Body Electric
by Marcelo Caetano
Brazil 2017, 93 min.
Through a series of casual encounters, a young man gets the feel of a new city
New to Sao Paulo, Elias divides his days between working in a cloth factory and fleeting encounters with other men. As the end of the year approaches, work intensifies, and he finds himself increasingly trapped within the factory. With limited free time, he attempts to etch his place in new social circles and to assert the possibility of new relationships.
Awards
Le Film Francais Prize, Latin American Vision Prize, Sofia Film Award - Ventana Sur Primer Corte 2016
Best Feature Film in Premio Maguey - Guadalajara IFF 2017
Special Mention by the International Narrative Jury - Outfest Los Angeles LGBT FF 2017
Feature Film Jury Special Mention - Queer Lisboa IQFF 2017
Best Direction on a Feature Film award (Marcelo Caetano) - ZINEGOAK Bilbao International LGBT FF 2018
Festivals
World Premiere: IFF Rotterdam 2017
Latin Premiere: Guadalajara IFF 2017
Roze Filmdagen 2017
BFI Flare: London LGBT FF 2017
Vilnius IFF 2017
Asian Premiere: Hong Kong IFF 2017
Off Camera IFF 2017
Inside Out Toronto LGBT FF 2017
TLVFest 2017
Lovers FF 2017
Outfest Los Angeles 2017
Roffa Mon Amour FF 2017
Vancouver Queer FF 2017
Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay FF 2017
Queer Lisboa 2017
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2017
New York Latino FF 2017
Cape Town International Film Market & Festival 2017
TWIST Seattle Queer FF 2017
LesGaiCineMad 2017
Pink Screens FF 2017
Chéries-Chéris LGBT FF 2017
Filmar Latin American FF 2017
Entrevues Belfort IFF 2017
Iris Prize FF 2017
Hamburg International Queer FF 2017
Transition International Queer Minorities FF 2017
image+nation FF 2017
Havana IFF 2017
Mardi Gras FF 2018
ZINEGOAK Bilbao International LGBT FF 2018
Brisbane Queer FF 2018
Melbourne Queer FF 2018
Cinhomo FF 2018
KASHISH Mumbai International Queer FF 2018
Mostra La Ploma 2018
MIX Copenhagen 2018
Queerstreifen Münster 2018
Diversity FF 2018
Pink Life QueerFest 2019
Gender Bender in Bangalore 2019
Panoramica Stockholm Latinamerican FF 2020
Cast & Crew
Kelner Macedo, Lucas Andrade, Welket Bungué, Ronaldo Serruya, Ana Flavia Cavalcanti, Henrique Zanoni, Marcia Pantera, Linn da Quebrada
Production: Plateau Produções, Desbun Filmes, África Filmes
Marcelo Caetano
Marcelo Caetano was born in Belo Horizonte, in 1982. He directed the short documentary Bailão (2009) and two short fictions: By your side (2011) and Verona (2013), both presented in Rotterdam and screened in Clermont-Ferrand, Indie Lisboa, Montreal. He worked as co-writer and assistant director in Anna Muylaert’s “Don’t Call me son”; assistant director and actor in Gabriel Mascaro’s “Neon Bull” (2015) and Hilton Lacerda’s “Tattoo” (2013). He was casting director in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “Aquarius” (2016). Body Electric is his first feature film as director.
