in several countries with critical acclaim. His short films include Nothing screened at the Cannes Directors' Fortnight in 2017, and Dona Sonia borrowed a gun from her neighbor Alcides screened at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival in 2011. Gabriel also participated in the Rotterdam special program Soul in the Eye, in which he gave a masterclass. The filmmaker has written several screenplays brought to the screen, including "German" (2014). Mars One is his first feature film that he directs alone.

Mars One (feature film, 2022)
In the Heart of the World (feature film, 2019)
Nothing (short film, 2017)
Rhapsody for the Black Men (short film, 2015)
Mundo Incrível Remix (short film, 2014)
Dona Sonia borrowed a gun from her neighbor Alcides (short film, 2011)
Contagem (short film, 2010)
At the end of the World (short film, 2009)
Filme de Sábado (short film, 2009)

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