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Samba Infinito

North American Premiere

Amid the revelry of Rio’s Carnival, a wandering boy chances upon a weary street sweeper whose long-repressed grief derails his humble obligations.

Director
Cast

Alexandre Amador, Camila Pitanga, Miguel Leonardo, Gilberto Gil

Credits
Country of Origin

Brazil/France

Year

2024

Language

In Portuguese with English subtitles

18+
16 min
Drama Experimental & Avant Garde Shorts

Credits & Director

Producer

Renan Barbosa Brandão, Rafael Teixeira, Leonardo Martinelli, Lucas H. Rossi, Clara Marquardt, Justin Pechberty, Damien Megherbi

Screenwriter

Leonardo Martinelli

Cinematography

João Atala

Editor

Lobo Mauro

Original Music

André Mendonça, Fabio Carnèiro

Art Director

Ananias de Caldas, Brian Thurler

Leonardo Martinelli headshot

Leonardo Martinelli

Leonardo Martinelli is a filmmaker from Rio de Janeiro. His shorts have been selected at festivals worldwide, including Cannes, Locarno, Toronto, San Sebastián, BFI London, Clermont-Ferrand, Palm Springs, Montreal, Biarritz, and Toulouse, among others, and his film Fantasma Neon (2021) won the Golden Leopard for Best International Short Film at the Locarno Film Festival. He holds a master’s degree in communications from PUC-Rio and is currently developing his first feature film, which was selected for the Locarno Residency and the Hubert Bals Fund.

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