THE PLEASURE IS ALL MINE 

(O Prazer é Todo Meu)

Director/ Writer / Producer

Drama, 18 min, 2023, Brazil

When 76-year-old Amélia realizes she has never had an orgasm in her life, she becomes determined to have one at any cost.

Director's Statement

Why is female sexuality such a taboo subject? Why is so rare to see women’s sexual journey portrait on screen?

The idea for this film was born during my studies of feminist film theory and my desire to present a female perspective as a counterpoint to the male gaze so dominant in the film industry. I was highly influenced by European feminist theorists, like Laura Mulvey, and female directors, like Agnès Varda and Chantal Akerman, who brought a new light to telling women’s stories.

That is how “THE PLEASURE IS ALL MINE” was born, as a statement of female agency through an elderly woman's journey to discover pleasure and explore her sexuality. We witness Amélia and her bittersweet experimentation towards freedom and pleasure, but instead of the typical shame or embarrassment associated with these topics, there is humor, joy and relief in her self discovery.

Trailer

Awards

7º Festival de Cinema de Muriaé (Brazil) BEST ACTRESS (Margarida Baird)

XXII FICAL -Festival Internacional de Cine de Almería (Spain)

BEST IBERO-AMERICAN SHORT

BEST ACTRESS (Margarida Baird)

21ª Curta Santos (Brazil)

BEST SHORT

2º Festival de Cinema de Lages (Brazil)

BEST ACTRESS (Margarida Baird)

V TRANSFORMA - Festival de Cinema da Diversidade de Santa Catarina (Brazil)

BEST SHORT (audience award)

HONORABLE MENTION

1º Festival de Cinema de São Bernardo do Campo (Brazil)

BEST SHORT

BEST DIRECTOR

18º Comunicurtas (Brazil)

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST SCREENPLAY

BEST ACTING (Margarida Baird)


Additional Screenings & Festivals

Bread & Roses (USA)

1º MA Beach Festival (invited) (Brazil)

35º Girona Film Festival (Spain)

31º Festival Mix Brasil (Brazil)

AZSEX - Festival de Artes e Sexualidade Humana (Brazil)

25º Festival Kinoarte de Cinema (Brazil)

II Festival Internacional de Cinema de Goiânia (Brazil)

7º CityBlue Films Festival (Spain)