Piazada

Two young guys, Lucas and Mathias, dive headfirst into a whirlwind of crime as their relentless pursuit of power and money drives them to take extreme measures, risking everything they have, including their own lives

  • Gabriel Gedoz Portella
    Director
    By Your Side, For You
  • Caio Lemos
    Producer
    Prata
  • Lucas Melo
    Producer
    Prata
  • Filipe França
    Producer
  • Pedro Vampe
    Producer
  • Uli Dile
    Producer
    Prata
  • Gabriel Portella
    Producer
    By Your Side, For You
  • Victor Hugo Saldanha
    Producer
  • Gabriel Gedoz Portella
    Writer
    By Your Side, For You
  • Nicolas Manthey
    Key Cast
    "Matias"
    By Your Side
  • Vinicius Rios
    Key Cast
    "Lucas"
    By Your Side
  • Carlos Gallon
    Key Cast
    "Padrinho"
  • Kauan Teixeira
    Key Cast
    "Comprador 01"
  • Reina Elizabeth Julian
    Key Cast
    "Lucas's Grandma"
  • Thiago Rios
    Assistant Director
  • Pollyana Basso
    Psychologist
  • Pedro Bonatto
    VFX Supervisor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Piazada
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, thriller
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 20, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    1,018 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
Director Biography - Gabriel Gedoz Portella

Gabriel Portella is a Brazilian journalist, screenwriter and director. He has collaborated with Aline Sartor on several projects, including For You (2019) and By Your Side (2020),
a coming age short film that approaches queer issues of a soccer player who lives in a conservative city in the countryside of Brazil.

Gabriel Gedoz Portella was born in Cascavel, Paraná, but was raised in Céu Azul. He has Portuguese and Swiss ancestry. Portella always loved different forms of art, such as music, drawing and photography, but his passion for writing came in his early 14, when he started creating fan fics of his favorite books. He graduated in Journalism and already interviewed worldwide celebrities, such as Linnea Berthelsen (Stranger Things), Any Gabrielly (Republic Records), Jessica Córes (Invisible City), Paloma Bernardi (The Chosen) and Iuli Gerbase (The Pink Cloud).

But recognition did not come until By Your Side (2020) premiered, presenting Gabriel’s work to new countries, such as Argentina, where the movie made its debut in the Buenos Aires International Film Festival (BUEIFF). The UNESCO® and Aids Healthcare Foundation award winner journalist Nathan Fernandes described Portella’s last work as “a powerful and original story that the shows daily living of places that usually aren’t seen on a movie screen”.

In 2022, he wrote his first national TV advertising spot, starring the mainstream renowned actors Otaviano Costa and Flávia Alessandra.

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Director Statement

"With 'Piazada,' we set out to confront the treatment of the numerous instances of violence against children and teenagers in Brazil. It's a nation that frequently looks the other way, remaining blissfully unaware of the stark realities they endure" - Gabriel Portella