Theo
Monica Palazzo, Joana Galvão
2026
In 1986 Brazil, a spirited seven-year-old defies rigid expectations and claims a place on the boys’ soccer team, using sheer talent and quiet rebellion to challenge how others define identity, strength, and belonging.
Monica Palazzo is a Brazilian production designer, director and teacher whose work bridges poetic design, research and storytelling. Her work has screened at festivals including Cannes, Berlin, Frameline and NewFest, and she teaches in São Paulo at Centro Universitário Belas Artes and the Academia Internacional de Cinema.
Páginas de Menina (2008)
Originally from Brazil, Joana Galvão studied professional communications on a full athletic scholarship in West Virginia, USA. She later pursued psychology and neuroscience (BA, MSc) in Germany, followed by a PhD in cognitive innovation through a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship funded by the European Commission for Research and Innovation. Additionally, she completed a BA in language and literature at the University of São Paulo in Brazil. A Berlinale Talents alumna and Bravo Film Lab Fellow.
What Remains (2026)
