Marina D'Elia

Following a newspaper ad, ordinary women tell part of their life stories to director Eduardo Coutinho, which are then re-enacted by actresses, blurring the barriers between truth, fiction and interpretation.

"Estranhas" recounts the silent approach between Anabela and Sabrina. This unprecedented friendship develops in a process of empathy and identification between them. However, this friendship is interrupted. Vitoria, mother of Anabela, must interfere so that madness does not dominate her daughter.

An experimental collective film lasting little more than an hour, compiled from 10 episodes by a total of 14 different young Brazilian filmmakers. The project was an initiative of the directing duo Felipe Bragança and Marina Meliande, who sent a ‘letter of concern’ to inspire the participants. In it, a 16-year-old girl wrote about her dreams, which have been translated by the directors into films about love, youth and the possibilities of cinema.