A Gis

Special Mention of the Jury for the Best Short Film

Gilberta was a transsexual woman who lived in Portugal as an immigrant. She was brutally murdered 10 years ago and since then she has become an icon for the rights of transsexuals. Piece by piece, this documentary offers a delicate portrait of a woman torn apart by an indifferent world.

Main Festivals & Awards

International Film Festival of Cartagena de Indias - Official Short Film Competition (2017)
International Short Film Festival Curta Cinema, Rio de Janeiro - Official Short Film Competition (2016)
International LGBT Film Festival MixBrasil , São Paulo - Official Short Film Competition (2016)
International Panorama Coisa de Cinema, Salvador (2016)


MixBrasil International LGBT Film Festival - Best Short Film by the Public and Honorable Mention by the Jury (2016)
International Short Film Festival Curta Cinema- Brazil Channel Award and Honorable Mention by the Youth Jury (2016)

Director's Biography

Thiago Carvalhaes studied Social Science and specialised in Anthropology at Unicamp (University of Campinas). He is currently studying towards the DOCNomads Master’s Degree in Documentary Filmmaking, which is held in three countries: Portugal, Hungary and Belgium. He co-founded the company Grão Filmes (2010) and now has his own company, Divisão Filmes.