''Undertow Eyes'' (

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), original title ''Olhos de Ressaca'', is a Brazilian

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

Synopsis

Vera and Gabriel have been married for sixty years. In ''Undertow Eyes'' they wander about their own history: the first flirt, the birth of their children, life and aging. In this remembrance, images from their family collection mingle with images of the present, weaving an emotional and dreamlike universe. As a mosaic of stories and impressions, this short film looks like a personal and existential diary about love and death.

Film Credits

* Production Director: Petra Costa * Cinematography:

Eryk Rocha Eryk Rocha (born Erik Aruak Gaítán Rocha, January 19, 1978) is a Brazilian film director, producer, editor, and cinematographer. He is the son of film director Glauber Rocha. Education and early career He studied cinema at the San Antonio de L ...

, Petra Costa * Screenplay: Petra Costa * Direct sound:

Edson Secco Edson Secco (1976, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian composer, musician and sound designer. Biography He began his professional career in the late 90s as music producer and sound engineer. In the early 2000s he began producing soundtrack f ...

* Original score:

* Producing company: Aruac Produções * Executive production: Petra Costa * Editing: Ava Rocha, Petra Costa

Cast

* Gabriel Andrade * Vera Andrade

Awards

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References

External links

''Undertow Eyes'' at IMDB
Brazilian short films Films scored by Edson Secco 2000s Brazilian films {{short-film-stub