THE FATHER'S SHADOW

Having lost her mother, a girl turns to a dubious form of magic to make her wishes come true. In the meantime, her depressed father fights to keep his job as things take a strange turn.

With an evocative visual style oscillating between psychological realism and horror fantasy, Gabriela Amaral Almeida’s disquieting film locates its roots of unease within a domestic setting. More than a genre flourish, supernatural elements serve as a provocative manifestation of childhood angst.