EXPLODE SÃO PAULO, GIL
SYNOPSIS
Gil, 50, always wanted to be a singer. She moved to São Paulo with her wife when she was 20 in order to fulfill that dream. She’s been working as a cleaner lady ever since. Maria Clara proposes to her to make a film. Gil becomes famous, they blow up two cities, and reflect on dreams, work and oblivion.
Spanish premiere. With the presence of the director.
Why must you see it?
A deeply radical cinematic gesture in which the filmmaker and the protagonist—in true punk fashion—fantasize about a possible existence beyond class.
A portrait of a fractured Brazil, where Gil can dream and find herself beyond the destiny of domestic work. Blending performance, music, and other forms of expression, they point toward a different city—an oasis.
Lara Sousa
Maria Clara Escobar
Maria Clara Escobar is a Brazilian-Portuguese filmmaker, screenwriter and poet. She directed Desterro (2020), premiered at Rotterdam’s Tiger Competition and selected for festivals including Viennale and Taipei. Her documentary The Days With Him (2014) won awards at Doclisboa, Murcia and Havana. She has also directed three short films.
Year: 2025
Country: Brazil, Portugal
Length: 97 min
Language: Portugueses
Subtitles: English & Spanish
Director: Maria Clara Escobar
Writen by: Maria Clara Escobar, Gildeane Leonina
Production House: Filmes de Abril, Terratreme
