Completed - BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE - LGBT, Drama - 103 minutes
An 11-year-old transgender girl faces religious and family pressures in the search for her identity.
Year of production : 2020 Director(s) : Vinícius MACHADO Writer(s) : Vinícius MACHADO Cast : Maria Eduarda MAIA, Roberta RANGEL, Genivaldo SAMPAIO, Júlia SCHELLE, Adriana LODI, Marcelo PELUCIO, Andrés CARDELL, Yago QUEIROZ, Danielle SOUSA Producer(s) : Liana FARIAS (OF Produções), Lídia OYO (OF Produções), Thays ELINNE (Ultravioleta Filmes), Vinícius MACHADO (Ultravioleta Filmes), Daniel SOUZA (Macunaíma Audiovisual)
Advent of Mary tells the story of an 11-year-old transgender girl. Tormented by the search for her identity, she faces religious and family pressures until she meets Lena, her new neighbor. A pure friendship, free from judgments and prejudices, moves Maria to discover and understand her condition.
Country(ies) : BRAZIL
15th FOR RAINBOW - Cinema and Culture of Gender Diversity Festival 2020 (Best Actress in Feature Film - Maria Eduarda Maia)15th FOR RAINBOW - Cinema and Culture of Gender Diversity Festival 2020 (Best Art Direction)OFFCINE 20 - Independent Festival of Cinema 2021 (Best Actress - Maria Eduarda Maia)OFFCINE 20 - Independent Festival of Cinema 2021 (Best Script)OFFCINE 20 - Independent Festival of Cinema 2021 (Originality in Screenplay)OFFCINE 20 - Independent Festival of Cinema 2021 (Breakthrough Actress - Julia Schelle)KASHISH MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL QUEER FILM FESTIVAL 2021 (Best Actress - Maria Eduarda Maia)CineMAZ - Internacional Independent Cinema Festival 2021 (Best Feature Film)CineMAZ - Internacional Independent Cinema Festival 2021 (Best Originality in Screenplay)CineMAZ - Internacional Independent Cinema Festival 2021 (Best Directing in Feature Film)CineMAZ - Internacional Independent Cinema Festival 2021 (Best Script)CineMAZ - Internacional Independent Cinema Festival 2021 (Best Actress - Maria Eduarda Maia)CineMAZ - Internacional Independent Cinema Festival 2021 (Breakthrough Actress - Roberta Rangel)54th Brasília's Festival of Brazilian Cinema 2021 (Audience Award for Feature Narrative)54th Brasília's Festival of Brazilian Cinema 2021 (Best Art Direction)54th Brasília's Festival of Brazilian Cinema 2021 (Best Script)54th Brasília's Festival of Brazilian Cinema 2021 (Best Actress - Maria Eduarda Maia)Cine RO - Rondônia Film Festival 2021 (Official Selection)12th LGBT Film Festival 2021 (Official Selection)Cinema of Nations 2021 (Official Selection )Cinema of Nations 2021 (Official Selection )FM LGBT Film Festival 2022 (Official Selection )MIRA - Latin American Independent Filmfestival 2022 (Official Selection )2nd CINE IBIAPINA - Serra da Ibiapaba's Film Festival 2022 (Official Selection )