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 Film Info 2008 Country Brazil Genre Mystery Language Portuguese Running Time 17 min. Filmed on 35mm |
Day In Day Outa film by Joana MarianiFESTIVALS and AWARDS
OFFICIAL SELECTION: SYNOPSIS Some call life the period of time from the moment you wake up until the time you go to bed. This film is about those who spend this period of time not living, but seeing life go by. DISTRIBUTION North America and International Sales Agent: FiGa Films CAST LIST Carla Ribas CREDITS Written and directed by Joana Mariani Produced by Marcelo Monteiro and Matias Mariani Director of photography - Rodrigo Monte Art director - Guta Carvalho Film editor - Duda Izique Sound - Paulo Seabra Costume designer - Carla Boregas Make-up - Siva Rama Terra top of page ABOUT THE DIRECTOR – Joana Mariani Joana Mariani started her career as a writer in advertising agencies. She started working in cinema as an assistant director on the feature film “Bom Dia Eternidade” (Good Morning Eternity). She also worked for two years as an A.D. on TV commercials. Primo Filmes (“primo” meaning cousin in Portuguese) is a production company Joana founded in 2005 with her cousin Matias Mariani after their first project together, the feature film “Drained” (O Cheiro do Ralo), directed by Heitor Dhália, for which she served as both producer and assistant director. “Drained” won the Best Film prize at the 2006 São Paulo International Film Festival and was an official selection at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Primo Filmes has also produced the award winning documentaries “3.5 Overpass” (Elevado 3.5), winner of the 2007 É Tudo Verdade/It’s All True Documentary Film Festival, and “Fabricating Tom Zé”, Audience Award winner for Best Documentary at the 2006 São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro International Film Festivals. In 2008, she wrote and directed her first short-film “Day-In Day-Out” (Cotidiano) and also worked as an assistant director on “Adrift”, her second film with Heitor Dhália. Currently, Joana is in preproduction on her next short, “O Cavalo” (The Horse) and on “Marias”, her feature film debut, a documentary about the patrons of Latin America. She is also serving as producer on other Primo Filmes projects, “A Woman, A Gun” (Uma Mulher, Uma Arma) also by Heitor Dhália, and “The Mountain” (A Montanha) by Vicente Ferraz. ABOUT THE LEAD ACTRESS – Carla Ribas Carla Ribas started her prolific acting career at the age of 35 on the stages of Rio de Janeiro. After 12 years of starring in countless stage productions, Miss Ribas won the coveted role of the disenfranchised heroine in Chico Teixeira’s ALICE’S HOUSE, distributed by FiGa Films. As Alice, she has won twelve Best Actress awards around the world. CINEMAShorts JANTAR EM FAMÍLIA - by Joao Villela COTIDIANO - by Joana Mariani Features A CASA DE ALICE - by Chico Teixeira NO MEIO DA RUA - by Antonio Carlos Fontoura O OUTRO LADO DA RUA - by Marcos Bernstein TELEVISION ALICE - directed by Karim Ainouz e Sérgio Machado ANTÔNIA - directed by Tata Amaral MULHERES APAIXONADAS - directed by Ricardo Waddington BRAVA GENTE: BILAC VÊ ESTRELAS - directed by Vicente Barcellos ESTRELA GUIA - directed by Ulisses Cruz PRODUCTION COMPANY – Primo Filmes Lead by Matias and Joana Mariani, and Marcelo Monteiro, Primo Filmes has produced the feature films “Drained” (O Cheiro do Ralo), “Fabricating Tom Zé” (Fabricando Tom Zé), and “3.5 Overpass” (Elevado 3.5). Matias studied film production at New York University and after directing the short film “Rear View of a City” (O Não de São Paulo), now works mainly as an executive producer. Joana, who started out as an assistant director in advertising and TV commercials, is now focused on producing and directing, starting with her debut short “Day In Day Out” (Cotidiano). Marcelo, with 7 years of experience as producer for the internet portal Terra, is executive producer of Primo’s television projects. Primo Filmes made its film debut production with DRAINED in 2005, which had Matias serve as executive producer and Joana as assistant director. A surprise hit both commercially and critically, DRAINED has been seen by more than 200 thousand people in Brazil, being widely regarded as one of the most successful films of 2007, representing Brazil at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. DRAINED has also won the Best Film award at the 2006 São Paulo International Film Festival and many more festival prizes around the world. top of page |
