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A MODERN DOG

Documentary. 7 min. Directed by Simone Mesquita. 2020. Brazil

A day in the life of Yoda, a modern dog who walks in the park, in the mall, goes to the spa, receives massages, eats special biscuits and drinks dog beer. He usually shops at the pet shop, has an Instagram account and takes air smelling of Sunflower. A happy dog!

The Good Dog! International Film Festival HONORABLE MENTION (Australia)

Animal Crackers - Pet Film Festival (Canada)

Simone Mesquita

Brazil. Archaeologist, with PhD in Visual Studies (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro). She has offered consulting services for a 13-installment TV series, "Bom Dia Arqueologia" ("Good morning, Archaeology"), which features an unprecedented subject in Brazilian television. She has graduated in the “Masters of Documentary Filmmaking” on the International School of Cinema and TV of San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV) in 2017, Cuba, and also participated on three courses offered by this School - “Introduction to Screenplay”, "Introduction to Filmmaking" and “Documentary Filmmaking”. She is also founder and partner at Doc & Rio Festivals.

FILMOGRAPHY

2016 Delirium (short)

2018 Cuba between Sol & Luz St. (feature doc)

2020 A Modern Dog (short)

2020 Good Morning Archaeology Season 2 (tv series)

2020 Days in Antarctica (feature doc)