IDFA Award Winner ‘Canuto’s Transformation’ Debuts Trailer, Utopia Docs Handles Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor Sales agency Utopia Docs has shared the international trailer in exclusivity with Variety for “Canuto’s Transformation,” winner of the best film and outstanding artistic contribution awards in the Envision section of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.
After IDFA, the film was selected at Taiwan Documentary Festival, Cinelatino Toulouse, Jean Rouch Film Festival and Tempo Doc Fest.
Descoloniza Filmes will distribute the film in Brazil. The film, directed by Ariel Kuaray Ortega and Ernesto de Carvalho, is based on the strange tale of Canuto, a man who mysteriously transformed into a jaguar and then died a tragic death.
It mixes documentary and a re-enactment of the story of Canuto with all parts played by villagers from a Mbyá-Guaraní community nestled on the border between Brazil and Argentina.
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