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Script and Direction
Thais Scabio & Gilberto Caetano
Production Company
Seahorse Audiovisual
Brazil Distributor
Body Closed
Status
Completion in 2025
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A young couple suffers racial violence on their wedding day and, in an attempt to forget everything, decide to isolate themselves in a large house in the interior of São Paulo. Isolated from everything, to survive they will have to face a dark world of traumas, ghosts, and monsters.
Genre.
Genre.
social terror
105 minutes
Target audience
The target audience for commercial cinemas consists of young men and women aged 19 to 45. Black audiences and women will have more empathy with the dilemmas faced by the protagonists, but it also aims to attract not only black people, but people of other ethnicities as well, due to the originality with which the subject matter will be approached. It also aims to attract audiences from national and international fantasy film festivals.
cast
Aguida Aguiar
(Rafaela)
Atriz estreia como protagonista, iniciou sua trajetória ao participar da oficina “Afrobrasilidades e o Palco”, ministrada por Lázaro Ramos e Kiko Mascarenhas, e participou de projetos dirigidos por Ana Luiza Azevedo, Rodrigo Meireles, Susanna Lira, Alan Deberton, Juliana Volanten e Luis Fernando Carvalho É conhecida pelo seu trabalho em Ainda Estou Aqui (2024), O Lado Bom de Ser Traída (2023) e Esta Noite Minha Alma Partirá (2025). Prêmio de melhor atriz no festival GO FILM FESTIVAL" 2024
andrio candido
(Felipe)
He has worked professionally in series such as "Turma do Gueto", "Carandiru – Outras Histórias", "Antônias", in several short films and in feature films such as "Boleiros 2 – Vencedores e Vencidos" by Hugo Giorgeti, and "Os 12 Trabalhos de Ricardo Elias", "O despertar do Tietê", by Paulo Camargo. He also does voice acting work for Dokk Strassii – Boba Feet series in 2022 and Blade – Eternals film - 2021, both Disney and Marvel projects.
Mauricio Mascarenhas
(Bernardo)
Actor and member of the Laboratory House for the Arts of Theatre – Fondazione Pontedera Teatro (Italy) - 2009 to 2014. Graduated from the Wolf Maya School of Actors.
He has acted professionally in series such as “Rio Heroes” - Season 1 - Fox Channel, “Carcereiros” - Season 1 - Rede Globo, the series “O Negócio” - Season 3 - HBO, the series “9mm” - Season 3 - Fox Channel, in soap operas “Chiquititas” and “Carrossel” - SBT and in the films “Roma” - Desafina Filmes and “O Inferno de Cada Um” – Studio Take a Take.
cast
Saloma Solomon
(Old Black Man)
Composer, educator, actor, playwright. His most recent works include participation in the award-winning play "Gota D'Água Preta" (2018-2020), authorship of the musical "Agosto na Cidade Murada" (2018), and acting in the theatrical project "Fuzarka dos Descalços" (British Culture Award 2019) by Coletivo dos Anjos. In addition, he participated in the documentaries "Dentro da minha Pele" by Venturi Gomes, "Negro em Mim" by Macca Ramos, and "Deixe que Digam" about the singer and composer Jair Rodrigues, directed by Rubens Rewald (ECA-USP).
Julianna Gerais
(monise)
Julianna Gerais holds a degree in Performing Arts from the Célia Helena Higher School of Arts and also studied at the School of Dramatic Arts of USP (EAD/ECA/USP). In 2018, she began her career in audiovisual media, starring in important works such as the films "A Batalha da Rua Maria Antônia" (2025), directed by Vera Egito (winner of the best feature film award at the 2023 Rio Film Festival), "13 Sentimentos" (2024), directed by Daniel Ribeiro, and "Dente por Dente" (2020), directed by Júlio Taubkin and Pedro Arantes.
