A Strange Path

Streaming video - 2023

Experimental filmmaker David returns to Brazil after a decade, coinciding with the premiere of his feature film at a local festival. However, as the Covid-19 pandemic looms and the threat of lockdown intensifies, his professional plans are derailed. Forced to delay his departure, David’s focus shifts to his estranged relationship with his father, whom he has not seen in ten years. Without a phone or stable accommodation, David finds himself at his father's doorstep, initiating an uneasy and fragmented cohabitation. As David attempts to reconnect and understand the enigmatic man, he encounters resistance, navigating his father’s inscrutable and erratic behavior. Set against the backdrop of an impending global crisis, this award-winn...ing film explores themes of alienation, familial tension, and the struggle for connection. more