Acclaimed “The Factory” screens in Toronto
By Ingrid Coifman
CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival (WSFF), North America’s largest short film festival, is showcasing Brazil's up and coming filmmakers in its 18th annual edition, which ends this Sunday, June 10th, in Toronto.
The Factory (A Fábrica), directed by Brazilian Aly Muritiba, brings to the screen a drama that develops when an inmate convinces his mother to smuggle a cell phone for him into the prison. The short film won 43 prizes internationally.
In the script, Muritiba, who worked as a penitentiary agent, tries to humanize...