Tiago Minamisawa

Inspired by a true story, the animation is an intimate confession of a person living with HIV.

Guida, a sweet lady who has been working as an archivist at a Courthouse for 30 years, has her routine changed when she sees a newspaper ad about life drawing classes in a cultural center of the city.

Kabuki resides in a male body they don't recognize. In search of identity, they awaken their soul. They are nourished by the world. In the impermanence of the material body, they transcend.

The story follows Zezé and Marina through five stages of life—childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age—marked by encounters, love, loss, and personal growth. Over the years, a tree they planted together in childhood grows alongside their life paths, until, in their old age, they reunite before it and contemplate the end of a cycle.

The film was made during the period of social isolation in April 2020. A message recorded during a sleepless night. A night of so many. A nightmare that seems endless.