A tomato is planted, picked, sold and ends up in the dump on “Flower Island” among pigs, women and children. The difference between tomatoes, pigs and human beings becomes clear.
STARRING
Ciça Reckziegel
Julia Barth
DIRECTOR
Jorge Furtado
D.O.P
Sergio Amon
Roberto Henkin
MUSIC
Geraldo Flach
FILM EDITING
Giba Assis Brasil
PROCUCTION
Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre
DISTRIBUTION
Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre
Jorge Furtado
Jorge Furtado was born in 1959 in Porto Alegre. He is a Brasilian screenwriter and director. In 1987, he co-founds Casa de Cinema, a production company which rejuvenizes the Brasilian independent creative scene. He worked on many different formats such as TV Shows or feature films. His most internationally screened and most famous film is the short film “Isle of Flowers”, which received awards in many festivals and is very typical of his style: a mix of cinematic inspirations and an editing of heterogeneous elements.
FILMOGRAPHY
1988 : BARBOSA (short)
1991: ESTA NAO E A SUA VIDA (short)
1994 : A MATADEIRA (short)
1997 : ANGELO ANDA SUMIDO (short)
2000 : O SANDUICHE (short)
2007 : RUMMIKUB (short)