Private Project

Shoes Off

A special guest becomes the subject matter of an artist's canvas in Brooklyn.

  • Everton Melo
    Director
  • Everton Melo
    Writer
  • Everton Melo
    Producer
  • Paul Notice
    Producer
  • Zulu Padilla
    Producer
  • Everton Melo
    Key Cast
    "Felipe"
  • Zulu Padilla
    Key Cast
    "Zulu"
  • Lucas El'Osta
    Key Cast
    "Man on the bridge"
  • Everton Melo
    Editor
  • Nii Mills
    Assistant Director
  • Bair Sans
    Assistant Director
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    LGBTQ+, DRAMA, Queer
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 2023 ReelOut Queer International Film Festival Kingston
    Kingston
    Canada
    World Premiere
  • 2023 Vienna Porn Film Festival
    Vienna
    Austria
    European Premiere
  • 2023 Oslo Fusion Film Festival
    Oslo
    Norway
  • 2023 Melbourne Queer International Film Festival
    Melbourne
    Australia
  • 2023 Recifest
    Recife
    Brazil
  • 2024 Athens International Porn Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
  • 2024 Excéntrico Film Festival
    Santiago
    Chile
  • 2024 Post Porn Arts Festival
    Warsaw
    Poland
    June 7, 2024
    Polish
  • 2024 Rio LGBTQIA+ International Film Festival
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    July 8, 2024
    Rio de Janeiro
  • 2024 San Francisco Porn Film Festival
    San Francisco
    United States
  • JAN 2025 Mostra P-Rec
    Recife
    Brazil
    January 25, 2025
Distribution Information
  • CFDMC
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
Director Biography - Everton Melo

Everton Melo is a Brazilian filmmaker, cultural journalist, and film critic in Recife, Brazil. In 2021, Everton received his B.F.A degree in Film & Media from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, along with the Nash Parsley Memorial Award for outstanding creative achievement. In the Fall of 2022, Everton participated in the Brooklyn chapter of the Filmshop Fellowship where he workshopped the scripts for his upcoming narrative shorts "Bariloche" and "Expired." Everton is developing his feature debut, "Mototaxi," and is in production with his newest short film "Uncle X and the Mysteries of Me."

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