After years abroad due to his brother's murder, a renowned journalist returns to his family's home to take care of his mother, who suffers from an unknown illness. late at night, he is visited by two strangers. as new events unfold leading him to suspect that something ominous and deeply disturbing has struck his mother, a new tragedy rises.

starring
Paulo Guidelly, Valéria Monã, Bruna Rodrigues, Diomar Nascimento, Francisca Silva, Carlos Bruno, Dayane Simões & João Pedro Oliveira

a short film by Yuri COSTA

Brazil, 2019, Short narrative, 10 minutes

2nd Short Film
Student Film

ORIGINAL TITLE (Brazil): Egum
AGE RATING: General (12 and under)
RUNTIME: 23 minutes
SOUND MIX: Stereo (2.0)
COLOR: Color
ASPECT RATIO: 1.85 : 1
TYPE: Short narrative
GENRE : Drama / Horror
YEAR: 2020
COUNTRY: Brazil
LANGUAGE: Portuguese
Project Type: Short, Student
Completion Date:January 28, 2020
Production Budget:2,200 USD
Country of Origin:Brazil
Country of Filming:Brazil
Shooting Format:Digital
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Film Color: Color
First-time Filmmaker: No
Student Project: Yes

Director Statement
"EGUN" arises from the fringe of reality, from the pains and traumas of black diasporic experience. between race, black cinema and afro-surrealism, "EGUN" dives on the increasingly unnerving horrors of racism and genocide.

CAST
Paulo Guidelly (Him)
Valéria Monã (Mother)
Bruna Rodrigues (Sister)
Diomar Nascimento (Father)
Francisca Silva (Granny)
Carlos Bruno (Man)
Dayane Simões (Woman)
João Pedro Oliveira (Jonas)

PRODUCERS:
Janyne Sousa
Yuri Costa

DIRECTOR:
Yuri Costa

SCREENWRITER
Yuri Costa

CINEMATOGRAPHER
Max Chagas

ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
Beatriz Almeida
Yuri Costa

EDITOR
Yuri Costa

PRODUCTION
Barca Aberta Produções (RJ, Brazil)

DISTRIBUTION
Barca Aberta Produções (RJ, Brazil)

Best short film at 23ª mostra de cinema de Tiradentes (Brazil).

SCREENINGS
* Selection /// Encontro de cinema negro Zózimo Bulbul (Black Cinema Meeting Zózimo Bulbul: Brazil, Africa, the Caribbean and Other Diasporas)
* Brazilian Premiere /// 23ª mostra de cinema de tiradentes (23th tiradentes film festival) Tiradentes, minas gerais, Brazil /// January 28, 2020
* Best short film / Melhor Curta da mostra foco - júri oficial /// 23ª mostra de cinema de tiradentes (23th tiradentes film festival) /// Tiradentes, Minas Gerais, Brazil
* Audience award /// 31º curta kinoforum (31st são paulo international short film festival) /// São Paulo, Brazil
* Best short film /// 1º cindie festival (1st cindie festival) /// Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* Best screenplay /// 1º cindie festival (1st cindie festival) /// Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* Audience award: Best short film /// 13º festival do cinema brasileiro de penedo (circuito penedo de cinema) /// Penedo, Brazil
* Best horror film /// 5º festival curta canedo /// Goiás, Brazil
* Best actor /// 27º festival de cinema de vitória /// Vitória, Brazil
Best screenplay /// IV morce-go vermelho - goiás horror film festival goiás /// Brazil
* Best sound /// 19º noia festival de audiovisual universitário fortaleza /// Brazil
* Best make up /// 19º noia festival de audiovisual universitário fortaleza /// Brazil
* Mención especial de lxs juradxs /// festival internacional de cine austral /// Argentina


LINKS
facebook.com/egumfilme
instagram.com/egumfilme
https://filmfreeway.com/Egun
https://festcurtasfundaj.com.br/filme/egum/