ALONE

Logline:

An isolated woman will be forced in the pandemic to confront her greatest fear during the horrors of loneliness.

Synopsis:

ALONE is a short psychological horror film that tells the drama of Mayah, a mother who, when using strong medications and alcohol, tries to deal with issues related to her daughter Fernanda in the middle of a pandemic, and leads us to question in an almost schizophrenic way what is real.

  • Marcelo Lobo
    Director
  • Erllon Viegas
    Director
  • Marcelo Lobo
    Writer
  • Erllon Viegas
    Writer
  • Marcelo Lobo
    Producer
  • Erllon Viegas
    Producer
  • Silvia Quadros
    Producer
  • Fabricio Fonseca
    Original Score
  • Silvia Quadros
    Key Cast
    "Mayah"
  • Nanda Oliveira
    Key Cast
    "Fernanda"
  • Zezé Caxiado
    Key Cast
    "Maria Lucia"
  • Kevin Pickard
    Key Cast
    "The Thing"
  • Ives Oliveira
    Key Cast
    "The Other Thing"
  • Erllon Viegas
    Editing
  • Marcelo Lobo
    Editing
  • Marcelo Lobo
    Cinematography
  • Kevin Pickard
    Gaffer
  • Marcelo Lobo
    Colorist
  • Bruno Paniz
    Sound Mixer
  • Gabriel Gavinelli
    Sound Supervisor
  • Lucas Torrez
    Dialog Editing
  • Luís Pedro Trindade
    Sound Effects Editor
  • Marcos Wunder
    Sound Effects Editor
  • Gabriel Gavinelli
    Foley
  • Pedro Coelho
    Sound Consultant
  • André Rodrigues
    Colorist Consultant
  • Silvia Veiga
    Special Thank you to
  • Ives Oliveira Souza Jr.
    Special Thank you to
  • Álvaro Souza
    Special Thank you to
  • Ancântara de Oliveira Family
    Special Thank you to
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    SOZINHA
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Drama, psychological thriller
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 23 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 25, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    150 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    SONY a6300 - XAVC 4:2:0 8Bits.
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Best Actress - Brazil New Visions Film Fest '23
    Pernambuco, Brazil
    Special Award - Best Actress - Silvia Q'üadros
  • Best Cinematography - Brazil New Visions Film Fest '23
    Pernambuco, Brazil
    Best Cinematography - Marcelo Lobo
Director Biography - Marcelo Lobo, Erllon Viegas

Friends Marcelo Lobo and Erllon Viegas joined forces to write and direct their first short film.

Marcelo comes from photography and productions for social media. He is also an avid cinematography and colorist student and Erllon has more than ten years of experience directing, writing and acting for theater.

One focused on the technical elements, the other on the emotional ones, both form a balanced duo who dream of continuing to work together on upcoming projects in the industry.

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Director Statement

The short "Sozinha" was born from an experiment, bringing together memories of when we went through the pandemic, locked up at home, suffering immeasurable losses. Marcelo, one of the directors, spent 7 days in the hospital, during the pandemic, not knowing if he would return home alive. He knew that in some way he would like to incorporate this traumatic experience through his first short film. Erllon, the other director/screenwriter, went through a terrible experience when he caught the virus, also finding himself between life and death.

Without financial incentives, we were still able to prepare an extremely lean production, with a small production team and cast. The choice for a claustrophobic story takes us back to when we were in lockdown. This way we were able to film everything in just two days.

We want the audience to watch the film and not be sure from the beginning what Mayah is going through, so we made the character use drugs and alcohol to go through the trauma of losing her daughter Fernanda. The idea is that she navigates a fine line between what is real and what is the result of her psychic state.

A short film cannot waste time, but at the same time, we need to connect the audience with the pain and drama from the beginning, which is why we counted on a lot of help from one of our best friends, the actress Silvia Quadros. Experienced here in Brazil, she has worked on many huge productions and yet, because she believed in our talent, in the script, she agreed to bring our main character to life in a brilliant way.

The project could also work as a premise for a feature film, as well as an anthology series, where each episode involves someone who went through a drama during the pandemic. The theme has universal appeal, this helps all types of people immediately identify with the main character.