60-year-old seamstress Cida needs to sign a document at her workplace, but can't read what it says. With the help of her granddaughter's teacher, she becomes interested in literacy and, at the same time, starts questioning things that happen at her job.

Selections

17º Cine Pernambuco (Muestra Paralela)
13º Festival Universitario de Alagoas
21º Curta Santos
17º Curta Taquary (Muestra Universitaria)
4to Festival de Cortometrajes de la Universidad Liverpool John Moores
5º Muestra Clandestina
7º Festival Audiovisual Universitario de Belém
3º Festival de Cine de Barra Mansa

Prices

Mejor Película 13º Festival Universitario de Alagoas
Mejor Dirección 21º Curta Santos
Mejor Película, Guión, Fotografía, Edición, Actriz, Sonido, Vestuario y Arte 17º Curta Taquary (Muestra Universitaria)
Mejor Ficción - 4to Festival de Cortometrajes la Universidad Liverpool John Moores

Giovanna Castellari

Giovanna Castellari is a screenwriter, director, and editor, graduated in Cinema from FAAP, in São Paulo. She debuted her first short film, "Portaria," in 2022, at the São Paulo International Short Film Festival - Kinoforum. In 2023, she completed and now distributes her second short film and thesis work, "Cida Has Two Syllables." So far, "Cida Has Two Syllables" has had eight selections in festivals and has received eleven awards, including Best University Film (13th Circuito Penedo and 17th Curta Taquary), Best Direction (21st Curta Santos), Best Fiction (4th Liverpool John Moores University Short Film Festival), and Best Screenplay and Editing (17th Curta Taquary - University Showcase).