Son of a Bitch
In the small village of Veredas, stands Casa Rosa, a famous brothel run by Ismael’s mother. Because of this, he is known as the “Son of a Bitch”. Trying to leave that reality behind, Ismael leaves his mother in pursuit of the two things he has never met: his dad and the ocean. Carrying the only memory he has of his father, a copy of the book Moby Dick, he's going to cross the arid backlands of Brazil alongside his three-legged dog Bacalhau, in a journey that will show him that he cannot escape himself or his destiny.
Brazil / 2026 / 01:12:49
Erica Maradona
Erica Maradona (Brazil, 1990). Visual artist, bachelor of social communication and partner at the production company Otto Desenhos Animados. Responsible for adapting the classic Brazilian comic strip Rocky & Hudson: The Gay Cowboys into a TV series, which won the 2021 Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro in the Best Animated Series category. She was assistant director of the feature film City of Pirates, winner of Best Film, among others, at the Havana International Film Festival in 2019.
Otto Guerra
Otto Guerra (Brazil,1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker, animator, and screenwriter, considered one of the pioneers of independent animation in Brazil and the founder of the production company Otto Desenhos Animados. His works are mainly aimed at adult audiences and often adapt Brazilian comic books. Since 2020, he has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Sávio Leite
Sávio Leite (Brazil, 1971) studied Communication and holds a master’s degree in visual arts. He is a short-film director and animation professor. His films have been screened and awarded at festivals worldwide. Four-time nominee for the Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro, he won Best Animated Short in 2018. He is co-founder of the Timeline Video Art Festival and the Múmia Animation Festival, and editor and translator of books on Brazilian animation.
Tania Anaya
Tania Anaya (Brazil) holds undergraduate and master’s degrees in fine arts and a degree in animation from the Núcleo de Cinema de Animação, a Brazil–Canada Cooperation Program. Working with drawing and audiovisual production, she has directed several short films, commercials and documentaries. She recently released her first feature film, Nimuendajú (animation), who made his debut in the official selection of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2025.