PORNOMELANCOLíA BY MANUEL ABRAMOVICH
SOCIAL MEDIA - LGBTQ+ - PORN INDUSTRY
SYNOPSIS
Lalo is a sex-influencer: he posts photos of his naked body and homemade porn videos for his thousands of followers on social networks. Lalo directs his own life, but in private, out of character, he seems to live in a permanent melancholy.
Where does desire go when life turns into a sex show?
Original title: Pornomelancolía Country: Argentina, Brazil, France Production Year: 2022 Length: 93 min
CAST
Lalo Santos
CREW
Director: Manuel Abramovich Screenwriters: Manuel Abramovich, Fernando Krapp, Pío Longo Director of Photography: Manuel Abramovich Art Director: Dudu Quintanilha Editors: Anita Remón, Juan Soto Costume Design: Dudu Quintanilha Sound Design: Lautaro Zamaro, Roberta Ainstein Production: Gema Juárez Allen (Gema Films) Co-Production: David Hurst (Dublin Films), Rachel Daisy Ellis (Desvia Produçoes) World sales: Luxbox
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
San Sebastián Film Festival - Official Selection - Jury Prize for Best Cinematography - 2022
Zurich Film Festival - 2022
Reykjavik International Film Festival - New Visions Competition - 2022
Bogotá International Film Festival - 2022
Taipei Golden Horse International Film Festival - 2022
FIFIB International Film Festival of Bordeaux - International Competition - Grand Prize - 2022
Thessaloniki International Film Festival - Round Midnight - 2022
IDFA International Documentary Festival Amsterdam - Best of Fests - 2022
This human world International Human Rights Film Festival - 2022
Black Movie Festival - 2023
Queer Porto Film Festival - 2023
Belgrade International Film Festival - 2023
Queer Moments - 2023
Docaviv - 2023
Filmfest München - 2023
Frameline LGBTQ+ Film Festival - 2023
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Horizons - 2023
MANUEL ABRAMOVICH
Filmmaker/Screenwriter
Manuel Abramovich (b. Buenos Aires, 1987) is a filmmaker and director of photography.
His work explores the performativity of the everyday. In his films, ordinary people become characters.
He graduated as a Director of Photography at ENERC and is a Berlinale Talents and IDFA Summer School alumni.
His films have been shown at festivals such as Berlinale, Venice, Tribeca, MoMA Doc Fortnight, Viennale, IDFA, San Sebastián, Film Society of Lincoln Center, Cinéma du Réel, BAFICI and received numerous awards.
His first short film ‘The Queen’ won over 50 international awards, while ‘Blue Boy’, his latest work, won the Silver Bear at the Berlinale Shorts Competition 2019.
In the last years, he has been invited as a lecturer and mentor in institutions such as Princeton University, Werkleitz Center, Berlinale Talents, UnionDocs, Tres Puertos Cine, IDFA, Maestría de Cine Alternativo EICTV Cuba.
Manuel is currently working on the development of two new projects: ‘Cowboy Love’ and ‘The Pain’.
FILMOGRAPHY
2019 Blue Boy (19min)
2017 Años Luz (Light Years) (72min)
2017 Soldado (Soldier) (73min)
2016 Solar (75min)
2014 Las Luces (The Lights) (6min)
2013 La Reina (The Queen) (19min)