Amarela
Brasil - 2024
André Hayato Saito
- Producción / Production: Mayra Faour Auad, Gabrielle Auad
- Guión / Screenplay: André Hayato Saito
- Fotografía / Photography: Helcio Alemao Nagamine
- Dirección de arte / Art Direction: Luana Kawamura Demange
- Montaje / Mounting: Caroline Leone
- Sonido / Sound: Guile Martins
- Casting / Cast: Melissa Uehara, Ricardo Oshiro, Carolina Hamanaka, Kazue Akisue
El dia de la final de la Copa Mundial de Futbol entre Brasil y Francia, Erika Oguihara, una adolescente japonesa-brasileña que rechaza las tradiciones de su familia, experimenta una violencia que parece invisible y se sumerge en un doloroso mar de emociones.
On the day of the World Cup final between Brazil and France, Erika Oguihara, a Japanese-Brazilian teenager who rejects her family traditions, experiences a violence that seems invisible and plunges into a painful sea of emotions.
André Hayato Saito
Director y guionista nipo-brasileño con más de 21 años de experiencia, socio de la productora MyMama Entertainment, ganadora de dos premios Emmy. Desde 2019 desarrolla una trilogía de cortometrajes sobre identidad, ancestralidad y ciclos de vida y muerte: Kokoro to Kokoro, Wind of Gold y Amarela, este último seleccionado para competir por la Palma de Oro en Cannes 2024. Estos proyectos conducen a su primer largometraje en desarrollo, Yellow Chrysanthemum, seleccionado en laboratorios como Torino Feature Lab, TIFF Filmmaker Lab y Shanghai Film Market. Ha participado en iniciativas como Berlinale Talents y ha sido mentor en el programa Amplifica Cine. También impartió clases de dirección en la Beijing Film Academy y sus cortos han sido seleccionados en festivales internacionales como Biarritz, Nueva York, Moscú y Toulouse.
Japanese-Brazilian director and screenwriter with over 21 years of experience, partner at the production company MyMama Entertainment, winner of two Emmy Awards. Since 2019, he has been developing a trilogy of short films on identity, ancestry, and cycles of life and death: Kokoro to Kokoro, Wind of Gold, and Amarela, the latter selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at Cannes 2024. These projects have led to his first feature film in development, Yellow Chrysanthemum, selected for labs such as Torino Feature Lab, TIFF Filmmaker Lab, and Shanghai Film Market. He has participated in initiatives such as Berlinale Talents and has been a mentor in the Amplifica Cine program. He has also taught directing at the Beijing Film Academy, and his short films have been selected for international festivals such as Biarritz, New York, Moscow, and Toulouse.