PASSIFLORA

Gabriel Souza Nunes

2023 13’54” Fiction

In a modern retelling of Brazilian folklore, nervous and insecure Theo discovers love for the first time at a fantastical, avant-garde party.

Gabriel Souza Nunes

Gabriel (He/They) is an award-winning gender-queer Brazilian-Canadian Writer & Director based in the so-called "Vancouver", BC. Their work is frequently inspired by Latin American folklore, Magical Realism and queer & gender expressions, exploring themes like nostalgia, acceptance and diasporic relationships. In 2022 their mixed-media short “I Remember Everything” won the Best Latin Canadian Short Award at the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, and in 2023 they were selected as one of the top6 directors for the Crazy8s Film Society program with the tropical magical realism short “Passiflora”. Gabriel is currently in pre-production with the dance short “CICADA” set to go to camera in late 2024, as well as their proof of concept short “Creature of The Night”.