AMARÉ: A Brazilian Sci-fi Musical From Producer of THE FOSTERING

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Here is an upcoming film coming out of Brazil with a compelling premise. Amaré, Spanish for 'I Love You' (putting that in my pocket for my trip South in November), is a new sci-fi/musical hybrid coming in the early part of 2017. 
 
I met Amaré director/producer M.M. Izidoro (one of the M's is for Marcel so I will stick with that from now on) at Morbido last year when he was in town with the Brazilian folklore horror flick The Fostering. Marcel and I have kept in contact since then, always keeping an eye on the film scene in Brazil, and we have been talking about this project for a while now. Marcel is ready to start sharing his project with the World so we have a set of stills to share with you as well as a statement from the director. 
 
So far, there is nothing explicitly sci-fi about the images that he has sent to us. Rather, they certainly convey an air of intimacy between his lead couple. We especially love the framing of the fourth photo, with the lush foliage, a blanket of green. We await to see what sci-fi elements Marcel has weaved into his story.
 
Amaré” is the new film directed and produced by M.M. Izidoro, the mastermind behind the brazilian horror “The Fostering”. This time, he continues to play with genre, but not in the horror realm, but in the sci-fi and musical universes.
 
“Basically, I always loved indie musicals like “Once” and sci-fi films like “Primer”, “Pi” and "The Fountain". So, I asked myself, is there a way to mix this two things together, and thus, “Amaré” was born.” says Izidoro.
 
The film tell the story of star crossed lovers, played by musicians Jéferson de Souza and Tassia Cabanas, who meet through song. But, unexpected events, and the will of the guy to keep a promise he made to the girl, make them question their relationship and their lives as a whole.
 
To create the intimacy that they wanted, the small crew of three and the actors, lived together for two weeks. In that time, they wrote the dialogue, rehearsed and decided what songs would make it into the film. To help sustain this mood, Izidoro and Kauê Zilli, the director of photography, decided to shoot the film on an iPhone 6s Plus.
 
“As most of the actors are musicians and not actual actors, I wanted to shoot the film with something that would make them feel comfortable and not scare them with big lenses and cameras. We live in an age, where we are always with a cellphone camera pointed at us and most cellphones shoot 4K video. So, I decided this was the way to go. It was instrumental to us to get the best image that we could. Apple came in as a supporter of the film and together we found out the best equipment for the job.” Izidoro commented.
 
Apart from Apple, the film also has the support of BeastGrip and Shoulderpod, who make some of the best iPhoneography equipment in the world.
 
The film now in post production and is expected to be released into the World early next year.

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