Entre o Céu e a Terra

Inspired by a tumultuous period in the director＇s relationship with her mother, the film draws an analogy between the phases of this conflict and the states of water along the coast of São Paulo, where the director grew up. The short film is divided into three chapters, each exploring different perspectives, times, and spaces in a quest to understand the truth of each version of memory:

I. The Past — when the daughter was still living in an abusive relationship, at a time when nature remained formless, inert.

II. The Present — where the mother observes and relives her daughter＇s suffering, as the space of the house is introduced.

III. The Future — when the daughter, after years of reflection, finally sees both her mother＇s suffering and her own, at a time when nature and the house coexist.

There is no absolute truth; nature＇s time is one of adaptation, of change. The narrative reveals that it is not just nature itself, nor the isolated house, but the coexistence of the two—a process of understanding that flows, adapts, and transforms, just like water. Flowing water, transforming water, healing water against stagnant water, secluded water, water of sorrow.