NEW ENGLAND PREMIERE
WINNER: Best Narrative Short
Brazil, 1979. Four female workers have their lunch break inside the ladies’ room at a metallurgical factory. Between laughs and scuffles, it is also apparent that each one has a secret of her own. Lunch Break is about a very specific time in Brazil – the great strikes by metalworkers where the future president Lula emerged as a crucial political figure. However, history has removed these women from the photographs, movies and history books despite the workforce being 30% female at the time.
SCREENING INFORMATION
Date: Thursday, August 25
Time: 7:15pm
Location: Town Hall Theater
CREDITS
Directed by: Nina Kopko
Written by: Tainá Muhringer, Nina Kopko
Produced by: Letícia Friedrich
FILM INFORMATION
Genre: Narrative
Length: 24 minutes
Location: Brazil
Language: Portuguese