SHORT DOCUMENTARY I 15 ‘I BRAZIL I 2018 | PREMIERE IN VALENCIA.

DIRECTOR: Rachel Daisy Ellis.
Producer: Rachel Daisy Ellis.

CAST
Eloah Carvalho
Eloísa Pinto de Almeida
Lara Steffans Kunzler
Maria Helena Muller
Maria Vitoria de Melo

SYNOPSIS

Filmed entirely from the perspective of a 4 year old, five young girls compete to be crowned Mini Miss Baby Brasil. The film provides a unique insight into early childhood experiences and children’s innate capacity for resistance in a world dominated by adult norms & desires.

FESTIVALS

  • True/False 2018 – Official selections – PREMIERE MUNDIAL – Missouri/USA – March/2018.
  • É tudo Verdade / Its all True – BRAZILIAN COMPETITION – (Prêmio Canal Brasil de Melhor Documentário de Curta Metragem) – São Paulo/Brasil –
    April/2018.
  • Docaviv – INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION – Tel Aviv/Israel – May/2018.
  • Sheffield Doc/Fest – Short Doc Award Nominee – South Yorkshire/UK – June/2018.
  • AFI Docs Film Festival – Washington/USA – June/2018.
  • Druken Film Festival – Bradford/UK – 14 – 21 July/2018.
  • Make Dox – República da Macedônia – 16 – 23 August/2018.
  • South Film and Arts Academy Festival – Chile – 16 August/2018.
  • Kino Forum (SP) / 29 Festival Internacional de Curtas São Paulo – 22 August -02 September/2018.
  • Ver Cine – Festival da Baixada Fluminense – Rio de Janeiro/Brasil – August/2018.
  • Odense Film Festival – Fiônia/ Dinamarca – 27 August – 02 September/2018.
  • 12º CineBH – Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais – 28 August – 02 September.
  • IV Festival de Documentário Brasileiro Pirenópolis – Goiás/Brasil – 04 – 09 September/2018.
  • VI Tudo Sobre Mulheres – Cuiabá, Mato Grosso – 05 – 09 September/2018.
  • 18 Goiania Mostra Curtas – Goiás, Brasil – 02 – 07 October.
  • Buffalo Internacional Film Festival – New York, USA – 04 – 08 October/2018.
  • Chicago Internacional Film Festival – Chicago, USA – 10 – 21 October/2018.
  • Duhok Internacional Film Festival – Duhok, Iraque – 20 – 27 October/2018.
  • Kuki International Short Film Festival For Children and Youth Berlin – 18 a 25 November
  • L´Alternativa Barcelona (Spain) – 12-18 Nov
  • Mostra Cinema Conquista (Bahia/Brasil) – 04 – 09 November/2018
  • Feed Dog 2018 – Festival Internacional de Doc. De Moda (MG/Brasil) – 28 November – 01 December/2018
  • Anchorage Film Festival (USA) – 30 November – 09 December/2018
  • Curta Brasília (Brasil) – 13 – 16 December/2018
  • Swiff South West London International Film Festival (UK) – 24 November/2018
  • Oslo Independent Film Festival (Norway) – 01 December/2018
  • Cinemazero (Italy) – 29 November – 02 December/2018
  • Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes (France) – December/2018
  • Cinerama BC – 8 o Festival de Cinema Internacional em Balneário Camboriu

TRAILER

RACHEL DAISY ELLI

Rachel Daisy Ellis is a British-Brazilian producer/writer/director based in Recife, Northeast Brazil. She is co-founder of the Desvia that produced films such a Housemaids & Neon Bull. Films she has produced have all been screened in competition at important festivals including IDFA, Rotterdam, Venice, Locarno & Toronto, winning over 100 awards and critical acclaim. MINI MISS is her first film as diretor, part of an experimental project that involves two more short documentaries exploring early childhood experiences in spaces dominated by adult norms.