#babynymph

Cibele (Dandara Adrien), codename #babynymph, is the portrait of a generation who lives for "likes" and "getting a life". Like so many, she believes that happiness only exists if it is shared. Inspired by Greek mythology, that nymph is guarded by monsters and she is worshiped by gods, all very human. Together with her friend Daiana (Giovanna Almeida), Cibele wanted to live an unforgettable weekend and share every minute of it. But she just did not imagined that that could become a matter of life and death. “#babynymph”, a low budget movie that is surprising audiences and has already grabbed several awards and international selections.

  • Aldo Pedrosa
    Director
  • Dandara Adrien
    Key Cast
  • Giovanna Almeida
    Key Cast
  • Rita Monteiro
    Supporting Actor
  • Rafael Ferreira
    Supporting Actor
  • Mayron Engel
    Supporting Actor
  • Rodrigo Chagas
    Supporting Actor
  • Anderson Ued
    Supporting Actor
  • Edgard Júnior
    Supporting Actor
  • Aldo Pedrosa
    Writer
  • Ari Morais
    Production Coordinator | Production Manager
  • Aldo Pedrosa
    Executive Producer
  • Kate Árabe
    Executive Producer
  • Ari Morais
    Executive Producer
  • Antônio Almeida
    Executive Producer
  • Ari Morais
    Producer
  • Kate Árabe
    Producer
  • Antônio Almeida
    Producer
  • Aldo Pedrosa
    Producer
  • Clarissa Mendes
    Producer
  • Leonardo Ramalho
    Producer
  • Ricardo Tilim
    Producer
  • Anielle Velloso
    Producer
  • Alexandre Ferreira
    Producer
  • Dandara Adrien
    Producer
  • Ericsson Fonseca
    Producer
  • Ricardo Tilim
    Cinematographer
  • Priscila Sabino
    Production Designer
  • Ericsson Fonseca
    Art Director
  • Laura Resende
    Casting Director
  • Ricardo Tilim
    Camera Operator
  • Leonardo Ramalho
    Camera Operator
  • Aldo Pedrosa
    Camera Operator
  • Dandara Adrien
    Camera Operator
  • Leonardo Ramalho
    Light and Gaffer
  • Shakal No Anchiel
    Light and Gaffer
  • Aldo Pedrosa
    Editor
  • Diego Aragão
    Editor
  • Ycaro Prata
    Animator
  • Leonardo Ramalho
    Digital Effects
  • Fábio Ramalho
    Digital Effects
  • Renê Vieira
    Digital Effects
  • Bruno Ramalho
    Digital Effects
  • Flávio Gebrim
    Digital Effects
  • Jair Brandão
    Digital Effects
  • Aldo Pedrosa
    Original Music
  • Antônio Almeida
    Original Music
  • Luana Barbosa
    Original Music
  • Gustavo Pedrosa
    Original Music
  • Mariane Pedrosa
    Original Music
  • Ryan Ribeiro
    Original Music
  • Leonardo Ramalho
    Original Music
  • Gilberto Belozzi
    Original Music
  • Vanessa Cardoso
    Production Assistant
  • Anielle Velloso
    Production Assistant
  • Cida Moura
    Production Assistant
  • Lena Alves
    Locations Manager
  • Carlos Alves
    Locations Manager
  • Ericson Fonseca
    Script Supervisor
  • Anielle Velloso
    Script Supervisor
  • Raphael Pucci
    Foley Artist
  • Fernando Josahkian
    Foley Artist
  • Clarissa Mendes
    Costume Designer
  • Clarissa Mendes
    Makeup Artist
  • Lucas Barão
    Assistant Sound Editor
  • Gilberto Belozzi
    Assistant Sound Editor
  • Ari Morais
    Still Photographer
  • Antônio Badu
    Still Photographer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    #ninfabebê
  • Project Type:
    Feature, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Thriller, Horror
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 19 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 24, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    6,300 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • CINEMAIS COMPANY (COMMERCIAL FILM NETWORK DISTRIBUTION)
    Uberaba
    Brazil
    October 19, 2017
  • TRANSYLVANIA CINEMA AWARDS
    Targu Mures
    Romania
    November 4, 2017
    Best Movie: 1st place; Best Student Film: 1st place; Best Experimental Film: 2nd place; Best Director: 2nd place; Best Actress: 3rd place (for Dandara Adrien); Best Edition: 6th place
  • 4th FESTIVAL DE CINEMA DE CARUARU
    Caruaru
    Brazil
    November 22, 2017
    Best Actress (for Giovanna Almeida)
  • BEST FILM AWARDS IFF
    Cluj Napoca, Transylvania
    Romania
    January 13, 2017
    European Premiere / Romanian Premiere
    BEST EDITOR: 1st Place; STUDENT FILM: 2nd Place; and BEST DIRECTOR: 3rd Place
  • LOS ANGELES INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS - LAIFFA
    Los Angeles
    United States
    August 25, 2018
    Semi-Finalist
  • THE WAYWARD FESTIVAL
    Los Angeles
    United States
    February 28, 2018
    Semi-Finalist
  • 5th ANUAL CITY STUDIO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Los Angeles
    United States
    November 8, 2017
    USA Premiere / North America Premiere
  • NEW YORK STATE FILM FESTIVAL
    New York
    United States
    April 13, 2018
  • MADRID ART FILM FESTIVAL
    Madrid
    Spain
    September 29, 2017
    Spanish Premiere
    Honorable Mention - Highly Recommended / Semi-Final 2017
  • RUSSIAN FILM FESTIVAL
    Moscou
    Russian Federation
    January 26, 2018
    Russian Premiere
    Semi-Final 2018
  • SINGAPORE FILM FESTIVAL
    Singapore
    Singapore
    January 13, 2018
    Singapore Premiere
    Semi-Final 2018
  • 22nd CINEMA LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
    London
    United Kingdom
    September 21, 2018
    England Premiere
  • CALCUTTA INTERNATIONAL CULT FILM FESTIVAL
    Cacutta
    India
    August 11, 2017
    Indian Premiere
  • FILM FESTIVAL KZ
    Astana
    Kazakhstan
    March 17, 2017
    Asian Premiere / Kazakhstan Premiere
  • INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON ART AND TECNOLOGY #16.ART - ARTIS INTELLIGENTIA: IMAGINING THE REAL | EMMEIO#9.0
    Porto
    Portugal
    October 14, 2017
    Portugal Premiere
  • 20 YEARS OF THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ART | MUNA
    Uberlândia
    Brazil
    November 19, 2016
  • 1st CINEPS
    Uberaba
    Brazil
    October 24, 2016
    Brazilian Premiere
Distribution Information
  • INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION
    Country: Brazil
    Rights: Theatrical
Director Biography - Aldo Pedrosa

