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Alice's House (A Casa de Alice)

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ON THE DIRECTOR: CHICO TEIXEIRA

“Alice’s House” is Chico Teixeira's first narrative feature film. He has been working as a director in the documentary field since 1989.

His first film is “Favelas” (Shanty Towns) (1989), awarded in Brazil and in Portugal, at the Algarve International Festival.

Then he directed “Velhice” (Old Age) (1991), a nearly shocking documentary on the daily lives of the elderly in nursing homes, after which he was invited to join many international festivals, such as the National Educational Film Festival and the Video Festival in the US, the 14th Tokyo Video Festival in Japan, and the 34th International Leipzig Festival in Germany.

“Criaturas Que Nasciam em Segredo” (Creatures Born in Secret) (1995), is a poetic documentary about five born dwarfs from São Paulo, inspired by the universe of the buffoons of the Italian Renaissance. They narrate the psychological and social aspects of their lives. “Creatures Born in Secret” received 21 national prizes, including Best Film and Best Director at the 23rd Gramado Festival and Best Director, Music and Editing at the 28th Festival of Brasilia - besides three international awards: the Iberian-American Award at the Cinema Festival of Huesca (Spain), Honorable Mention from the Jury of the 4th Chilean International Short Feature film Festival (Chile) and Second Best Documentary, awarded by the popular jury at the 4th Short-Feature Film International Festival of Vila do Conde (Portugal). The film was released internationally, including the Sundance Channel.

“Carrego Comigo” (The Inner Me) (2000), his last work before “Alice’s House”, was produced with resources from the BNDES National Contest for documentaries, as well as foreign resources for script development provided by the Jan Vrijman Foundation. The documentary was shown at the 5th edition of the “It’s All True Documentary Film Festival” in Brazil, and after its exhibition at the IDFA in December 2001, it was theatrically released in Brazil and acclaimed by the audience and critics. In Europe, the film has been shown on Swedish and Spanish television.