Sacha Amaral
Sacha Amaral is a Brazilian screenwriter, director and teacher based in Argentina. He has a degree in stage directing from the National University of Arts (UNA), where he is currently a professor of dramaturgy.
His first feature film as a screenwriter, So long Enthusiasm (2017), had its world premiere at the Berlinale 2017, won the competition at FICCI (Carthagena) and BAFICI 2017 (Buenos Aires).
His first short film: Great are the Deserts – was part of the BAFICI 2019 short film competition and Cinélatino (Toulouse). His second short film: Billy Boy – was part of the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival 2021 and various other festivals such as: Bogoshorts, Queer Lisboa (winner), Chéries-Chéris, Sofia IFF, etc. His third short: Plurabelle – was part of the competitions of Winterthur film festival (Switzerland) and Drama film festival (Greece) where it won a special mention.
Streetwise hustler Antonio wanders the streets of Buenos Aires in search of money and sex – taking lovers to bed and stealing from them as they sleep. Only his tempestuous mother provides the force that may one day push him to leave the city towards new, alternative forms of happiness. Sacha Amaral’s debut feature is a searing, slow-motion portrait of hedonism and discovery overflowing with characters who sink fully and luxuriously into their authentic selves.