Mini Miss
Director: Rachel Daisy Ellis
Script : Rachel Daisy Ellis
Director of Photography: Pedro Urano
Producer: Rachel Daisy Ellis, Gabriel Mascaro
Editing: Rachel Daisy Ellis, Pedro Melo
Brazil / Documentary / 15' / HD / Color / 2018
Filmed entirely from the perspective of a 4-year-old, five young girls compete to be crowned Mini Miss Baby Brazil. The film provides a unique insight into early childhood experiences and children’s innate capacity for resistance in a world dominated by adult norms & desires.
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Rachel Daisy Ellis (United Kingdom, 1977) is a British-Brazilian producer/writer/director based in Recife, Northeast Brazil. She is co-founder of the Desvia that produced films such as Housemaids & Neon Bull. Films she has produced have all been screened in competition at important festivals including IDFA, Rotterdam, Venice, Locarno & Toronto, winning over 100 awards and critical acclaim.
Filmography
Mini Miss 2018
Festivals Attended
São Paulo International Short Film Festival, Goiânia Shows Short, Pirenópolis Doc - Brazilian Documentary Festival, Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival, Festival Of Feminine Cinema Of Chapada Dos Guimaraes, See Cinema - Festival Of Brazilian Film Of Baixada Fluminense, Buffalo International Film Festival, Docaviv - Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival, South Film And Arts Academy Festival, True/False Film Fest, Makedox Creative Documentary Film Festival, Drunken Film Festival, Odense International Film Festival, Duhok International Film Festival, Afi Docs Documentary Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, Sheffield Doc/Fest
Awards
Best Documentary - It's All True - International Documentary Film Festival
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