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A Semente e a Onça is a feature-length fiction project currently under development and fundraising.
The project's development was recognized by the 2023 Santa Catarina Cinema Award - Paulo Gustavo Special Edition
SYNOPSIS
Em um futuro desertificado, Suzana, uma jovem operadora de máquinas agrícolas, aceita contrabandear agrotóxicos para ajudar sua irmã doente, mas ao cruzar o caminho com Milagros, uma hacker uruguaia à quem dá carona, e o caminhão ser apreendido, ambas são forçadas a viver uma inevitável jornada de fuga, descobertas e vingança.
The film is an odyssey through southern Latin America, in an unwanted but probable future.
THEMES
The film explores the climate emergency and the impacts of agribusiness based on monoculture and chemical use, highlighting the struggle for land in rural areas and sustainable alternatives, such as agroecology. It also addresses cyberactivism, the technological inequality generated by artificial intelligence, and queer and dissident existences, reflecting on the social and environmental tensions of a changing world.
The Seed and the Jaguar is a science fiction road film that presents a near and dystopian future, which reflects on the present of our society.
NARRATIVE STRUCTURE, GENRES AND REFERENCES
NARRATIVE STRUCTURE, GENRES AND REFERENCES
"Poison Hearts" (portugese "A semente e a onça") is a genre fiction script formulated using a classic narrative structure. In this sense, it's a hero's journey, set in a Latin American and feminine context, in a dystopian and futuristic universe. This structure aims to connect with different audiences and also access commercial movie theaters. The genres articulated here are science fiction, road movies, crime films, and action films, with elements of social satire and comedy.
Some of the references are: “Madalena” (Madiano Marcheti, 2021), “Boi Neon” (Gabriel Mascaro, 2015), "Bacurau" (Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2019), "Las Hijas del Fuego" (Albertina Carri, 2019), "Thelma & Louise" (Ridley Scott, 1992), "Y Tu Mamá También" (Alfonso Cuarón, 2001), in addition to the low-budget science fiction cinema of Adirley Queirós.
The Seed and the Jaguar is a science fiction road film that presents a near and dystopian future, which reflects on the present of our society.
FIRST PROJECT RESEARCH TEASER