Fronteriza
- Logline
- Lucca, a young trans from the outskirts of São Paulo, travels to the border between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina in search of the father he never knew. There he meets Diego, a paraguayan, who introduces him to the secrets of the border.
- Talent
- Nay Mendl
- Role of participant
- Director, Screenwriter, Actor
- Director
- Nay Mendl, Rosa Caldeira
- Status
- finished
- Year of production
- 2025
- Running time
- 20 min
- Genre
- Road Movie
- Countries of Production
- Brazil , Paraguay
- Production Company
- Maloka Filmes
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Festivals and Awards
Best Short Film / Olhar de Cinema - Curitiba International Film Festival. Brasil (2025)
Best Queer Film / Kinoforum - São Paulo International Short Films Festival. Brasil (2025)
Best Direction, Canal Brasil Short Film Award / 33º Festival Mix. Brasil (2025)
Special Mention International Short Film Competition / ASU.FICC. Paraguay
42 Kuzfilm Festival Hamburg / Germany (2026)
Olhar de Cinema - Curitiba International Film Festival. Brasil (2025)
Kinoforum - São Paulo International Short Films Festival. Brasil (2025)
MixBrasil Festival. Brasil (2025)
For Rainbow - Festival of Cinema and Culture of Sexual and Gender Diversity. Brasil (2025)
Noturno - Recife International Short Film Festival. Brasil (2025)
Quelly - Gender and Sexuality Film Festival. Brasil (2025)
FestCurtasBH - International Short Film Festival of Belo Horizonte. Brasil (2025)
ARDER en la Frontera. Brasil (2025)
3 Margens – Latin American Film Festival. Brasil (2025)
Latin American Film Festival of Rio Grande. Brasil (2025)
Best Queer Film / Kinoforum - São Paulo International Short Films Festival. Brasil (2025)
Best Direction, Canal Brasil Short Film Award / 33º Festival Mix. Brasil (2025)
Special Mention International Short Film Competition / ASU.FICC. Paraguay
42 Kuzfilm Festival Hamburg / Germany (2026)
Olhar de Cinema - Curitiba International Film Festival. Brasil (2025)
Kinoforum - São Paulo International Short Films Festival. Brasil (2025)
MixBrasil Festival. Brasil (2025)
For Rainbow - Festival of Cinema and Culture of Sexual and Gender Diversity. Brasil (2025)
Noturno - Recife International Short Film Festival. Brasil (2025)
Quelly - Gender and Sexuality Film Festival. Brasil (2025)
FestCurtasBH - International Short Film Festival of Belo Horizonte. Brasil (2025)
ARDER en la Frontera. Brasil (2025)
3 Margens – Latin American Film Festival. Brasil (2025)
Latin American Film Festival of Rio Grande. Brasil (2025)