THE BEADS
In a house surrounded by nature, two sisters prepare an abortion without noticing that there is a snake inside.
Directors: Emanuel Lavor, Rafaela Camelo
Brazil, 2023
19:09 min | trailer
Rafaela Camelo is a film director and screenwriter from Brazil born in 1985. Her short film DESIRES OF THE FLESH was premiered at Sundance 2019 and won important recognitions as best film at Biarritz Amérique Latine and New Directors, New Films. In 2021, she was selected for Berlinale Talents Buenos Aires. THE BEADS (codirected with Emanuel Lavor), is her third short.
Emanuel Lavor is a filmmaker, actor and an analog photographer from Brazil born in 1995. He completed a master’s degree in scriptwriting at EICTV, in Cuba (2021-2022), where he developed the project of his first feature film, THE JAGUAR. THE BEADS (codirected with Rafaela Camelo), is his second short.
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