Close to You (2021)
Cássio is a young transgender person undergoing hormone therapy and determined to have a conversation with their elderly father about it, when the COVID-19 pandemic derails their plans. Amidst social isolation, a lockdown inside a small apartment, a virtual social life, and a severe political crisis in his country, Cássio tries to build up the courage to follow through with the plan. Living and recording this context becomes an attempt to bring these two people together.
Director: Cássio Kelm
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Alceu Jorge Nunes Soares as Self |
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Cássio Kelm as Self |
| Directing | Cássio Kelm | Director |
| Editing | Cássio Kelm | Editor |
| Writing | Cássio Kelm | Writer |
| Camera | Cássio Kelm | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Aristeu Araújo | Colorist |
| Sound | Luiz Lepchak | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Luiz Lepchak | Sound Designer |