In Jundiaí, Abílio’s quadriplegic sister Gisele dreams of becoming an English teacher, but in a city where promises fade like ghosts, hope carries both weight and fragility.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: DOCAVIV / Brasília Film Festival / Mostra do Filme Livre / Cine Curta Poa
Future Brilliant - Dreams persist where hope feels like resignation
This insightful documentary paints an intimate portrait of a family caught between determination and despair. Abílio’s visit home reveals the daily life of his sister Gisele, a quadriplegic woman whose dream is to pursue postgraduate studies and become an English teacher.
Her ambition radiates strength, yet the environment around her echoes with resignation: in Jundiaí, promises made often dissolve into silence, and opportunities are as fleeting as ghosts.
By blending personal testimony with the atmospheric texture of a city weighed down by unkept hopes, the film asks how individuals can nurture dreams in spaces where progress feels perpetually deferred. It is both a story of personal resilience and a mirror of social neglect.
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