Doctorate in Visual Arts at the State University of Campinas / SP (UNICAMP), Master of Arts from the Federal University of Uberlândia / MG (UFU), Specialist in Institucional psychopedagogy by the University Castelo Branco of Rio de Janeiro / RJ(UCB) and Graduate in Visual Arts at the Center for Higher Education of Uberaba / MG(CESUBE). Professor of arts and film, with experience in various institutions. He performs poetic works in the areas of cinema, video art and media art. HE produced several winners short films and artwork. The EFEMERITY trilogy PIETÁ TEARS and SAUDADE, and FINITUDE stands out and it was awarded the Best Video in the "National Festival of the Minute Brazil" in 2012, Best Regional Production and Popular Jury at the "II SESI Cinema Show of Uberaba" in 2011 and Best Film and Best Photography in the "I Show UFTM of Digital Cinema". The video art OLHO MÁGICO was shown in the exhibition "En quête du lieu - Espaces Traversés" in Paris in 2012. He worked as the Assistant Director and Coordinator of the Production Support Team in the city of Uberaba for the film CHICO XAVIER by Daniel Filho, in 2008 and 2009, and he also coordinated the casting in Uberaba for the film À BEIRA DO CAMINHO by Breno Silveira in 2009. He recently released his first full-length feature film, "#babynymph", which has won awards and positive reviews worldwide.

