Dry Wind

Vento Seco

61st TIFF: Greek premiere

July’s dry wind and unbearable humidity transform the small city of Catalão into a whirlpool of sweltering heat and underlying excitation. Sandro’s routine of work, soccer, and partying, as well as his relationship with Ricardo, are about to be unsettled by the arrival of Maicon, an alluring young man clouded in mystery. A tale of forbidden and repressed desires set against the backdrop of the unexplored and mystical landscape of the Brazilian Midwest.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Daniel Nolasco

Script: Daniel Nolasco

Cinematography: Larry Machado

Editing: Will Domingos

Sound: Guilhotina Guinle

Music: Natalia Petrutes

Actors: Leandro Faria Lelo, Allan Jacinto Santana, Renata Carvalho, Rafael Theophilo, Del Neto

Production: Panaceia Filmes, Goiânia

Producers: Daniel Nolasco, Lidiana Reis

Co-production: Estúdio Giz, Rio de Janeiro

Co-producers: Matheus Peçanha, Aline Mazzarella, Thiago Yamachita

Sets: Carol Breviglieri

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Brazil

Production Year: 2020

Duration: 110'

Contact: The Open Reel Cosimo Santoro cs@theopenreel.com

Daniel Nolasco

Daniel Nolasco was born in the city of Catalão, interior of Goiás, Brazil. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Cinema and Audiovisual from the Universidade Federal Fluminense and in History from the Universidade Federal de Goiás. He has written and directed over nine short films that were screened and awarded at various national and international festivals. His first documentary feature film Paulistas (2017) made its debut at Dok Leipzig. His second documentary is Mr. Leather (2019) and was screened at over thirty festivals such as BAFICI, Frameline, Montreal International Documentary Festival, FicViña Viña del Mar. Dry Wind (Vento Seco) is his first feature film.