Francenilton Klava
Directing
Biography
Francenilton Klava a 20 year-old Brazilian director, screenwriter and producer who lives in Brasília, Federal District. During his college years in film school, he fell in love with Brazilian Cinema, its varieties and possibilities. “The Ridiculous” marks his directorial debut, a short-film born from his passion for the Marginal Cinema movement.
Known For
Rebels on the surface, retrogrades in essence. “The Ridiculists”, a duo composed of the eccentric and explosive, “The Ridiculer”, and his faithful squirer, “The Talker”, roam through the Brazilian capital breaking into homes, committing murders, as they create a legion of blind supporters along the way.
The Ridiculous
Elena, an obsessive artist who dreams of one day appearing on the silver screen in Hollywood, slowly begins to lose her sanity as she waits for the phone call that could change the course of her life.
INSANIAM
Inside a socio-educational detention unit, five youths in conflict with the law plan their own film as a way to find meaning in their time behind bars. Through a hybrid process that blends documentary and fiction, TWENTY TWENTY FOUR dissolves the reality of juvenile crime and confinement into a sensory experience—exploring rebellion, boredom, and traces of tenderness within a space defined by abandonment.