Grace Passô's 'Our Secret' Takes Best Film at Gramado — SkimNews
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- Grace Passô won Best Film for her debut feature "Our Secret" at the 54th Gramado Film Festival closing ceremony on Aug. 22; the film also took cinematography (Wilssa Esser) and art direction (Lucas Osório) Kikitos.
- "Our Secret" follows a Black family rebuilding its routine after a loss, with the youngest son hiding a secret that may force them to confront the roots of their grief; distributor Vitrine Filmes — also handling Kleber Mendonça Filho's "The Secret Agent" — will release it in Brazilian theaters on Aug. 27.
- Allan Deberton's "Gugu's World" ("Feito Pipa") swept four Kikitos: the audience award, best director, best actress (Teca Pereira), and best supporting actor (Lázaro Ramos), with 11-year-old Yuri Gomes earning an honorable mention.
- Carlos Segundo's "Milk Powder" ("Leite em Pó") won the critics' jury award for Brazilian feature film, plus best screenplay (with Rafael Copel) and best sound design (Waldir Xavier).
- José Loreto (for "Chorão: Só os Loucos Sabem") and Christian Malheiros (for "Justino: Nos Bastidores do Reino") shared the best actor Kikito, while Naruna Costa took supporting actress for "Pele de Rinoceronte."
- Susanna Lira's "Gonzaguinha, da Maior Liberdade" won best documentary feature, with "Empeleitada" receiving an honorable mention in the doc category.
- Honorary trophies went to actor Marcos Caruso (Troféu Cidade de Gramado), producer Renata Almeida Magalhães (Troféu Eduardo Abelin), Selton Mello and Maria Fernanda Cândido (Troféu Kikito de Cristal), and Andrea Beltrão (Troféu Oscarito).
Why it matters: Passô's Best Film win crowns her leap from established playwright and actress to feature director with a story centered on a Black family's grief, and the Aug. 27 theatrical release through Vitrine Filmes — the distributor tied to Kleber Mendonça Filho's festival circuit hit "The Secret Agent" — gives "Our Secret" immediate national exposure off the Gramado momentum.
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