Women Make Waves International Film Festival

Program

Bare

Natalia LEITE 2015 USA Fiction color 91min English DCP
Sarah's life is as bland as the desert town she's lived in her whole life. With a future devoid of any passion more inevitable with each passing day, she welcomes the sudden appearance of a sexy, spontaneous stranger named Pepper. Broke and on the run from a debt she cannot pay, Pepper insinuates herself into Sarah's quiet life while introducing her to the thrill of drugs, sex, and spirituality. Quiet curiosity quickly develops into profound connection and Sarah finds herself abandoning her friends and family for Pepper's intoxicating impulsiveness. The film explores the bond between two women desperate to shift their present reality.

Director

Natalia LEITE

LEITE is from Sao Paulo, Brazil. She moved to New York and began her career showcasing drawings & photography in galleries. She has directed music videos, documentaries, and short films. She is a recipient of the Kodak Grant Award, a Sundance Screenwriters Lab Finalist, and a Queer Arts Mentorship Fellow. Bare is her feature film debut.

Natalia LEITE
  • 2015 Serrano Shoots Cuba
  • 2015《小鎮狂花》Bare
  • 2014 Every Woman: Life as a Truck
  • Stop Stripper (Short)
  • 2012 The Game (Short)
  • 2011 Baby Steps (Short)
  • 2009 Dash (Short)

Director & Screenwriter/ Natalia LEITE
Producer/ Alexandra ROXO, Natalia LEITE, Chad BURRIS
Cinematographer/ Tobias DATUM
Editor/ Joe MURPHY
Cast/ Dianna AGRON, Paz de la HUERTA

Myriad Pictures
Val SIVKOV
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