Try Your Luck
Bitchin shorts Block - october 31 at 9pm
Synopsis
As a woman enters the elevator of her residential building, she finds a vintage die lying on a wooden board on top of a pedestal with the phrase TRY YOUR LUCK engraved on it. She soon realizes that it is only by using the die, and not the elevator buttons, that she can move between floors.
Runtime: 18 minutes 53 seconds
Content Advisory: This film includes depictions or themes of violence, hateful language, and sexism.
Directed by: Guenia Lemos
A multi-artist of film and theater with over 35 years of experience in the brazilian and north-american markets, she has worked with directors such as Marcos Jorge, Bruno Barreto, Luiz Eduardo Belmonte, Rebecca Taichman, Ana Johann, Aly Muritiba, among others. Founder of Prego Torto Filmes, which aims to create projects that portray women, elderly and children in roles far from stereotypes. "Tente Sua Sorte" (Try Your Luck) is her first self-authored short film, about domestic violence, and has already been selected for over 35 festivals worldwide in 12 different countries, winning 23 awards so far, including Best Screenplay, Best Debut Director, Best Director, Best Horror Film & Best Film by the Jury.
Try Your Luck
Bitchin shorts Block - october 31 at 9pm