Achievements:

- Direction of the feature film #babynymph (11 awards - national and international)
- Co-direction of the videoart project MAGIC MIRROR ON THE WEB (national and international)
- Direction of the experimental short film SAUDADE, FINITUDE (02 awards - nationals and internationals screenings)
- Direction of the videoart project LE VOYEUR | PARIS HÔTEL (national screenings)
- Direction of the short film LÁGRIMAS DA PIETÁ (02 awards - national screenings)
- Direction of the short film experimental EFEMERIDADE (01 award - national screenings)
- Direction of the video art project OLHO MÁGICO (national and international screenings)
- Direction of the videoart project TELESCOPE (national screenings)
- Direction of the videoart project À ESPREITA (national screenings)
- Direction of the video art project WINDOW (national screenings)
- Coordinator of the casting tests in Uberaba in the Breno Silveira´s feature film À BEIRA DO CAMINHO (national and international screenings)
- Assistant director, support team and casting coordinator, in the feature film CHICO XAVIER by Daniel Filho in Uberaba (national and international screenings)
- Producer and coordinator of the short film ENTITIES, project of the students of the Digital Cinema Course/ SESI and direction of Fábio Ramalho (national screenings)
- Producer and coordinator of the short film SUBEMPREGO, project of the students of the Digital Cinema Course/ SESI and direction of Adriano Elias (national screenings)
- Co-direction of the Short film VENDE-SE, along with Ricardo Tilim, project of the students of the Digital Cinema Course / SESI (national screenings)
- Co-director of the short film NAFTALINA, together with Ricardo Tilim, project of the Digital Cinema Course / SESI (national screenings)

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Director Statement

The feature film “#babynymph” appropriates the mokumentary style (false documentary) mixed with found footage, production styles in the world commercial and experimental cinematographic circuits, which tend to perform extremely low-cost productions and, in some cases, achieve interesting critical and public feedback. These styles are still little explored in the scope of Brazilian cinema,but are relatively saturated in the world cinematographic context. However, this project will attempt to deconstruct its canon. The narrative of the feature film starts from the view of a cell phone video camera belonging to the teenager / protagonist of the movie, which will show the interaction of this character with various applications (apps) of the device: image capture, entertainment, social networks, among others. The cell phone, in a certain way, became an important character of the plot, constituting also as a symbolic item that allowed the emergence of a series of questions and criticism related to contemporaneity. The main focus of this production is a criticism of exaggerated voyeurism and contemporary consumerism, especially given the omnipresence of devices technologies in the urban landscape, with emphasis on digital interactive social services that establish a reality that reaches people of various social classes and ages, both in Brazil and worldwide. But it is a fact that adolescents are the consumers / interactors in this reality, age group addressed by the plot.

The choice for this theme is due to the fact that the reflections on voyeurism, exhibitionism and in the artistic and academic work of the director / scriptwriter / producer of this series, worked over 7 years ago as a result of academic poetic research carried out by the same one in the scope of the Master in Federal University of Uberlândia / MG - UFU - 2009 to 2012) and PhD in Visual Arts (State University of Campinas / SP - UNICAMP - 2013 so far).

This project was approved in first place in the first edition of the Municipal Cultute Fund promoted by the Cultural Foundation of the city of Uberaba, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was contemplated with the amount of R$19,540.50 for its production and it was all produced in the city of Uberaba.

Even with the low budget available, the film has achieved a great public and critical feedback in all its screenings. It has been selected and awarded in several festivals around the world and has recently been screened on the Cinemais Film Chain. The critical proposal of the film is one of the most relevant factors of the production, enabling spectators to reflect on a worrying and still little debated issue.