Julherme J. Pires

Lacerating Transmutation is an experimental work inspired by the novel The Passion According to G.H., originally written by Clarice Lispector.

After suffering an accident, a man suffers the pain of grief, marked by the great love he has for his family. He tries to connect with his wife and daughter at all times, but death prevents this memorable encounter. The anguish of loss seen through alternative eyes.

Rodrigo, a teenager staying at his father's house during vacation, is bewildered after being forced to kill a chicken for dinner, questioning the meaning of power, good, evil, and the existence of god. Feeling guilty for his acts, he discusses with his dad about the capability of taking lives away, making his mind hallucinate over the chicken scene, that tortures him along a rainy and painful night.

Clara lives in a city too big for her taste. The days go monotonous and lifeless. When she begins to receive intriguing anonymous messages, the feeling that a change will soon happen becomes to rise. But at the same time, she is faced with a fundamental question: it would there be movement if it were not the impulse? This plot is developed across the film only by the sensory experience of the character.