Valentina
Portuguese
Full cast and creators
directed by
Cássio Pereira dos Santos
screenplay
Cássio Pereira dos Santos
cinematography
Leonardo Feliciano
music
Camila Machado
editing
Alexandre Taira
producer
Erika Pereira dos Santos
cast
Thiessa Woinbackk, Guta Stresser, Ronaldo Bonafro, Letícia Franco, Rômulo Braga, Pedro Diniz
Valentina, a 17-year-old girl, moves to the countryside of Brazil with her mother to start afresh. To avoid being bullied in her new school, Valentina tries to enrol with her social name and keep the fact that she is trans a secret. However, the girl and her mother quickly face dilemmas when the local high school needs a second parental signature for enrolment.
Cássio Pereira dos Santos
Born in Patos de Minas, Brazil, Cássio studied filmmaking at University of Brasília, where he directed fiction and documentary projects. After graduating, Cássio worked as assistant director and producer for an educational TV channel. He wrote and directed seven short films, including The Scarecrow Girl (2008), Blue Night Club (2011), Woman on the Hilltop (2012) and Marina’s Ocean.
