Canis Majoris (2019)
Canis Majoris is a short science fiction gay film about affection and adolescence that takes place in the peripheral cities of the Federal District, in Brazil. Icaro is a Brazilian teenager who tries to fill his time to kill boredom on vacation. During the summer vacation, returning from a football match, he meets Joao. Together they witness the appearance of a new star in the sky, which makes the nights on Earth red and hot. Trying to cope with the fact that they are growing, with the tedium and the extra heat this summer, Icaro and Joao begin to spend nights together in the streets of the city and discover that, in addition to the star, something is emerging between them.
Director: Filipe Alves
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Igor Ariel Melo as Ícaro |
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Richarde as João |
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Roberval de Jesus Leone dos Santos as Pai |
| Sound | Gabriel Ferreira | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Filipe Alves | Director |
| Writing | Gabriel Pimentel | Writer |
| Production | Ariane Lamarão | Producer |
| Production | Ariane Lamarão | Executive Producer |
| Production | Cecília Bastos | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gabriel Pimentel | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Arthur Menezes | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rafael Stadniki | Director of Photography |
| Art | Jéssica Barros | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ana Paula Di Flora | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jéssica Barros | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luiza Rodrigues Santana | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ariane Lamarão | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Cecília Bastos | Assistant Director |
| Art | Jéssica Barros | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Jéssica Barros | Set Designer |
| Art | Luiza Rodrigues Santana | Set Designer |
| Art | Luiza Rodrigues Santana | Property Master |
| Art | Clara Smith | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Ketyllin de Abreu | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Juliana Do Vale | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Juliana Do Vale | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Jusef Felipe | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jusef Felipe | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Gabriel Pimentel | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Gabriel Pimentel | Dialogue Editor |
| Visual Effects | Filipe Alves | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Rafael Stadniki | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Louise Menezes | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Glória Maria Silva | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Déborah Siqueira | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Filipe Alves | Colorist |
| Editing | Rafael Stadniki | Colorist |
| Directing | Jéssica Barros | Continuity |
| Directing | Luiza Rodrigues Santana | Continuity |