Main Team
Thais Scabio and Gilberto
Caetano
(directors, screenwriters and producers)
This will be the first feature film by the producer, director, and screenwriter couple Thais Scabio and Gilberto Caetano, who have been working together for 15 years and have a career spanning over 20 short films, from documentaries to fiction, ranging from horror to children's films, collecting numerous awards. It was through the historic Aldir Blanc award for short films that they had the opportunity to develop the screenplay for the feature film. Gilberto Caetano, in addition to being a screenwriter, is also a short story writer and author of the book "Mordo Minha Língua" (I Bite My Tongue), published by Clóe. He was part of the writers' room for the HBO series Wander and a screenwriter for the children's series Estamos Aqui (We Are Here) on SESCTV and TAL.
Simone Ferreira
(production director)
Postgraduate degree specializing in Audiovisual Production Project and Business from SENAC. Extensive experience in the market in directing, executive producing, and coordinating audiovisual projects since 2002. Worked on projects as a producer for Record, TV Cultura, Band, GNT, MTV, Nickelodeon, Discovery, Google, Microsoft, and through production companies such as Casablanca, Damasco Filmes, and Cinevideo Produções, among others. Producing institutional videos, commercials, documentaries, TV programs, music videos, DVDs, docu-reality shows, content for various media types, and cultural events.
Her most recent experiences in the field of fiction content include the short film "Barco de Papel" by Thais Scabio, the series "A Copa do Caos" for MTV Brasil and TV Cultura, the docu-reality series "Médicos" for GNT, and the series "Na Casa Deles." She was a producer for the "DVD do Mundo Livre S/A." Currently, she works as an executive producer at Belina Filmes and director of Idea 7 Criatividade, creator and director of the project "Pequenos à Obra - Ação Literário e Audiovisual Inclusiva Infantil," and also manages projects for incentive programs under the Law and conducts workshops on production.
Jerônimo Vilhena
cinematography
He has over 20 years of experience with film and photography, working as a camera operator and director of photography on various commercial, institutional, and art films. His main works as director of photography include the music video.
He has worked in the films "O Mérito e o Monstro" by the Teatro Mágico group, "O Barco de Papel" by Thais Scabio, "Estação Livre" and "Território de Leitura" on TV Cultura, and the animated short film "O Fim é o Começo." Since 2010, he has worked as a director of photography for the companies Substancial Gestão e Comunicação Social and Jeronimo Filmes, and has also worked for the production companies ZYD Filmes, Edu Felistoque Filmes, Mirabilis, Tv1, SP Filmes, Encruzilhada Filmes, and Maria Bonita Filmes.
Nadia Figueiredo
Art direction
Visual artist with a degree in radio and television. Her film career began in 2010, participating in short films for film schools in São Paulo until specializing in art direction at the International Film Academy, where she began working on various projects involving art painting and art coordination, thus signing her first art direction on the TV program Food Network Brasil, produced by Casablanca TV. Among her main works are the short films LAIO directed by Daniel Grispum, LIA E O ANJO by Rodrigo Diaz Diaz, ARTHUR E O INFINITO by Júlia Rufino, and BARCO DE PAPEL by Thais Scabio. She is part of the Caravana Coletivo art direction group. In parallel, in 2016 she began working at the São Paulo International Film Festival, and soon after coordinated the cinemas of the SPCine circuit, where she coordinated the main film festivals and exhibitions, also gaining experience as a projectionist. In 2021 she produced the Cine Fantasy and Na Quebrada Film Festivals.
Equipe Principal
Thais Scabio and Gilberto
Caetano
(directors, screenwriters and producers)
This will be the first feature film by the producer, director, and screenwriter couple Thais Scabio and Gilberto Caetano, who have been working together for 15 years and have a career spanning over 20 short films, from documentaries to fiction, ranging from horror to children's films, collecting numerous awards. It was through the historic Aldir Blanc award for short films that they had the opportunity to develop the screenplay for the feature film. Gilberto Caetano, in addition to being a screenwriter, is also a short story writer and author of the book "Mordo Minha Língua" (I Bite My Tongue), published by Clóe. He was part of the writers' room for the HBO series Wander and a screenwriter for the children's series Estamos Aqui (We Are Here) on SESCTV and TAL.
