Human Grave

Brazil  | 2019 |  10 minutes |  Director: Joel Caetano 

He buried his pain deeply, but it insists on returning.

Joel Caetano is the director and screenwriter of award-winning short films such as "Gato" (2009), "Encosto" (2013) and "Judas" (2015) that have been screened at hundreds of festivals around the world. He is also co-director of the feature film "As Fábulas Negras" (2015) along with Rodrigo Aragão, Petter Baiestorf and José Mojica Marins, the eternal Coffin Joe. In 2017 Joel released "Casulos", a science fiction short film that has won 7 awards, two of which are international. As early as 2018, the director makes 3 films, "Inside" and “Scratches”, 1 minute horror shorts filmed with a cell phone camera and "7 to 1", a drama about old age and conflict of generations. These works were selected and awarded in various festivals and shows around the world. His most recent work is "Human Grave" (2019) where he returns to the horror genre to discuss as the main theme the depression caused by mourning. The short film has already started well the festival circuit being selected for FANTASPOA, the fantastic film festival of Brasil considered one of the most important in the Latin America and at the Weekend of Fear, an important horror film festival in Germany. Joel also works as an educator, giving workshops and film lectures.