2025
Feature Narrative(East Coast Premiere)(Best Feature Narrative Nominee)

White House (Kasa Branca)

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TW: Sexuality, may not be appropriate for children
CC
Closed captions online
OC
Open captions in-person

Dé is a Black teenager from Chatuba, a Rio de Janeiro favela. He receives the news that his grandmother, Almerinda, is in the terminal stage of Alzheimer’s disease. He and his two best friends, Adrianin and Martins, decide to make the most of the last days of life with her.

Thank you to our screening partners: Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival

Screenings

Virtual

August 2 – August 4

Directors Spotlight

Luciano Vidigal

Director

Born in the Vidigal favela, actor, screenwriter, theater and film director, he acted in 42 films and wrote and directed one of the episodes of the feature film 5X Favela – Now By Ourselves, premiered in Cannes. With Cavi Borges, he directed the documentary City of God – 10 Years Later. With the short fiction film Lá do Alto, he won more than 40 awa

Year
2024
Runtime
90 minutes
Country
Brazil
Language
Portuguese
Director
Luciano Vidigal
Producer
Bárbara Defanti, Cavi Borges, Gisela Camara, Leo Ribeiro, Roberto Berliner, Sabrina Garcia
Cast
Big Jaum, Diego Francisco, Dj Zullu, Gi Fernandes, L7nnon, Ramon Francisco, Roberta Rodrigues, Teca Pereira
Cinematographer
Arthur Sherman
Editor
André Sampaio
Production Design
Alexandre Magalhães, Rafael Cabeça
Composer
Fernando Aranha, Guga Bruno
Sound Design
Bernardo Adeodato, Fernando Aranha, Vampiro
Music
Fernando Aranha, Guga Bruno
Premiere
East Coast

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