Jogos de Mente

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Note of intent

I want to talk about soccer, free love, about being part of a group. This has inspired me to write a movie that shows four people who live together, less because of love than because they need each other. Nowadays, most people look for others according to what they can get from them. The characters in this film are all HIV positive, but, this is only one of their characteristics.

Synopsis

Four young adults live happily together: Maya, Miguel, Pedro and Diego. The boys keep fit by playing soccer, while Maya sells her cupcakes. Their relationship seems to be based on love and trust, but actually they are together by the need to get anti-HIV medicine. They are not aware of their bounds fragility, until an outsider shows up. Leandro is a very intelligent guy, obsessed by a man on television in charge of the weather forecast. One day, he discovers Miguel playing soccer with the rest of the group. Miguel looks like the weatherman. Leandro decides to infiltrate the group in order to get closer to him. He pays attention to each member’s role and realizes how to manipulate them according to their needs. In the end, Miguel leaves Maya to be with Leandro and the group is torn apart. However, Leandro’s intentions are not based on love either.

Visual concept

Our story could take place in any major city in the world, but as it is now, it will take place in São Paulo, Brazil. The characters live in a social bubble in an upper class neighborhood. Their clothes and attitudes reflect a society where everyone lives as if they were by themselves in the world. They will be portrayed using a very beautiful and clean photography that will also create an environment of joy and make the public desire to be like them. The characters are the opposite of the usual HIV stereotypes: they are healthy, beautiful.