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Neon Phantom (Fantasma Neon)

Directed by Leonardo Martinelli
Brazil
2021
20 mins

Miami International Short Film Award

A delivery man dreams of having a motorcycle. He was told that everything would be like a musical film.


Leonardo Martinelli is an audiovisual artist from Rio de Janeiro. Through a vote among film critics, he was listed as one of the Top 10 New Brazilian Filmmakers by Papo de Cinema. In 2021, he won the Pardino d'Oro at the Locarno Film Festival for Neon Phantom.

  • Year
    2021
  • Country
    Brazil
  • Language
    Portuguese
  • Premiere Status
    US Premiere
  • Director
    Leonardo Martinelli
  • Cast
    Dennis Pinheiro, Silvero Pereira
  • Writer
    Leonardo Martinelli
  • Cinematographer
    Felipe Quintelas
  • Editor
    Lobo Mauro
  • Genre
    Music/Musical
  • Theme
    Brazil, Music

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