Hammer, Anvil, Stapes

Hammer, Anvil, Stapes

A microphone, an actress, a flying priest and a wall that each day gets thinner and thinner.

2020 · 20 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

Marina is a young actress in the middle of a preparation process for a character called Luísa, a timid boom operator, who finds herself intrigued by her neighbor, Marina, a young actress in the middle of a preparation process for a character called Luísa, who can't really tell what is real and what is not.

Directed by João Medeiros-Moraes · Written by João Medeiros-Moraes

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