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The First Death of Joana

Wednesday, October 13th, 2021
10:00 am - 11:59 pm
Details
Brazil | 2021 | 91 min | Portuguese w/ subtitles
Category
2021 VT International Film Festival
Film Type
Fiction
Cost
Early Bird: $10/$5; During Festival: $12/$6; Virtual: $12

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Director
Cristiane Oliveira
Source
Patra Spanou Film
Sponsors
Lyric Theatre; Kevin Meehan; Paula Willoquet-Maricondi

Also showing: Mon, Oct 11 | 7:00 pm | FH

Tickets are on sale now for Members and Pass purchasers and will be on sale to individual ticket purchasers at 10am, Wednesday, September 29.

Thirteen-year-old Joana is curious about why her great-aunt died at 70 without ever having had a romantic relationship. As she confronts the values of her community in pious southern Brazil, Joana realizes that all the women in her family have a secret, while something hidden inside her also reveals. Joana is not satisfied with the answers the adults give to her questions, so she creates an imaginary universe that helps her to elaborate her own answers. Award-winning director and co-writer Cristiane Oliveira gives us a sensitive and frank exploration of hidden loves and changing views of gender roles and sexuality.  ~Orly Yadin