Exotismos

  • Exotismos
Genre : Experimental
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2023
Format : Short
Running time : 15 (in minutes)

Yoná is an artist. An artist who works in the medium of hair but an artist, nonetheless. In a vibrant and intimate setting, she challenges beauty clichés, exploring self-esteem in an engaging artistic journey. With each colour, cut and curl she unveils a bold multiplicity of characters. Their diversity of identity and sexual orientation are not always easily accepted in the capital of Goiás. Yoná's mother's acceptance of both her and her girlfriend embolden her to thrive and encourage a cultural effervescence and the expression of unique style expressed by each of her clients who soon become friends.



Film by Alessandra Regina Gama

Producer : Alessandra Regina Gama
Cinematographer : Isis Dias and João Dorneles
Screenplay : Marta Aragão, Alessandra Gama
Principal cast : Yoná Cunha, Ana Wilrich, Bárbara Cristina Cunha, Clau F. Costa, Salomão Rodrigues da Silva Neto, Vinícius Fernandes

*Selected for the Durban international Film Festival 2024

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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