The Guardian (2025)

After hearing about a Brazilian folklore party at the neighborhood school, Fernando, an 8-year-old child, decides to go dressed as Curupira, with a skirt and everything, and suggests it to his grandfather, Mr. Lino, 70 years old. The dynamics between grandfather and grandson begin to be affected as Lino perceives Fernando to be a different child. Through subtleties in the dialogues and the silence, social conventions and the responsibility of being the guardian-protector of something precious, the film evokes conceptions of the masculine within a queer childhood.

Released May 1, 2025 15 min 7+

Genres: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Short

Keywords: imdb.queer, imdb.fantastic-tale, imdb.folklore, imdb.childhood, imdb.family-relationships, tmdb.coming-of-age, tmdb.lgbt-teen + 11 more, tmdb.teen-drama, tmdb.grandfather-grandson-relationship, tmdb.queer, tmdb.social-fantasy, tmdb.brazilian-folklore, imdb.8-year-old, imdb.boy-dresses-as-a-girl, imdb.grandfather-grandson-relationship, imdb.little-boy, soundmix.dolby-digital, mdblist.imdb-short