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Vânia & Valéria

With over 30 years of marriage, Vânia and Valéria are a passionate couple who embrace whatever life has to offer. Residents of Parelheiros, in the far south of São Paulo, they fight for the right to healthy food in the outskirts of the city and for a lifestyle in harmony with nature. They are also the mothers of Turma do Nino, which has already rescued over 100 animals.

  • Isabela Alves
    Director
    Da Ponte Pra Cá, Amar a Ilha, O Pipa, Punk da Periferia
  • Isabella Milena Nascimento
    Director
  • Isabela Alves
    Writer
  • Isabella Milena Nascimento
    Writer
  • Giovanna Paixão
    Producer
  • Erick Sanders
    Producer
  • Valéria Marcoratti
    Key Cast
  • Vânia Maria dos Santos
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Documentary, Music Video, Short
  • Genres:
    Romance, LBGT, Drama, Musical, Animation
  • Runtime:
    21 minutes 32 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 5, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, mp4
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • RIO LGBTQIA+ 2025 - 14º Festival Internacional de Cinema
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    July 3, 2025
    CCBB RJ
    Official Selection
  • Brazil New Visions Film Fest
    Camaragibe
    Brazil
    May 19, 2025
    Pernambuco
    Melhor Documentário
  • First-Time Filmmaker Sessions Volume 6
    Iver Heath
    United Kingdom
    June 16, 2025
    Pinewood Studios
    Official Selection
  • CineEco 2025 – 31º Festival Internacional de Cinema Ambiental da Serra da Estrela
    Seia
    Portugal
    October 10, 2025
    Casa Municipal da Cultura de Seia
    Official Selection
  • See Us On Film: The Atlanta Black Pride LGBTQ International Film Festival
    Atlanta
    United States
    August 29, 2025
    DeKalb Ave
    Official Selection
  • 5ª Mostra do Filme Marginal
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    September 12, 2025
    Estação NET Botafogo
    Official Selection
  • 17º Festival MacacuCine
    Cachoeiras de Macacu
    Brazil
    August 17, 2025
    Conecta Macacun
    Mostra Todos os Brasis do Brasil
  • IV Festival Cinema Negro SC
    Santa Catarina
    Brazil
    August 28, 2025
    Temática sobre amor
    Official Selection
  • 12° Festival Velho Chico de Cinema Ambiental
    Penedo
    Brazil
    November 10, 2025
    Circuito Penedo de Cinema
    Official Selection
  • Black Queer Festival
    São João de Meriti
    Brazil
    November 29, 2025
    Rio de Janeiro
    Official Selection
  • Café Lésbico - Diálogos sobre afeto na perspectiva 50
    Salvador
    Brazil
    August 29, 2025
    Bahia
    I Circuito de Saberes da Diversidade: Reflexões e práticas sobre direitos, cuidados e oportunidades
  • Festival Entretodos
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    September 14, 2025
    São Paulo
    Official Selection
  • BEE Film Festival
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    October 11, 2025
    Centro Cultural Olido
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de Cinema Socioambiental Planeta.doc
    Florianópolis, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo e Brasília
    Brazil
    September 25, 2025
    Santa Catarina
    Official Selection
  • 3° FICAECO - Festival Internacional de Cinema Agroecológico
    Bahia
    Brazil
    October 16, 2025
    Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco e Centro de Cultura João Gilberto
    Mostra Abya Yala
  • 1º Festival ENcurta FOME
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    October 17, 2025
    Cunha
    Official Selection
  • Earth Film Festival
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    October 11, 2025
    Art_A3 Gallery
    Official Selection
  • Mostra de Cinema das Missões
    Porto Alegre
    Brazil
    November 20, 2025
    Rio Grande do Sul
    Semi-finalista
  • All that Moves International Film Festival
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    April 11, 2026
    Praça Franklin Roosevelt
    Official Selection
  • 5ª Edição MIS em Cena
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    November 21, 2025
    Museu da Imagem e do Som - MIS
    Official Selection
  • Films That Move
    Brooklyn Park
    Australia
    December 7, 2025
    St. Andrew
    Official Selection
  • 9th International Folklore Film Festival
    Kerala
    India
    January 15, 2026
    P.G. Centre-Centre for Post Graduate Studies
    Official Selection
  • Queer Film Festival Kathmandu
    Katmandu
    Nepal
    December 3, 2025
    Kathmandu
    Official Selection
  • Telas da Cine-arte
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    February 24, 2026
    Sou Mais Pop TV
    Official Selection
  • SAGA WIFF - Gawler: Women's International Film Festival
    Adelaide
    Australia
    February 7, 2026
    South Australia
    Official Selection
  • Festival de Cinema Estudantil de Guaíba/RS-Mostra de curtas e longas nacionais e internacionais
    Guaíba
    Brazil
    March 23, 2026
    Rio Grande do Sul
    Official Selection
  • Davis Feminist Film Festival
    California
    United States
    May 8, 2026
    Manetti Shrem Museum of Art in Davis
    Official Selection
  • 11º Cineclube Nanook
    Bahia
    Brazil
    May 7, 2026
    Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
    Official Selection
  • Black & Brown Femme Film Festival
    Chicago
    United States
    July 24, 2026
    Logan Center for the Arts - The University of Chicago
    Official Selection
  • 15ª edição do Circuito Tela Verde (CTV 15)
    Brasil
    Brazil
    May 14, 2026
    Ministério do Meio Ambiente e Mudança do Clima
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Isabela Alves, Isabella Milena Nascimento

Isabela da Silva Alves (born September 14, 1997) is a journalist and filmmaker.
She is the founder of the production company Parasita Filmes, dedicated to making films about the outskirts of the extreme south of São Paulo.

Her short films are: Filming In The Hood (2022), Love The Island (2023), The Kite (2023) and Punk from the Periphery (2024). Her films have been shown at 90 festivals and received 18 awards.

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