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THE PLEASURE IS ALL MINE

When 76-year-old Amélia realizes she has never had an orgasm in her life, she becomes determined to have one at any cost.

  • Vanessa Sandre
    Director
    Cloud
  • Vanessa Sandre
    Writer
  • Vanessa Sandre
    Producer
  • Adriano Rocha
    Producer
  • Margarida Baird
    Key Cast
    "Amélia"
  • Arly Arnaud
    Key Cast
    "Adelaide"
  • Elianne Carpes
    Key Cast
    "Sexóloga"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    O PRAZER É TODO MEU
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 43 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    30,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil, Canada
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Bread & Roses
    Asbury
    United States
    October 7, 2023
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 7º Festival de Cinema de Muriaé
    Muriaé
    Brazil
    October 7, 2023
    Brazilian Premiere
    Best Actress (Margarida Baird)
  • XXII Festival Internacional de Cine de Almería
    Almería
    Spain
    November 23, 2023
    Best Iberoamerican short film / Best Actress (Margarida Baird)
  • 21ª Curta Santos
    Santos
    Brazil
    November 17, 2023
    Best Short
  • 1º Festival de Cinema de São Bernardo do Campo
    São Bernardo do Campo
    Brazil
    November 28, 2023
    Best short / Best Director
  • 1º MA Beach Festival
    Cururupu
    Brazil
    October 13, 2023
    Film Invited
  • 35º Girona Film Festival
    Girona
    Spain
    October 12, 2023
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 31º Festival Mix Brasil
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    November 17, 2023
    Official Selection
  • AZSEX - Festival de Artes e Sexualidade Humana
    Caruaru
    Brazil
    November 8, 2023
    Official Selection
  • 25º Festival Kinoarte de Cinema
    Londrina
    Brazil
    November 17, 2023
    Official Selection
  • II Festival Internacional de Cinema de Goiânia - II GIFF
    Goiânia
    Brazil
    December 1, 2023
  • 2º Festival de Cinema de Lages
    Lages
    Brazil
    November 24, 2023
    Best Actress (Margarida Baird)
  • V TRANSFORMA - Festival de Cinema da Diversidade de Santa Catarina
    Florianópolis
    Brazil
    November 25, 2023
    Best short (audience award) / Honorable Mention
  • 7º CityBlue Films Festival
    Vigo
    Spain
    November 23, 2023
  • 18ª Comunicurtas
    Campina Grande
    Brazil
    December 15, 2023
    Best Director / Best Screenplay / Best Actress (Margarida Baird)
  • Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    May 25, 2024
  • WIFT+ Toronto Showcase
    Toronto
    Canada
    May 8, 2024
    Best of the Showcase/ Audience Award
  • ShorTS International Film Festival
    Trieste
    Italy
    July 4, 2024
  • 9º DIGO - Festival Internacional De Cinema De Diversidade Sexual e de Gênero De Goiás
    Goiânia
    Brazil
    June 16, 2024
    Best short - Mostra Desejos e Sentidos
  • Festival Guarnicê de cinema
    São Luís
    Brazil
    June 11, 2024
  • 12nd Vaughan International Film Festival
    Vaughan
    Canada
    June 25, 2024
Director Biography - Vanessa Sandre

Vanessa Sandre is a filmmaker originally from Brazil and based in Toronto, Canada. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Film and a Master's degree in Literature focused on Women and Gender Studies. Vanessa has cultivated a diverse career as a screenwriter, producer, director, and performer for the last 14 years. As a Latina immigrant and artist, she finds inspiration in crafting narratives that amplify underrepresented voices through a decolonial and intersectional feminist lens.

As a writer-director, Vanessa has helmed the award-winning narrative shorts "Nuvem" (Cloud, 2014) and "O Prazer é Todo Meu" (The Pleasure is All Mine, 2023). The latter addresses the taboo subject of female sexuality in old age. Premiered at the end of 2023, the film has been selected for over 30 film festivals worldwide and has won 16 awards.
Portfolio: https://vanessasandre.com/

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Director Statement

Why is female sexuality such a taboo subject? Why is so rare to see women’s sexual journey portrait on screen?

The idea for this film was born during my studies of feminist film theory and my desire to present a female perspective as a counterpoint to the “male gaze” so dominant in the film industry. I was highly influenced by European feminist theorists, like Laura Mulvey, and female directors, like Agnès Varda and Chantal Akerman, who brought a new light to telling women’s stories.

That is how “THE PLEASURE IS ALL MINE” was born, as a statement of female agency through an elderly woman's journey to discover pleasure and explore her sexuality. We witness Amélia and her bittersweet experimentation towards freedom and pleasure, but instead of the typical shame or embarrassment associated with these topics, there is humor, joy and relief in her self discovery.