The Tuner of Silences
Best Short Fiction
Mário Patricínio
Portugal,
Brazil,
Fiction,
21’00’’
Mwanito’s been living in a big-game park for eight years. The only people he knows are his father, his brother, an uncle, and a servant. He’s been told that the rest of the world is dead, that all roads are sad, and that they wait for an apology from God.
Film block:
FICTION / Teenage Stories
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 1
- Language
- Country Portugal, Brazil
- Genre Fiction
- Cinematographer Paul Bessa
- Scriptwriter Mário Patricínio
- Producer Mário Patricínio
- Music Fred
- Editor Cláudia Silvestre
- Cast Enzo Ignácio, Fabrício Assis, Markus Konka, Wanderson Brasil, Wilson Rabelo
- Animation Inês Correia, Fausto Ribeiro
- Year of creation 2023
- Duration 21’00’’
Mário Patrocínio was born in 1978 in Lisbon. A year away from majoring in economics, in Lisbon University, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue filmmaking. Nowadays, he is the partner of the production company BRO Cinema with a focus on creating global relevant content for multi-platforms, cinema, and advertising. Mário's slate is a combination of various IPs developed in the company's writer's room, and it includes TV series, documentaries, and feature films.