This imaginative drama
is based on an indigenous tale from the Amazon Forest, in which young Naia learns
from her tribe's elders stories of how the stars in the sky came to be. According
to legend, the moon came out at night in search of the most beautiful Indian women.
When he fell in love with a beautiful woman he would shine his light on her, transforming
her blood into light, making her a star so she could be by his side forever. Naia
falls in love with him instead and runs deep into the jungle to let his light
shine on her. Seeing the moon's reflection in a deep lake, Naia believes that
the moon came from heaven to take her. The young girl is not transformed into
a star, but still finds her place close to the moon.
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Country: Brazil
Language: Guarani with English
subtitles
Director: Leandro Tadashi
Producer: Leandro Tadashi
Distributor: Leandro Tadashi
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Festival Screenings and Awards:
Gramado
Film Festival, Brazil, 2010; Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival, Brazil,
2010; Goiania Short Show.
