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defragmentation of my favorite fairytales. I took every princess I like and broke important elements in their stories, letting them free. Then I thought: What’s something that a princess would never do? Talk about sex, use the toilet, get dirty; then I put my princess in that situation. The main character felt trapped inside a stereotype and fought to destroy it. In every chapter the princess gets more "naked" in her emotions and we can go deeper inside her, in moments where apparently nothing happens. I always like to work with scenes where "nothing happens" because that's real life, I want to show moments where everyone can relate to, mixed with a little touch of fantasy because I want the audience to end up thinking "maybe this could
happen to me". A Sinking Tale features a sensuous and original cinematography reminding us of Julio Bressane's cinema: how did you develop your visual style? Before studying filmmaking I majored in Graphic Design and that gives me the tools for when I’m working on my visual style. I’m very meticulous about the way my frame looks and I’m a maniac with preproduction so I carefully pick every object, color and shape I use. I like to think about the psychological effect the images may have on my audience. I get different and specific inspirations for each project but I’ve been told that my work is very visual and is usually inspired by pop culture and I agree. In A Sinking