COMPETITIVA BRASILEIRA

The Joy of Things

THAIS FUJINAGA

2021, 87 min’

• COMPETITIVA BRASILEIRA
  25 Nov (14h) CINESESC

When a mother`s efforts to build a pool at her beach house collide with financial problems, all her frustrations come to a head, pulling her away from her plans and her family.

about the director THAIS FUJINAGA

Director and screenwriter. His short films have received more than 60 awards and mentions at important national and foreign festivals, including an honorable mention at the Berlin Festival for L (2011). The film The Happiness of Things [2021], his feature film directorial debut, had its premiere at the Rotterdam Festival and received the Abraccine Award for Best Feature Film by a Debut Director at the São Paulo International Film Festival. As a screenwriter, he has worked for HBO, Netflix, Disney Group and Globoplay. She is an author-screenwriter for Grupo Globo.

TRAILER  

country

Brazil

screenplay

Thais Fujinaga

cinematography

André Luiz de Luiz

editing

Alê Taira

production designer

Dicezar Leandro

sound

Gustavo Nascimento

sound designer

Ruben Valdez

soundtrack

Duda Lima

producer

Lara Lima e Thiago Macedo Correa

executive producer

Lara Lima e Thiago Macedo Correa

cast

Patricia Saravy, Magali Biff, Messias Goes, Lavínia Castelari

contact

thaisfuji@gmail.com

When a mother`s efforts to build a pool at her beach house collide with financial problems, all her frustrations come to a head, pulling her away from her plans and her family.

FESTIVAIS E PRÊMIOS 2021 - 24º Festival do Rio | 2022 - 25ª Mostra de Cinema de Tiradentes | 2022 - Mostra Mais Fundo que o Mar: O Cinema, a Música e as Esquinas – Minas Tênis Clube | 2022 - 14º In-Edit Brasil – Festival Internacional do Documentário Musical | 2022 - 15º Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival – LABRFF – Melhor Documentário

about the director THAIS FUJINAGA

Director and screenwriter. His short films have received more than 60 awards and mentions at important national and foreign festivals, including an honorable mention at the Berlin Festival for L (2011). The film The Happiness of Things [2021], his feature film directorial debut, had its premiere at the Rotterdam Festival and received the Abraccine Award for Best Feature Film by a Debut Director at the São Paulo International Film Festival. As a screenwriter, he has worked for HBO, Netflix, Disney Group and Globoplay. She is an author-screenwriter for Grupo Globo.