Simone Ferreira
(production director)
Postgraduate degree specializing in Audiovisual Production Project and Business from SENAC. With extensive experience in the market in the area of directing and production.
Executive and coordinator of audiovisual projects since 2002. She has worked as a producer for Record, TV Cultura, Band, GNT, MTV, Nickelodeon, Discovery, Google, and Microsoft, as well as production companies such as Casablanca, Damasco Filmes, and Cinevideo Produções, among others. Her work includes producing institutional videos, commercials, documentaries, TV programs, music videos, DVDs, docu-reality shows, and content for various media and cultural events.
Her most recent experiences in the field of fiction content include the short film "Barco de Papel" by Thais Scabio, the series "A Copa do Caos" for MTV Brasil and TV Cultura, the docu-reality series "Médicos" for GNT, and the series "Na Casa Deles." She was a producer for the "DVD do Mundo Livre S/A." Currently, she works as an executive producer at Belina Filmes and director of Idea 7 Criatividade, creator and director of the project "Pequenos à Obra - Ação Literário e Audiovisual Inclusiva Infantil," and also manages projects for incentive programs under the Law and conducts workshops on production.
Jerônimo Vilhena
cinematography
He has over 20 years of experience in film and photography, working as a cameraman and director of photography on various commercial, institutional, and art films. His main works as a director of photography were the music video O Mérito e o Monstro for the group Teatro Mágico, the film O Barco de Papel by Thais Scabio, the TV Cultura programs Estação Livre and Território de Leitura, and the animated short film O Fim é o Começo. He has been working since 2010 as the director of photography for the companies Substancial Gestão e Comunicação Social and Jeronimo Filmes, and has also completed projects for production companies such as ZYD Filmes, Edu Felistoque Filmes, Mirabilis, Tv1, SP Filmes, Encruzilhada Filmes, and Maria Bonita Filmes.
Nadia Figueiredo
Art direction
Visual artist with a degree in radio and television. Her film career began in 2010, participating in short films for film schools in São Paulo until specializing in art direction at the International Film Academy, where she began working on various projects involving art painting and art coordination, thus signing her first art direction on the TV program Food Network Brasil, produced by Casablanca TV. Among her main works are the short films LAIO directed by Daniel Grispum, LIA E O ANJO by Rodrigo Diaz Diaz, ARTHUR E O INFINITO by Júlia Rufino, and BARCO DE PAPEL by Thais Scabio. She is part of the Caravana Coletivo art direction group. In parallel, in 2016 she began working at the São Paulo International Film Festival, and soon after coordinated the cinemas of the SPCine circuit, where she coordinated the main film festivals and exhibitions, also gaining experience as a projectionist. In 2021 she produced the Cine Fantasy and Na Quebrada Film Festivals.
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A young couple suffers racial violence on their wedding day and, in an attempt to forget everything, decide to isolate themselves in a large house in the interior of São Paulo. Isolated from everything, to survive they will have to face a dark world of traumas, ghosts, and monsters.
Young couple suffer racial violence on their wedding day and to try to forget everything, they decide to isolate themselves in a big house in the interior of São Paulo. Isolated from everything, to survive they will have to face a dark world of traumas, ghosts and monsters.
social terror
Genre.
social terror
Marketing and Distribution Strategy
The distribution proposal will combine social impact strategies and commercial exhibition, with a planned premiere in cinemas in 6 Brazilian states, including the cities of Porto Alegre, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. We will form a network of distribution agents, who will be trained and compensated to work on exhibition initiatives in these states. The first phase will focus on participation in national and international festivals, with an emphasis on Black film festivals.
The promotional campaign will include accessible materials, with extensive dissemination on social media and press relations. The goal is to ensure broad circulation, reaching different audiences, especially young adults between 19 and 45 years old.
Financial Projections
The average return on investment for horror films is 173% over production costs, with distribution in theaters, broadcast television, pay TV, streaming, and TVOD.
Project Status
The project is currently in its final stages, scheduled for completion in December 2025. We are seeking an international distributor and sales agent.
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