Jaque is an independent singer-songwriter with her girlfriend’s unconditional support. She attracts the attention of an abusive producer and works for his label for a year. Suddenly dropped, her life falls into crisis. The artist reveals that she is willing to sacrifice everything to achieve what she wants.
Screenplay and direction / Thiago Kistenmacker
Cinematography / Gabriel de Carvalho and Leonardo Brito
Art direction / Tatiana Pérez
Sound design and original score / Fábio Carneiro Leão (Leitmotif)
Location sound / Kadu Burgos
Production / Vanessa Santos and Thiago Kistenmacker
Cast:
Jaque / Fabrizzia Milione
Marcia / Geise Lima
Producer / João Rocha
Sombra / Felipe Maia
Lúcia / Helena Tojal
President / Deo Garcez
Assistant director / Michel Vancler
First camera assistant and focus puller / Rafael Viana
Second camera assistant / Vanessa Palazzi
Costume and makeup / Tatiana Pérez
Art assistant / Aimée Kistenmacker
Special effects makeup / Facada FX
Final scene makeup / Martha Oliveira
First location sound assistant / Stefan Leftel
Second location sound assistant / Angélica Alvino
Editing / Thiago Kistenmacker
Color grading / Elieser Jairo (Central da Cor)
ADR and Foley / Mario Gennari
Visual effects / Víctor Valencia
Opening music / “Conhaque”, by Megh Stock
Version kindly authorized by Megh Stock and Tratore/Oversonic Music (dist. Fonomatic)
Behind the scenes / Leo Cavalheiro
HIGHLIGHTS:
Rio Festival de Gênero e Sexualidade no Cinema, Brazil (Best Dark Short Film)
MorceGO Vermelho, Brazil (Best Film, audience jury)
Broadcast by Canal Brasil from 2017 to 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
Fresno Reel Pride Festival, USA
Serile Filmului Gay, Romania
Durban International G&L Film Festival, South Africa
Cine Santa Fé, Argentina
Santo Domingo OutFest, Dominican Republic
Festival de Cinema de Caruaru, Brazil
RECIFEST, Brazil
Festival Imagem-Movimento, Brazil
Festival de Cinema Curta Cabo Frio, Brazil
Mostra Sesc de Cinema, Brazil
