DIRECTOR • WRITER • CINEMATOGRAPHER
D R U N K E N C A R
SHORT SYNOPSIS
Lana, a shy but fearless teenager, runs away from home to attend her first party. She gets a ride, but the car breaks down halfway there. Lana then decides to walk to the party. Set in southern Brazil, Drunken Car is a poetic coming-of-age story about desire and self-discovery. Ultimately, it's a meditation on the blurred lines of becoming.
SYNOPSIS
Drunken Car is a coming-of-age drama short film set in the countryside of southern Brazil, where Lana, a shy but daring teenager, sneaks out from home to attend her first party. Lana shares this adventure with Julia, her best friend, and two older boys, Ike and Rafa. After spending some time stranded in the sideroad and discovering a few things about herself, Lana decides to walk to the party. Drunken Car is a poetic tale around Lana’s discovery of her own sexuality. It is a tale about desire. Also, it is a passage about putting yourself in danger, taking wild risks, and discovering limits. Ultimately, it is a tale about walking to the edge of a cliff and taking a look down.
Drunken Car had its premiere at Kinoforum - International Short Film Festival of Sao Paulo - in August 2025.
CAST & CREW
Written & Directed by Brunella Martina
1ª Assistant Director Erê Zimmer
Assistant Creative Director Virginia Simone
Cast
Duda Linhares
Gabi Mossmann
Igor Chesini
Eduardo Hoy
Marisa Manfroi
Gelson Marina
Larissa Zibetti
Leonardo Correa
Director of Photography: Lívia Pasqual
1ª Assistant Camera / Focus Puller: Brent Behncke
2ª Assistant Camera / Video-Assist: Lucas Heitor B. S.
Logger: Larissa Radke
Drone Images: Ricardo Finco
Gaffer: Anderson Dias
Key Grip: Padre
Best grip / Electric: Nicolas Huf
Producer: Patricia Barbieri
Executive Producer: Pamela Moreira
Production Management: Pamela Moreira
1ª Production Assistant: Nicole Quines
Set Producer: Tiago Padilha
Assistant Set Producer: Gabriel Cavazzola
Assistant Set Producer: Bruno Anghinoni
Assistant Set Producer: José Martim Estefanon
Location Manager: Gabriel Cavazzola
Casting Director: Julia Barth
Casting Local: Alexandre Lazzari
Production Design: Gabriela Burck
Prop Master/Assistant Art Director: Luciana Thomas
Set Dresser/Best Boy: Tiago Padilha
Costume Designer: Bia Pieratti
Make-up Artist / Special Effects Artist: Juliane Senna
Production Sound Mixer/
Sound Design/Sound Mix: Marcos Lopes
Boom operator: Gus Oliveira
Dialogue editor: Fábio Baltar
Foley artist: Ivan Lemos
Foley Editor: Sreegan G.
Editing: Brunella Martina
Assistant Editor/Additional Editing: Camila Vidal
Colorist and Post-Production: Constanza Checchi
Graphic Design: Amanda Teixeira
Original Artwork: Vanessa Harding
Catering: Gérson Bem Gastronomia e Eventos
Transportation Services: Anderson da Silva Dias
Km Filmes - Serviços de Transporte
Marcos Rogério Machado Padilha
Maria Vitória Reimundo Varante
Mori Serviços
Set Driver: Bruno Anghinoni; Cássio Bulgari; Diogo Almeida; Emerson Assumpção; Everton de Castro; José Martim Estefanon; Paulo Renato Souza Machado
Film excert used in the opening scene:
Éternau, de Gustavo Jahn e Melissa Dullius
Produção: Avalanche
Songs:
Banda Conflito - Todo Mundo
Kasino -CAN'T GET OVER
GELEIA PUBLISHING VIA WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC BRAZIL EDIÇÕES MUSICAIS LTDA
(JAMM / Ian Duarte)
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